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PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... -- The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its fourth round of grants, totaling more than $3.25 million to 101 ... desperate for immediate, short-term financial and other support as a result. Additionally, many individuals AFAHO ... close to 5,000 donors – individuals, families, foundations, businesses, and institutions. Individuals and ...

WOMEN’S WAY Receives Grant to Advance the Financial Health of Women in the Philadelphia Region

WOMEN'S WAY Gender Wealth Institute
Thursday, April 13, 2023
... on The Move to positively impact the economic security of women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. ... PA (April 13, 2023) – WOMEN’S WAY is excited to announce its collaboration with JPMorgan Chase to build the ... Cornman-Levy , Chief Disruptor at WOMEN’S WAY. “With support from JPMorgan Chase, WOMEN’S WAY is more strongly ...

Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
... PA (January 30, 2018) —  Project HOME , the City of Philadelphia and SEPTA held a ribbon cutting ceremony ... Center City. That is why SEPTA and our Board are proud to support the Hub of Hope to help those struggling with ... funding for the facility was made possible through the support of many individuals, organizations and businesses, ...

The Hardest Hit by COVID-19? Women and Girls

Woman in mask
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
... act In 2017, the world laughed when the young children of a professor burst into his home office during his  live ... women and their families have always faced. We continue to support our grantee partners on the front lines of providing ... with compassion as we challenge our fellow non-profits and foundations, grantee partners, Board and supporters to ...

Momentum Fund Launches to Help Build Capacity of Nonprofits Managing COVID-19 Funds

Momentum Fund
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
... Fund.jpg United Philanthropy Forum announces the launch of the Momentum Fund to support nonprofit organizations managing active COVID-19 ... pandemic. The Momentum Fund will be awarding grants of up to $100,000 to 501(c)(3) organizations managing ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
... the worldwide pandemic became a vivid reminder of our purpose and mission from day one of providing vital services to the community,” reflected ... to organizations that provide food, shelter and support services to people in emergency situations. Our goal ...

$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
POTTSTOWN, May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & ... Pottstown School District, and approximately 25 percent of students do not have the equipment necessary to continue ... borough without access to a home computer. “The level of educational attainment is increasingly being recognized as ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... poverty rate, the city continues to see the highest rate of concentrated poverty of any major U.S. city. Earlier this year, Council issued Narrowing ...

FCP Board Aids Bucks County Non-Profits Stricken by Pandemic

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
... than ever. In an effort to quickly respond to the crises, Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) created the COVID-19 Response Grant program to provide a source of funding to organizations serving Bucks County children, ... needs, individuals who need mental health or medical support, low-income families, those who are addicted or ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
The community-driven grantmaking process will support community-based nonprofit organizations serving ... May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership between the Office of Community ... and Opportunity (CEO) and Bread & Roses Community Fund to support grassroots neighborhood nonprofit organizations that ...

Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
... and radiant summer colors. But the real significance of the mural, unveiled this week, is less the art—and more ... insecure people in Philadelphia $50 cash for three hours of public art making. The program, which launched on April 23 ... where 10 people are selected to work that day. An average of 54 people show up to Love Park every morning to ...
09Sep2021

The Promise: A New Anti-Poverty Model for an Equitable Recovery

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
In 2020, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey teamed up ... Please join us for a briefing to learn more about this initiative’s key pillars and collaborative grantmaking ... to streamline evidence-focused grantmaking processes and support high-performing community organizations and ...

United Way of PA Sheds Light on Financial Hardships: The ALICE Report

United for ALICE
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (June 18, 2019) – United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), ... for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed , is an initiative of the Pennsylvania network of United Ways to ... and to mobilize organizations and individuals who want to support strategies and policies that move ALICE along their ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. At the end of 2022, the county awarded $2.2 million to the Equity Health ... (from left to right): Jarvis Berry, Coatesville Youth Initiative; Moira Gassenmeyer, Equity Health Center ... primary care for uninsured and increasing navigational support for youth mental health, among other services, these ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... and Black Power movements .  Guaranteed income was part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for fighting poverty.  ... , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of guaranteed income programs.  Philadelphia has been a ... of Firearm Violence .  These programs are designed to support housing stability, reduce health disparities in ...
01Mar2018

Keystone Policy Series: CENSUS 2020: What Pennsylvania Funders Need to Know

Thursday, March 1, 2018
2:00pm - 3:00pm
It is hard to overstate the importance of ensuring a full and accurate count for the upcoming 2020 Census. The results of this once-a-decade effort determine how much federal ... implementation and management of FCCP’s Funders Census Initiative and Money in Politics working groups. Prior to ...

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