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Douty Foundation releases $1.5 million in emergency funding amid COVID-19 crisis

Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... the Foundation is immediately releasing more than 25% of its investment corpus, $1.5 million, to respond to the immediate and emergent needs of the organizations it supports and also to the needs of ... Leith, Executive Director of The Douty Foundation. “We want to support these organizations' financial needs as ...

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

Friday, May 7, 2021
... May 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership between the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Bread & ... “As CEO supports our communities during the recovery, we must center the experiences and priorities of residents to ...

Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... susceptible to the health, emotional, and economic impacts of COVID-19,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia ... Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. Two of the new grants, to Philabundance and Prevention Point ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... to address food insecurity, in part due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and limited access to healthy ... families struggling with food insecurity. “The clients we serve already have to balance the need to pay for ... food on the table,” said Staci Scott, Executive Director of Health Partners Foundation.  “Our foundation has made ...

Union Benevolent Assoication announces change to funding priorities

Union Benevolent Association
Friday, August 17, 2018
... priorities to better focus on alleviating the burden of poverty. Beginning with its fall 2018 grant cycle, the ... documents such as birth certificates and State Photo ID; The provision of post office boxes for those who lack an ... the incredible work being done by the organizations we have funded in the past, we feel that as a small ...

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), ... generation of children behind. To eliminate poverty, we have to understand and address the issues of people on the ... economy, and represent a large portion of the purchasing power of local households. Now that we are more fully aware ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... Briggs at the podium to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Brandywine Health and Housing Center opening in Coatesville. Ten years ago, the opening of the Brandywine Health and Housing Center changed the ... officials, and residents celebrated the 10th anniversary of this landmark that has helped to improve the health of the ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Colmar, PA- HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the ... foster a sustainable, financially resilient social sector, we must invest capital to enhance critical organizational and ... $30,000 to develop a comprehensive and replicable plan for building a more inclusive model to serve the Latino and ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... in the post-Depression era and the Civil Rights and Black Power movements .  Guaranteed income was part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for fighting poverty.  ... Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania.  Event Details On November 2, 2023, please join other ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Announces Healthcare & Economic Relief Fund Phase Two Grant Recipients

Tuesday, July 28, 2020
... Health Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Recovery Phase grants of their Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund. Over $373,000 ... of color. “As a responsive philanthropic organization, we understood the need to approach funding differently” ...

Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
... work to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of the region’s frail seniors, many of whom are ... and housing-related legal assistance. Benefits Data Trust Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the ... University The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging ...

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 ... immigrants to the U.S. – some of whom are undocumented. "We have to move quickly to safeguard our patients, because ...  30,000 Back on My Feet $        40,000 Benefits Data Trust $        50,000 Bethlehem Baptist Church $       ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Announces 2019 Grantmaking Programs

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
In recognition of its important 100th year milestone, The Philadelphia ... in our region, primarily in the five Pennsylvania counties of Greater Philadelphia. Competitive applicants will ... at the board and staff levels and a clear history of effective programs that serve vulnerable populations and ...
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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 ... identify policy solutions to help lift 100,000 people out of poverty. The Special Committee’s first hearing, which ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... challenges facing our community due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Brandywine Health Foundation has created a ... Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund .  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic brings clearly into focus the ... such as rent, utility assistance and food.  Lastly, we are also mindful of the social isolation and mental stress ...

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 ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... Foundation has launched a new fund that will allow members of the community to make a difference by contributing towards ... Last week, the Foundation’s board approved a total of $100,000 towards establishing COVID-19 Relief and Recovery ... ahead,” said Foundation president Dave Kraybill. “We are facing unique challenges, but by coming together now, ...
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 with the City of Philadelphia to launch a first of its kind collaboration between government, business, ...

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 ... our founding CEO, the late Floyd Alston do? That’s when we decided to commemorate his memory by providing ...

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