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PHL COVID-19 Fund Continues to Meet Deep Community Needs in Fifth Round of Funding to Nonprofits

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and ... deploy funds to the region, the PHL COVID-19 Fund touched a broad range of service areas in its fifth round of funding. ... psychological stress. “Maternity Care Coalition believes that all families thrive when they are healthy and ...

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

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $15.8 million in gifts ... region. In each round, the PHL COVID-19 Fund responds to a wide range of needs faced by communities across the region. ... Mount Carmel Baptist Church $        50,000 National Giving Alliance $          5,000 Neighbor To Neighbor ...

Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... awards to nine local Philadelphia organizations to create a more just food system. In total, the Initiative has ... provides funding to innovative, community-led projects that strengthen Philadelphia’s food assets and ... collective action to further food justice. The initiative is informed by health justice, the collective movement to ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards to Increase Health Food Access in Philadelphia

Reinvestment Fund Food Justice Initiative
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... collective movement to heal society and remove barriers that prevent individual and community well-being. “Where ... justice.” Twelve projects received PFJI grants to create a more just food system in Philadelphia. Six of the grantees are new recipients, while the other six received continuation ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... Injury Prevention and the Reinvestment Fund announced nine new awards as part of the Philadelphia Food Justice ... to repair the harms of the food system and build towards a different, more just, future. We recognize the importance ... as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have received PFJI grants since 2019, 10 are Black, ...

Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $3.25 million to two Philadelphia ... grants are as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund)  growth ... launch an evaluation of the program model; identify new or expanded revenue streams and partnerships; and ...

Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... from Honolulu to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, including social policy, community ... motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, and poverty. As one of ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... April 2, 2020 —   The Barra Foundation (Barra) is immediately dedicating $520,000 in grants to respond to ... ways to address the recovery issues and longer-term needs that will arise as organizations continue to deal with the ... of canceled fundraising events, postponed performances and a general disruption of their services,” said The Barra ...
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First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund to support grassroots nonprofit organizations that serve communities of color and those with low incomes, ... pandemic. The Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund is a community-driven grantmaking process in which residents ...

24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
... County COVID-19 Response Fund on March 13, 2020, realizing that the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would ... were distributed to 24 nonprofits, Each will receive a support grant to address emergency needs outlined in their ... apply once. “The Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund is a rapid response solution to provide resources to ...

Union Benevolent Association’s unrestricted response bolsters Philadelphia nonprofits amidst COVID-19

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... cover basic needs such as food, housing, and utilities. As a sector already heavily reliant on annual donations and public and private funding, many nonprofit organizations have been forced to ... gratitude, Will Gonzalez, Esq., Executive Director, stated that "this funding will allow them to provide cash gifts to ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Responds to Urgent Community Needs, More than $12 Million Pledged to Date

PHL COVID-19 Fund Partners
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
... With more than $12 million pledged to date, the Fund is a collaboration established between the City of Philadelphia, ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) to aid nonprofits working to respond to ... will be made weekly to community-based organizations that support residents in three primary capacities: food and ...

$3.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief Awarded to Help Chester County Nonprofits Recover with Resiliency & Innovation

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
... to nonprofits in central Chester County; and approximately a half-million each to nonprofits located in northern, ... Community Foundation connects people who care with causes that matter so their legacy philanthropy makes a difference ... over $18 million in grants and scholarships. Its new 2020-2022 strategic plan focuses on three priorities and ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards COVID-19 Fund grants

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... The largest share of funds—$14,500—went towards causes that address food insecurity.  Micro businesses received $21,950, with the majority of the funding supporting minority-owned businesses.  Award amounts ... and businesses with annual revenue of under $250,000. A rapid grants committee was formed to ensure the most ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $69,700 in grants to ... and furthers the organization’s mission to make ‘ a good community better ’ said Natalia Serejko, EMAN’s ...

Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... Covid-19 pandemic. Through the  Family Recovery Fund , a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct ... we sought to place greater emphasis on organizations that reflect and engage the communities they serve,” Haas ... Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater ...
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The Farm Bill: Identifying New Bedfellows in the Reauthorization Debate and in Advocacy

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... this year, members discussed the importance of holding a policy briefing on the Farm Bill, where funders could get ...

An emergency COVID-19 fund in Delco fights to feed the newly needy in the ’burbs

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... |  @panaritism  |  mpanaritis@inquirer.com There’s a perception problem about the suburbs. As though it is a Land of Plenty. Where bum luck happens only on Netflix ... our charitable donations match the reality of the need that surrounds us. The suburbs need your help. Now. ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, May 25, 2020 – The Beech Companies, Inc ., a small nonprofit founded to revitalize disadvantaged ... to 30 nonprofits in North, West and Northwest Philadelphia that provide urgent, essential services to help keep them ... to people in emergency situations.

FCM Hospitality and 8 Philadelphia restaurants donate to School District’s Culinary Arts Program in 12 schools

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... supply-chain issues and labor shortages, coupled with a vendor abruptly canceling their school food contracts ... pandemic. “Over the last two years, we’ve made some new partners and enhanced relationships with longtime ... Hospitality, this donation is part of year-round annual giving and support of numerous charities. Recent donations ...

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