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

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... will grow to serve 5,000 students; launch an evaluation of the program model; identify new or expanded revenue ... Heights Philadelphia was formed in 2022 after the merger of Steppingstone Scholars and Philadelphia Futures, two ... to deliver food to 300 nonprofits, food banks, and community organizations working to alleviate hunger. Pew Fund ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
... during the coronavirus emergency through its Alston Beech Foundation. Since March 23, Beech has donated emergency ... the worldwide pandemic became a vivid reminder of our purpose and mission from day one of providing vital services to the community,” reflected Dr. Kenneth Scott, president/CEO of ...

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

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... have been forced to furlough or lay off a large percentage of their workforce and limit services, while striving to ... annual grant--typically one (1) $20,000 award, to four (4) community-based nonprofit organizations addressing the ... Emergency Solutions Grant program," says Kevin Musselman, Foundation Relations Manager. The Philadelphia Chinatown ...

24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Foundation for Delaware County established the  Delaware ... Response Fund on March 13, 2020, realizing that the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic would continue to mount. Thanks to many generous donors, the foundation has raised $430,000 for the Response Fund and ...

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

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... increase the agencies’ capacity to respond to changing community needs resulting from an already high poverty rate ... susceptible to the health, emotional, and economic impacts of COVID-19,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the ... face in adjusting services to address critical community needs during the pandemic. Following is a list of ...

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

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... problem about the suburbs. As though it is a Land of Plenty. Where bum luck happens only on Netflix in the living room of a detached house with a fenced-in yard. But coronavirus ... Frances Sheehan, who as president of the three-year-old Foundation for Delaware County has established a  Delaware ...
13May2022

U.S. Farm Bill Reauthorization and the Role of Pennsylvania Funders

Friday, May 13, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
... on communities in Greater Philadelphia, and the importance of funder engagement in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. ... U.S.
04Apr2017

The Farm Bill: Identifying New Bedfellows in the Reauthorization Debate and in Advocacy

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

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