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Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... in coronavirus relief going to nonprofits from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia ... the recovery issues and longer-term needs that will arise as organizations continue to deal with the public health and ... disruption of their services,” said The Barra Foundation President Kristina Wahl. “Our board and staff recognized ...
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Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... from across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to ... a diversity of pressing issues in health and equity, such as addressing the legacy of structural violence and denial of ... motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, ...
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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
... upcoming budget and to discuss the necessity of finding new advocacy partners for the upcoming Farm Bill re-authorization. As a result, the Greater Philadelphia Food Funders and the ...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Provides $50 Million to Support Those Facing Greatest Strain Under the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... Princeton, N.J. —The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) will provide $50 million in immediate ... $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit particularly hard by the virus.  As the nation’s largest health philanthropy, RWJF is ...

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

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Press release from Brandywine Health Foundation   Coatesville Food Truck.jpg (Coatesville, ... Truck Project in our community,” said Vanessa Briggs, president & CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation. “We ... in support of expanding the Melton Center’s efforts as the city of Coatesville continues to see more and more ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation Awards Over $800K in Grant Dollars

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Pottstown, PA – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) has awarded $854,078 in grant requests ... wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation," Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are submitted ...

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 Initiative (PFJI). ... the importance of joy, celebration, and connection as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have ...

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

Reinvestment Fund Food Justice Initiative
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... injustice   RF_Food Justice Initiative.png PHILADELPHIA--As part of the Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) , ... just food system in Philadelphia. Six of the grantees are new recipients, while the other six received continuation ... in your own neighborhood. Bunnyhop administrators shared, "As an entirely volunteer-run group, we envision community ...

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

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... June 30, 2020 —The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded 34 grants totaling $71,950 through the ... Recovery Fund. The fund supports social services in the Foundation’s service area and micro businesses within the ... was formed to ensure the most efficient use of funds. Foundation staff members partnered with anchor institution ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $69,700 in ... has provided community support through the Philadelphia Foundation. This year’s funding brings the total grant ... development responsive to the community’s need. As an initiative of Mt. Airy Schools Coalition (MASC), a ...

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
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 ... on families’ basic needs and children’s education as Philadelphians continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 ... direct grantmaking and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation awarded grants to dozens of organizations ...

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

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... The Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has secured $16 million in gifts and ... MCC in the provision and shipping of emergency supplies as well as equip MCC clients with adequate technology so they ...

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
... established between the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) to aid nonprofits working to respond to ... will expand and we plan to respond in real time to as many organizations as possible that are answering these ...

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

Thursday, February 17, 2022
... donations include basic staples and baking ingredients, as well as costlier supplies such as salmon, shrimp, lamb, ... next restaurant operators.”  Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President and CEO of The Fund for the School District of ... pandemic. “Over the last two years, we’ve made some new partners and enhanced relationships with longtime ...

24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Foundation for Delaware County established the  Delaware ... that are delivering emergency assistance, such as food security, healthcare, and childcare for the most ... Chair of the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund and President of the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union. “The ...

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

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Press Release via the Chester County Community Foundation For further information, contact: Beth Krallis, ... online and in-person. Details of nonprofit needs, as summarized in their COVID proposals, is online at ... over $18 million in grants and scholarships. Its new 2020-2022 strategic plan focuses on three priorities and ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
... its 30th anniversary with a big dinner on May 28th.  As fate would have it, the COVID-19 pandemic changed those ... during the coronavirus emergency through its Alston Beech Foundation. Since March 23, Beech has donated emergency ... services to the community,” reflected Dr. Kenneth Scott, president/CEO of Beech.

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

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... the ability for its residents to cover basic needs such as food, housing, and utilities. As a sector already heavily ... on leadership, culture, education, and civic engagement. President and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Eric Edi, ... Emergency Solutions Grant program," says Kevin Musselman, Foundation Relations Manager. The Philadelphia Chinatown ...

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

Wednesday, April 29, 2020
... There’s a perception problem about the suburbs. As though it is a Land of Plenty. Where bum luck happens only ... an hour in Pennsylvania,” said Frances Sheehan, who as president of the three-year-old Foundation for Delaware County has established a  Delaware ...

Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
... Bush, Executive Director for The Open Link (a HealthSpark Foundation grantee) has long asked that question and thanks ... barriers and collaborate with outside partners – such as senior living facilities – to ensure more people in need ... the Norristown by connecting consumers and nonprofits in new ways. Center for Positive Aging in Lower Merion - $15,000 ...

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