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Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, May 25, 2020 – The Beech Companies, Inc ., a ... its 30th anniversary with a big dinner on May 28th.  As fate would have it, the COVID-19 pandemic changed those ... Emergency Center Philadelphia Black Women’s Health Alliance Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Philabundance ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded ... development responsive to the community’s need. As an initiative of Mt. Airy Schools Coalition (MASC), a ... strengthens the economic, social and civic vitality of Greater Philadelphia.

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

Thursday, February 17, 2022
Press release Philadelphia (February 17, 2022) – Today, FCM Hospitality ... 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 ...

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

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... —$41,000 Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia —$66,000 Lutheran Settlement House ... with local institutions to encourage a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and welfare of the ...

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

Thursday, March 4, 2021
Press Release UBAlogo.gif Philadelphia, PA, -- Like most cities, COVID-19 has had an ... 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, ...
20Sep2021

Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia

Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... to their association with the U.S. mission.  The City of Philadelphia is one of the selected cities to welcome ... agencies taking a lead role. Those arriving in Philadelphia will need food, housing, medical attention, and ... evolving humanitarian crisis. Speakers:  Cathryn Miller Wilson , Executive Director, HIAS PA Contact: ...

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

Reinvestment Fund Food Justice Initiative
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... historic food injustice   RF_Food Justice Initiative.png PHILADELPHIA--As part of the Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) , Reinvestment ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Reinvestment ... 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 ...

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 ... Sharing Excess, which addresses food insecurity in the Greater Philadelphia region. Details on the grants are as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a Pew Fund for ...

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 ... on families’ basic needs and children’s education as Philadelphians continue to be impacted by the Covid-19 ... development. “Through this process, we sought to place greater emphasis on organizations that reflect and engage the ...
13Feb2020

Food Funders & Stakeholders Meeting #2 - Reality Bites: Hunger on the Rise in Philadelphia and What We Can Do About It

Thursday, February 13, 2020
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Over the last six years, hunger and food insecurity in Philadelphia has risen 22 percent in contrast to a decrease across the region and the nation. -  Philadelphia Hunger Report 2018 , Hunger Free America, ...
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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
PHILADELPHIA – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced its ... and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has ... MCC in the provision and shipping of emergency supplies as well as equip MCC clients with adequate technology so they ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... from Barra Foundation (04.02.20) by Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Barra-Logo.jpg PHILADELPHIA, April 2, ... The Barra Awards are given to exemplary organizations in Greater Philadelphia that are peer-nominated by others who ... populations in the region and promote a continued vibrant cultural community. Through its Catalyst Fund and Barra ...
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Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... across the country by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  Philadelphia, PA — Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, ... a diversity of pressing issues in health and equity, such as addressing the legacy of structural violence and denial of ... boards of  The Kynett Foundation ,  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia  and Bridging the Gaps Community Health ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
PHL CEO.jpg   PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia’s Office of ... to determine what would most benefit their communities. “As a community member in Mantua, which has been given a ... Grant Recipients .png One of the grantees is Big Picture Alliance, which engages and educates youth whose voices have ...

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

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... 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 ... is to advance a more equitable, resilient, and healthy Greater Coatesville community. To learn more about the ...

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
... round of grants to nonprofits By Mike Narducci for the Philadelphia Inquirer Image_FundPartners.png   PHILADELPHIA ... of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) to aid ... will expand and we plan to respond in real time to as many organizations as possible that are answering these ...
04Apr2017

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

Tuesday, April 4, 2017
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
During the  Greater Philadelphia Food Funders Annual Planning and Reflections ... partners for the upcoming Farm Bill re-authorization.
13May2022

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

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

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