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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... of structural violence and denial of access to basic needs for marginalized communities; using physical design and other traffic calming measures to improve safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a ... a willingness to engage in the deep, transformative work necessary to strengthen their leadership and their ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... communities,” shared Amanda Wagner, Program Manager for Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Health Department, ... historically marginalized, to advance their own solutions for themselves and their neighbors. Food justice cannot be ... joy, celebration, and connection as part of healthy food work.” Of the 12 projects that have received PFJI grants ...

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... the COVID-19 health emergency. This includes $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit ... that everyone in America has a fair and just opportunity for health and well-being. The aim of this funding is to help ... others to do the same—its primary focus and strategic work remains unchanged: seeking long-term policy and systemic ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... by the EMAN Community Fund. The fund focuses its work on East Mt. Airy bounded by Stenton Avenue, Washington ... were invited to submit Letters of Interest (LOI) to apply for the EMAN grants. Following a review, a select group of ...

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

Reinvestment Fund Food Justice Initiative
Thursday, January 27, 2022
... not determine your food options, but that is the reality for too many Philadelphians. Food access differences across ... other inequities,” said Amanda Wagner, Program Manager for Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Health Department. ... is integral to Reinvestment Fund’s mission, and this work has never been more crucial than in the wake of the ...
21Jun2017

Food Funders: Summer Social

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
... you to join us in the  Share Food Program  orchard for a Food Funders summer social. Before we break for summer, come share how your organization is working to ...

Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
... get to a food pantry?  Stu Bush, Executive Director for The Open Link (a HealthSpark Foundation grantee) has long ... Upper Perkiomen Manor, a subsidized senior living facility for low-income seniors in Red Hill, PA. Some seniors have ... Resources to Enhance Stability (CORES) group that will work together to provide “one-stop” shop for safety net ...

24 Delaware County Nonprofits Receive Funding for Emergency Services

Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Foundation for Delaware County established the  Delaware County ... many generous donors, the foundation has raised $430,000 for the Response Fund and given out nearly $150,000 for ... inspire us – and we know they are just a sampling of the work we can and must support moving forward.” You can find ...

$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, Marketing & ... allocations by field of interest: $2.5 million was awarded for human services $376,000 was awarded to art, culture, and ... region one of the healthiest places to live and work in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. They work to ...

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

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund)  growth grant ... first-generation students—with programming and support for college and career success. With Pew’s support, Heights ... in the Greater Philadelphia region through its model for recovering and redistributing perishable food. With ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... (CEO) today announced the first round of grant recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership ... Lindsay. “Still, there is something amazing to be said for processes such as those Bread & Roses uplifts that give ... - through hands-on training, industry certifications, work experience, and professional mentorship.” “For CEO, ...

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
... in first round of grants to nonprofits By Mike Narducci for the Philadelphia Inquirer Image_FundPartners.png   ... below and is also available at www.PHLCOVID19Fund.org . For more information and updates, follow the fund on Twitter ... As community need will be substantial and ongoing, our work as healthcare providers, community advocates, and ...

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

Thursday, May 14, 2020
... Care Coalition. “We’ve seen an increased need for emergency supplies and have created a safe, contact free system for getting diapers, wipes, formula, and cribs to those in ... to the nonprofits at the frontline of this crisis so their work to support our hardest hit and most vulnerable neighbors ...

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, ... Greater Philadelphia that are peer-nominated by others who work in the social impact sector. The unrestricted dollars ... expanding capacity to respond to the quickly rising demand for food throughout Philadelphia. In addition to unrestricted ...
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Union Benevolent Association’s unrestricted response bolsters Philadelphia nonprofits amidst COVID-19

Thursday, March 4, 2021
... local economy, available resources, and the ability for its residents to cover basic needs such as food, housing, ... the pandemic.  All four organizations are to be commended for reaching the hardest to reach in their communities, ... and foster a community that people want to live in, visit, work in, and care about. According to Rachel Mak, Deputy ...

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

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
... strengthen Philadelphia’s food assets and opportunities for individual and collective action to further food justice. ... Hospital of Philadelphia and the Wells Fargo Open for Business Fund.   “Every community in Philadelphia ... program that provides funding that honors food justice work led by those most affected by structural inequity”, ...

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