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20Sep2021

Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia

Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country has caused many Afghans to flee the country in ... available through government aid. Join Philanthropy Network to learn how regional funders can respond to this ... Service Center Contact: mosullivan@nscphila.org In the news Most Afghans arriving in America are not strictly ...

Experiments in the Innovation Lab

Food Pantry
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
... Walls is a pilot program to deliver food to residents of the Upper Perkiomen Manor, a subsidized senior living ... public transportation is scarce in this more rural area of Montgomery County. Additionally, the stigma of going into ...  Innovation Lab  grant to the MontCo Anti-Hunger Network, in part to learn how each of these pilot projects ...

A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Part of the series, Broke in Philly, collaborative reporting on ... she’d be unable to shop, forced to endure three weeks of eating nothing but peanut butter and bread. Kahr said she ... were organizations such as the  MontCo Anti-Hunger Network  (MAHN), Advanced Living Communities ...

Barra Foundation Announces $520,000 in Immediate Funding

Thursday, April 2, 2020
... $520,000 in grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 ... to deal with the public health and economic crises. As one of its immediate-responses, Barra has made one-time grant ... might look like.”  She explained that the Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia has been playing a critical role ...
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07Apr2020

Food Funders COVID-19 Response Meeting

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
2:15pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network’s Food Funders Group invites all grantmakers to ... resources. Agenda Update from Cynthia Figueroa, Office of Children and Families, City of Philadelphia (as told by Robin Rifkin, Meeting Intentions) ...
16Aug2018

Food Funders Meeting

Thursday, August 16, 2018
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Jewish Federation of Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and the Food Funders Group ... 16 th from 3:00 – 5:00 PM  at the Jewish Federation of Philadelphia. This is a kickoff session that will offer ... peers and provide input in shaping the format and content of the sessions moving forward. Additionally, members will ...

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
... COVID-19 Fund earmarks more than $2 million in first round of grants to nonprofits By Mike Narducci for the Philadelphia ... – The PHL COVID-19 Fund today announced distribution of funds totaling more than $2 million in its first round of ... Cape May and Cumberland counties, is part of a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations ...
21Jun2017

Food Funders: Summer Social

Wednesday, June 21, 2017
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Philadelphia, PA
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia ... refreshments will be provided. Registration: Philanthropy Network Members: Please register using the link above.
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 ...

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 ... proper. Now would be a good time to ditch the stereotype of suburban largesse and make sure our charitable donations ...

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

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... to address food insecurity, in part due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and limited access to healthy ... food on the table,” said Staci Scott, Executive Director of Health Partners Foundation.  “Our foundation has made ... promotion along with healthcare services in the city of Coatesville where food insecurity need is great.” The ...

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

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... release, The Food Trust Wharton joins second-ever cohort of Culture of Health Leaders, assembled from across the country by the ... American Planning Association, Build Healthy Places Network, Center for Creative Leadership, Institute for ...

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

Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
... $854,078 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2018-2019 to 33 non-profit organizations, ... and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation," Foundation President Dave Kraybill said. ... Youth Grow Share Food Program Inc.

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2020
... several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling the greatest strain ... $5 million for relief efforts in RWJF’s home state of New Jersey, hit particularly hard by the virus.  As the ... and just opportunity for health and well-being. The aim of this funding is to help communities that already face ...

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 ... critical challenges affecting Philadelphia--in the amount of $25,000 each. These trusted and experienced organizations ... communities, providing direct support (almost every dollar of support reached community members directly) to those in ...
13May2022

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

Friday, May 13, 2022
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the Philanthropy Network Food Funders on May 13 for a conversation about the ... on communities in Greater Philadelphia, and the importance of funder engagement in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization. ...

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

CCCF Grant
Thursday, December 10, 2020
... up to help local nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. Through the Restore Chester County Nonprofit ... nonprofits. To breakdown the grant allocations by field of interest: $2.5 million was awarded for human services ... the nonprofits through financial contributions, donations of supplies, and volunteering online and in-person. Details ...

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