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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Hundreds of Thousands in Funds Awarded in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2017 Grant Cycle   PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February ... effective and timely ways,” says Thomas A. Brophy, Esq., president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and president  ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Expands Board of Trustees

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation welcomes Mark A. Gittelman, Esq. and Ira Lefton, Esq. to join their Board of Trustees. Gittelman and Lefton will share their expertise ... the PNC Legal Department. Until 2017, Gittelman served as President of the Board of Directors of the Support Center for ...
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The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Nelson-Foundation logo.png The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Core Grants as well as ... announce the recipients of the Grace Nelson Awards and the President’s Fund grants:  Grace Nelson Awards: Norris ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing $254,745 to be distributed ... grants. These funds are intended to alleviate some of the unexpected economic pressure on the public interest ... 36 nonprofit organizations that represent the full range of vital legal aid services for those in need. Most of these ...
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Leading Philadelphia Civil Legal Aid and Social-Service Agencies Sign On to Become Founding Member Tenants in the First Collaborative Center of its Kind

Friday, March 8, 2019
... PA – (March 3, 2019) – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured commitments from many of the city’s leading civil legal aid agencies and ... Services, Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Philadelphia, Good Shepherd ...
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Funders and Grantees celebrate PA is Ready!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
On October 10,  The Philadelphia Foundation  hosted a  Funder/Grantee Reception  to celebrate the accomplishments of  PA is Ready!  over the last year and a half. Click  ... member organizations.   PA is Ready!  is  a coalition of organizations that provide Pennsylvania immigrant ...

Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... organizations that are working to improve the lives of older residents. With Pew’s support, the grantees—Pathways to Housing PA, Health Federation of Philadelphia, and SeniorLAW Center—will greatly expand ... such as automatic medication dispensers, that supports independence in daily activities. The organization will also ...

Fund Established to Support Law Student Exchange Program Between Lyon and Philadelphia

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... PA – April 24, 2018 – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation and the International Law Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association (“ILC”) have ... launched a law student exchange program with the Bar of Lyon, France. Every year, several French law students ...
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PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities across Pennsylvania

PA is Ready!
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
... communities across Pennsylvania. The overarching goal of the  PA is Ready!  network is to ensure that immigrant ... grantmaking process that puts decision-making in the hands of organizers and service providers, who collectively ... Immigration and Citizenship Coalition. The Philadelphia Foundation hosts the pooled fund and provides technical ...