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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
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA – (March 3, 2019) – The Philadelphia Bar Foundation has secured ... services for all members of the community regardless of an individual or a family’s background or financial status. ... the EJC to life.” Pennrose, LLC is the lead developer on the overall master development and has selected two ...
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Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... free legal representation, while improving policies that impact seniors’ well-being. Philadelphia’s aging ... Bureau data, 1 in 5 Philadelphians are 60 and older—an almost 25% increase from 2011—and of those, 1 in 5 live ... In our hometown of Philadelphia, Pew is committed to making an impact through research and policy work to help the ...

The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... demonstrated dedication to their mission and are making a positive impact for young people and the communities in which they ... Champions grant program, a new grant program piloted as an invitation-only initiative in 2024, to support ...

New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor

Jessica Hilburn-Holmes
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

In a first for the city, the Equal Justice Center aims to connect low-income residents in need of free legal services with Philadelphia’s network of non-profit resources. by putting more than a dozen civil legal aid groups under one roof (via WHYY).

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PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities across Pennsylvania

PA is Ready!
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
... serving communities across Pennsylvania. PA is Ready!  is an innovative, community-led network and participatory ... a transformative grantmaking process that puts decision-making in the hands of organizers and service providers, who ... provide legal support for public campaigns centered on individual immigration cases, and collaborate to increase ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
... to alleviate some of the unexpected economic pressure on the public interest community and to provide support for ... ever and have taken decisive action during this time." An immense surge in the need for legal services is ... pandemic is poised to have a significant and negative impact on the nonprofit sector in Philadelphia and across the ...
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