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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 ... civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration known as the Philadelphia Equal Justice Center (EJC ). Construction will begin in 2019 and the EJC ...
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New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor

Jessica Hilburn-Holmes
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
By Aaron Moselle for WHYY Low-income residents in need of free legal services will soon be better connected to Philadelphia’s network of non-profit resources. That’s the aim of the Equal Justice Center, which will put more than a dozen of the city’s ...
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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 ... Voice Philly , Ordinarie Heroes , Parkesburg Point Youth Center , Philadelphia City Rowing , Project 440 , We REIGN ...

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

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... of Thousands in Funds Awarded in the Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2017 Grant Cycle   PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (February ... aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 Philadelphia legal aid nonprofit partners in ... services agencies in Philadelphia that provide access to free or low-cost legal services via staff-based legal ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Announces Release of Emergency Funding

Monday, April 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, PA (April 20, 2020) – In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Bar Foundation is releasing $254,745 to be distributed ... Legal Assistance, Women’s Law Project, and SeniorLAW Center. Drafting a guide of Pennsylvania-specific resources ...
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PA is Ready! grants expand support for Immigrant communities across Pennsylvania

PA is Ready!
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
...   Now in its sixth year, PA is Ready! is thrilled to announce its 2021 grant awards, totaling $339,313, to 22 ... Immigration and Citizenship Coalition. The Philadelphia Foundation hosts the pooled fund and provides technical ... Funded organizations include: African and Middle Eastern Center for Health and Development – Philadelphia AFRICOM ...

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

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... Pew Charitable Trusts announced today $4 million in awards to three Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations that are ... PA, Health Federation of Philadelphia, and SeniorLAW Center—will greatly expand their capacity to provide ... and increasing the number of older adults receiving free legal representation, while improving policies that ...
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Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
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In partnership with Philanthropy Network members Gender Justice Fund and Homeless ... PA Trans Equity Project, Jasper Liem from the Attic Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an ... about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations ...

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 ... Bar Association (“ILC”) have established a fund to provide stipends to students participating in the ... involved in the delivery of civil legal aid. The Bar Foundation is proud to be a partner in establishing this fund ...
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