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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 ... These will include stable housing and improved health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness, including ... of a changing world by illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing ambitious projects that lead to ...

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 ... the state, exposing our economies to adverse long-term outcomes. The entire Philadelphia civil legal aid community ... efforts, which include: Providing instructions on how to obtain a Protection from Abuse Order (aka a ...
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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
... civil legal aid agencies and social-service non-profits to become Member Tenants in a first-of-its-kind collaboration ... location for the city’s legal aid community to call home. The EJC will increase access to information and legal aid resources by simplifying the ...
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Philadelphia Bar Foundation Posts Largest Grant Distribution Increase in Nearly a Decade

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
... aid community with a 22 percent increase in grants awarded to nearly 40 Philadelphia legal aid nonprofit partners in 2017 totaling $556,550. Grants are a ... part of the Bar Foundation’s comprehensive access to justice work which strengthens the delivery of civil legal ...

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Expands Board of Trustees

Tuesday, June 19, 2018
... welcomes Mark A. Gittelman, Esq. and Ira Lefton, Esq. to join their Board of Trustees. Gittelman and Lefton will ... the Bar Foundation advances their mission of equal access to justice and develops the Equal Justice Center project in ... assistance to a number of regional, statewide and national nonprofit organizations. Gittelman is the Managing Chief ...
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17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations and communities are responding, and what can be done to support them. RELATED CONTENT: On Transgender Day of ...

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

Jessica Hilburn-Holmes
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
... need of free legal services will soon be better connected to Philadelphia’s network of non-profit resources. That’s ... costs for member tenants, make it easier for people to access the pro-bono help they provide, and reduce the ... of our population because they don’t have the money to pay for a lawyer,” said Jessica Hilburn-Holmes, ...
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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 groups serving communities across Pennsylvania. PA is ... The overarching goal of the  PA is Ready!  network is to ensure that immigrant communities have the skills and ...

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 ... competitive, and all applicants demonstrated dedication to their mission and are making a positive impact for young ... program piloted as an invitation-only initiative in 2024, to support organizations doing work in advocacy, policy, ...

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

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
... Bar Association (“ILC”) have established a fund to provide stipends to students participating in the Lyon-Philadelphia Bar ... to share their observations in a panel discussion on how the Lyon Bar addresses issues related to access to ...
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