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Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
...   COATESVILLE—As part of his ongoing commitment to the betterment of the Greater Coatesville community and in ... has committed an initial $10,000 to Brandywine Health Foundation’s Health and Economic Relief Fund . “As this ... Brandywine Health Foundation. “We are grateful not only for his generosity but for his unique perspective and ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING APPROACH: CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES Last fall, we shared our plans to ... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
By Peter Dobrin for the Philadelphia Inquirer Change is coming to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The ...

Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
Families in Chester County are working harder than ever. COVID-19 has not only ... health crisis, but it has exposed the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have ... will pay $2,649 a month while the average housing cost is $1,285 for that same family. COVID-19 has particularly exposed ...

A Working Mom on Back-to-School Life in COVID

Sanchez family
Thursday, September 3, 2020
... have imagined. My “third shift” job has been preparing for the start of this school year and worrying about how to ... with a job that gives me a fair amount of flexibility over my schedule and a spouse who contributes to our ... a few weeks ago, the organization I lead, the  Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) , hosted the virtual ...

City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... will also provide digital skills training and tech support for families, is an urgent response to schools moving to ... Prep Charter Comcast Corporation and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Lenfest Foundation Neubauer Family Foundation ... . This phase of PHLConnectED will cost $17.1 Million over two years to implement, this means $9.1 Million in year ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...

Coatesville youths honored for philanthropy work

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
... their roles while thinking like a board of directors. “Over the last nine months we have become a family,” ... Program, an initiative of the Brandywine Health Foundation, recognized two nonprofits that provide behavioral ... your children.” Read More Coatesville youths honored for philanthropy work ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... Coatesville, PA – January 16, 2025 - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) announced today that Union Community ... for Greater Coatesville. “Having lived in Chester County with my family for over 10 years, I know how special ... and supported. We’re committed to building on AHE’s foundation of health equity by understanding what folks and ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Reaches $10M in Funds Deployed, Continuing to Amplify Regional Community Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Thursday, May 7, 2020
... Fund, launched on March 19 and led by the Philadelphia Foundation and United Way of Greater ... populations. Those populations, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), are at a disproportionate risk to ... Center $      100,000 Family and Community Service of Delaware County $        15,000 Family Service $       ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block ... Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make over 100 homes in West Philadelphia healthier, directly ...

Pottstown Play Streets Promotes Community Connection

Pottstown Play Streets
Thursday, June 8, 2023
... first of seven Pottstown Play Streets events is planned for Thursday, June 15, at Pottstown's Maple Street Park. The ... Health & Dental Care, Family Services of Montgomery County, Foundation Church, Genesis Housing Corp., Greater Pottstown ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce third-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 PR Fund Round 3 Grant Recipents
Thursday, November 4, 2021
... and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties. Eighty-two percent of funds ... of Philadelphia to hire an additional therapist for our Counseling Center, who will treat clients from our ... the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund has distributed $1,204,535 in general operating support grants to 133 ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... and caregivers. PHP awarded a three-year $248,281 grant to PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) ... by promoting nurturing parenting and healthy development for babies and toddlers so they are prepared for school and ... Board Chair of Philadelphia Health Partnership.“The Foundation has been focused on improving equity in health in ...

United Way launches new funding cycle

Monday, October 16, 2017
... of the FY 2019-2021 funding process. In order to qualify for funding, an organization must complete the ... 16, 2017 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Register Here Atlantic County Wednesday, October 25, 2017 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Register Here Delaware County Monday, October 30, 2017 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ...

Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and Philly Counts announce second-round COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund grant recipients

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Friday, July 16, 2021
... Fund awarded its second round of grants totaling $668,885 to 84 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to ... and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties. Seventy-five percent of funds ... the video.  We turn the grant funds into our own economy for artists and their families,” said Jesse Mell, Founder ...

First Round of Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, September 23, 2021
... (CEO) today announced the first round of grant recipients for the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund, a partnership ... of the Fund. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 1 at 11:59 PM EST. All applications must be submitted ... Action Agency (CAA) for the City of Philadelphia, CEO awards Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funds to more ...
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One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ... programs PROGRAM MATERIALS Rebuild Presentation Slidedeck (1.22.20) Rebuild by the Numbers 2019 14 Rebuild Projects to ...

More than 500 U.S. Philanthropy Leaders Sign Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut the Census Short

2020 Census
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
... Congress and cutting their fair share of federal funding for Medicaid, economic development, child care, schools, road ... institutions that have given a total of more than $100 million to help ensure an accurate census. The Administration ... said Gary D. Bass , executive director of the Bauman Foundation and chair of a national philanthropic ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... that can help uplift and improve the quality of life for families, individuals and communities in the Philadelphia ... the heart of North Central Philadelphia, it has leveraged over $2 billion in community reinvestment funds in North ... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...

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