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Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers ... J. Myers Recreation Center is already slated to receive an investment from Rebuild Philadelphia – the City’s ... this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the first phase of the ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... In Philadelphia, Knight support will advance work to address these issues while also including residents in the ... of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an equitable Philadelphia,” said Ellen Hwang, Knight ... canopy along the community’s public right-of-way. Mural Arts Philadelphia – $250,000  To establish resident-led ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
By Jen Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer a road map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the ... the neighborhood lacks for a convenient grocery store. An aging library sits at one end of the strip, next to the ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure signal of our city’s revival. This week, ... important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision for Philadelphia’s civic spaces ... a national initiative piloted in Philadelphia that seeks to revitalize civic spaces, and counter the economic and ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Burnley via Plan Philly   Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another ... The positive movement hasn’t, however,  fully ended an ongoing war of words between Kenney and dissenting council ... indicated on Tuesday he has the votes to do so — it’ll open the door to a first cohort of more than 60 facilities ...
22Jan2020

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
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite ... about how collaborative funding can advance individual funders’ priorities while also driving change on a much ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... initiative  called “Rebuild.” Rebuild’s purpose is to employ a public $500 million capital investment to ... engage those new supporters, particularly teens, remains an open question.” In Sturgis, youth who wanted the basketball ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open (about 100 Philadelphians attended the first meeting!) to the public and will be held quarterly. Stay tuned for ... released data about Philadelphia neighborhoods, including an interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... These qualified nonprofits, which were selected through a Request for Qualification process, will be eligible to apply for Rebuild grants.  Grantees will work closely ... and Diversity and inclusion : ability to implement an Economic Opportunity Plan; and evidence of and/or ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. The ... the Kenney Administration’s signature initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. “Rebuild is an opportunity to show our communities that their city is ...