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PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Behaviors-Networks, and Physical and Emotional Health. In the Healthy Behaviors-Parks program area, $69,300 was awarded to fund five projects with the aim of ... In the Physical and Emotional Health program area, $157,000 was awarded for six projects offering learning ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year ... to reduce obesity and encourage healthy living ( $20,000 ). Pine Forge Academy - Four-H (Health, Hands, Head & ... meals for needy, homebound individuals in Spring City Pottstown Area Police Athletic League- Pottstown PAL ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... for Rebuild grants.  Grantees will work closely with the City and with local businesses to make improvements to select ... these organizations have decades of experience in design and construction and deep engagement with ... made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax. Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another step forward this week, with key ... conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North ... interim. The administration has said it won’t borrow $300 million in bonds unless the courts rule in their favor. ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... more than half of the over 400 facilities citywide. In some ways, Philadelphia is playing catch-up. According ... associations known as advisory councils “raise funds for programming, and increasingly for basics like air ...

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
... this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers ... to receive an investment from Rebuild Philadelphia – the City’s historic investment in parks, recreation centers, ... level, specifically Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton, for her unwavering support and advocacy for public spaces ...

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
... Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new ... equitable community development and digital innovation in city neighborhoods. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified ... public right-of-way. Mural Arts Philadelphia – $250,000  To establish resident-led programming and engagement ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... needs of the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the awards will help to house and support people ... families in achieving economic mobility; and bolster the city’s cultural and civic vitality, including supporting ... Over the next five years, the organization will help 4,000 low-income households—up from 1,000 in 2021—build ...

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 ... past half century, Lawncrest the city rec center has — for better and for worse — remained largely the same. A ...
09Nov2023

Out-of-School-Time (OST) Funders Community of Practice

Thursday, November 9, 2023
3:00pm - 4:30pm
** NOTE LOCATION CHANGE**
... that this meeting will be held virtually via Zoom, instead of the planned in-person gathering at PA Humanities . Join the ... in a lively conversation! The meeting will include time for: Reflection and Sharing:  We will reflect on and share ...
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. ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: ... Users.  Only Project Users will be eligible to apply for grants to work on Rebuild projects.  See the list of Project ... interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites in your neighborhood!), and a detailed Project Statement ...

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... (June 1, 2018)  – Within the last six months, partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined ... but are disconnected by key gaps where trails are planned for but not yet developed. The Foundation’s funding will ... Other Circuit Trails Coalition organizations receiving grants for supporting work, including planning, ...
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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Darrell Clarke, Rebuild Executive Director Kira Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 ... initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild seeks to improve ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of ... get involved with the improvement projects , or how the city plans to  engage the communities that will ultimately ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure ... engagement is crucial to creating a common vision for Philadelphia’s civic spaces and for our city overall. ...