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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... residents for their input. He said he focuses on what the community needs in general, and then looks at how 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
... — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced a $2.2 million investment in nine ... support will bolster local programs that advance equitable community development and digital innovation in city ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ...

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... December 6, 2017 – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2017-2018 to 30 non-profit organizations, ... a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” ...
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 Out-of-School-Time (OST) Funders on Thursday, November 9th from ... Network members.     Out-of-School-Time (OST) Funders Community of Practice ...

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

Friday, June 1, 2018
... received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation toward their continued work to build multi-use ... trails throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile system of interconnected trails, 329 miles of ...
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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
... Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the ... to frequent. I am so grateful for all that they do for our community and am excited for the upgrades that these dollars ... to bring funding to all recreation centers in Center City, South and Southwest Philadelphia to make them even better ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision ... Park Conservancy and Patrick J. Morgan is the Knight Foundation’s project director in Philadelphia.   How you ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... and for worse — remained largely the same. A mash-up of two adjacent neighborhoods, Lawndale and Crescentville, ... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ... investment, and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Dec. 19, 2019—The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,126,826 to 37 nonprofits, schools, ... $69,300 was awarded to fund five projects with the aim of improving parks, programming, and the built environment to ... Capacity Preservation Pottstown Inc.—Mosaic Community Garden Program 2020 Preservation Pottstown ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) announced that 21 local ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ... Services; Fairmount Park Conservancy; Free Library Foundation; Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia; HACE; Impact ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is ... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...
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 revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... the city has on hand to spend on the $500 million Rebuild initiative. “As you can see, this site is a perfect ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. ... by Rebuild, the Kenney Administration’s signature initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ...

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
... operations, and business models to the changing needs of the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the ... HOME plans to increase its efforts to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness and struggling with ... in poverty, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, and pursuing civic initiatives to strengthen the ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ...