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Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... HACE; Impact Services Corporation; Mt. Airy USA; New Kensington CDC; Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural ... demonstrated capability to manage government or foundation grant funds of at least $1 million successfully and ... made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax. Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users ...

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
... These grants will help the recipients create and implement new strategies to adapt their programs, operations, and ... Project HOME  has been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and prevent chronic street ... and expertise of two cornerstones of the city’s arts and cultural scene, helping to bolster the operations of ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... on soda beverages—and a record  hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of ... associations known as advisory councils “raise funds for programming, and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November 1  - The Rebuild Oversight Board ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... Health & Wellness Foundation has awarded $1,048,204 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year ... a vital role in championing health and wellness in the community, fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” ... of Chester County Inc.- Assistance in purchasing meals for needy, homebound individuals in Spring City Pottstown ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... schools, and municipalities during the fall 2019 grant round. The grants were divided among three program ... HEARTH (Helping Elderly Adults Remain in Their Homes) New Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church—Peer Recovery ... FARM Royersford Outreach Inc.—General Operating Funds for Building and Program Save Our Land Save Our Towns ...
09Nov2023

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

Thursday, November 9, 2023
3:00pm - 4:30pm
** NOTE LOCATION CHANGE**
... 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 ... 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
... multi-use trails throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile system of ... but are disconnected by key gaps where trails are planned for but not yet developed. The Foundation’s funding will ... technical assistance and administer a competitive re-grant fund for planning, design, and construction of new ...
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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 nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new support will bolster local programs that advance ... In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic amplified a need for accessible public spaces and strategic digital ... 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
... past half century, Lawncrest the city rec center has — for better and for worse — remained largely the same. A ... even as neighbors use the same old rec infrastructure in new ways. Baseball has waned in popularity, so the center’s ... and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and research and is also a ...

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
... and libraries – and this past summer Rebuild unveiled new athletics courts and a soccer mini pitch as part of the first phase of the project.     The grant awarded by the state’s Redevelopment Assistance ... level, specifically Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton, for her unwavering support and advocacy for public spaces ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... “As you can see, this site is a perfect candidate for Rebuild. You all have dealt with a failing roof, flooding ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ... with Rebuild, visit rebuild.phila.gov . ### Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is an investment of ... Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild seeks to improve ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... city’s revival. This week, Philadelphians welcome two new park projects as they complete the first phase of their ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision for Philadelphia’s civic spaces and for our city overall. ...
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
... much larger scale. Join us to hear from a panel of partner organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the ... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

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 ... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ...