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Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Press Release   Rebuild Hancock Playground.png PHILADELPHIA - Mayor Kenney alongside Council President ... Strong and City Officials today celebrated the completion of a $1.1 million renovation project at Hancock Playground. The ...

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 ... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations ...

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 ... map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the Philadelphia neighborhood, has transformed over the past half ... and for worse — remained largely the same. A mash-up of two adjacent neighborhoods, Lawndale and Crescentville, ...

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
Knight_SmithPlaygorund.jpg PHILADELPHIA — April 8, 2021 — The John S. and James L. ... residents in the design, programming and development of public spaces. “A truly thriving Philadelphia is an ... and historic preservation, housing affordability, and future land use within their neighborhoods. “Throughout the ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... SUAREZ | Via Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed,  ...

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
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... operations, and business models to the changing needs of the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the ... new grants are as follows: Project HOME  has been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and ...

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
Rebuild_FrancisMyers.jpg PHILADELPHIA (April 28, 2022) - Pennsylvania House ... Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the ... held their first community engagement and design event for the second phase of the project - residents can ...
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 ... these sessions have influenced our work. Planning for the Future:  An opportunity to collectively plan for our OST ... to your active participation and rich insights! This event is open to Philanthropy Network members.     ...

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 ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure ... These qualified nonprofits, which were selected through a Request for Qualification process, will be eligible to ... to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   The following nonprofits will ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... $69,300 was awarded to fund five projects with the aim of improving parks, programming, and the built environment to ... Athletic Club—Fitnesstown USA V Pottstown Branch- Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA—Strength through Sports ... PAHWF, to learn and share great information on how to lead a healthier life. You can follow the Foundation on Facebook, ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
Via Generocity | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you can bet that there have been a lot of questions in recent months about how the whole process is ... Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  ...

How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
By Jamie Gauthier and Patrick J. Morgan via The Inquirer Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep ... in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure signal of our city’s revival. This week, ...
11May2017

Out-of-School Time Funders Meeting: Community Collaborations for Collective Impact – A Continuing Conversation

Thursday, May 11, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
Philadelphia, PA
Continuing our conversation regarding the importance of the out-of-school time programming for children and youth, this meeting will focus on the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to bu

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

Friday, June 1, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (June 1, 2018)  – Within the last six months, ... partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation ... southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the goal of an 800-mile system of interconnected trails, 329 miles of ...
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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 ... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite ...