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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $6 Million from William Penn Foundation for Workforce Development and Pandemic Recovery Efforts

William Penn Foundation
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
... workforce development and job training opportunities for nearly 2,000 Philadelphians, as well as continued support ... supports, such as young people aging out of the foster care system and people returning from incarceration. Many ... the support of funders in the region:   African Family Health Organization   Bread & Roses Community ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... that are focused on improving the quality of life for residents in the communities that have been impacted by ... those who know best – community members – to make funding decisions. “The Kensington Community Resilience ... grant: Alyssa Bigbee DBA Rebel Arts By Faith Eternal Health Care DBA By Faith Health And Healing Centro Nueva ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
... Association  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ... improving a park helps improve the local economy and the health and wellbeing of local residents. We’ve seen this ...

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... Initiative to help create paths to economic mobility for nearly 2,500 residents throughout the city. Three ... Skills Initiative (WPSI) has been awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund) growth grant totaling ... to determine their long-term success. With Pew’s funding, these three programs will not only provide and ...

Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia can apply for $10,000 grants.   Additionally, over $2 million has been awarded to more than 20 community-based organizations and diverse chambers of commerce to provide ... grant program or the marketing and technology services are available at  www.ComcastRISE.com . About Comcast ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... 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 ... for choosing Rebuild sites include data on poverty, health, drug offense, and economic growth potential. As the ...

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 ... in part based on factors like a neighborhood’s poverty, health data, drug offense rates and the potential for ... that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and research and is also a ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... been qualified as Project Users, the entities responsible for managing Rebuild projects.  These qualified nonprofits, ... Horticultural Society; People's Emergency Center; Public Health Management Corp; Spring Garden CDC; The Enterprise ... City and to Philadelphia residents.  Collectively, these organizations have decades of experience in design and ...
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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
... we invite to join a conversation about how collaborative funding can advance individual funders’ priorities while ... much larger scale. Join us to hear from a panel of partner organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
At an event in South Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney was joined by ... activities, including popular basketball and gymnastics programs. The center was forced to close in October 2017 ... City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later this year. The ...

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 ... “As you can see, this site is a perfect candidate for Rebuild. You all have dealt with a failing roof, flooding ... playgrounds, recreation centers, and libraries eligible for upgrades across the city. READ MORE City Council and ...

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 ... Councilman Bobby Henon Rob Dubow , director of finance for the City of Philadelphia Harold Epps , deputy managing ... years and for transparency’s sake, the meetings are also available for anyone to attend and find out more about the ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to ... framework and to support broad philanthropic engagement in Rebuild. We engaged in this work because we believe this ... world, to each other, and to opportunities to improve health and wellness.    They advance literacy, guide ...

City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, in partnership with the City’s ... I greatly appreciate the WES Mariam Assefa Fund for funding this opportunity, and I look forward to driving ... a 16-year track record of delivering workforce development programs focused on increased access for immigrants and ...

Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor

Vision Philadelphia - Economic Development: Access to Capital for Philadelphia’s Diverse Business Owners
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
... and job creation? This is the question posed and answered in the latest Vision Philadelphia paper covering economic ... diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. Philadelphia ... among investors, small businesses, and business support organizations to make this a reality.” Vision ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... Temple’s Morgan Hall, a 24-story residence hall for students with a food court on the first floor. Now, ... small businesses. “We’re here to provide service in the community,” said Kenneth Scott, Beech President & ... that we’ve leveraged over $2.3 billion in community programs and projects, thousands of houses. We've also given ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 2, 2020 Contact: ... local firms enrolled in Rebuild’s  businesses support programs . 45% of total hours worked to date by women and ... of color. $4.8 million raised to supplement beverage tax funding and a historic $100 million commitment from the ...

October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... Philanthropy ’s National Conference that was held in Philadelphia in September.  The session, “Harnessing ... and Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center.  The nonprofit for each project is expected to be selected later this year. ... the team! Tim Roundtree is Rebuild’s new Deputy Director for Diversity and Inclusion, and Natalia C. Jackson joins as ...

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 ... interactive map (check it out here - you can explore sites in your neighborhood!), and a detailed Project Statement ... News Plan Philly  explores possibilities beyond sports programs at recreation centers selected for Rebuild ...