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

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... including in our own  Parks Build Community  projects that build or improve parks in areas of need,” said ...

City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund), a public-private-community partnership between community ... Fund’s approach is a participatory grantmaking process that elevates resident and community provider experiences and ... Gonzalez, President of HACE, noted the importance of this new fund to the greater Kensington community. “It was a ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) announced that 21 local nonprofits have been qualified as Project ... These qualified nonprofits, which were selected through a Request for Qualification process, will be eligible to ... HACE; Impact Services Corporation; Mt. Airy USA; New Kensington CDC; Nicetown CDC; Pennsylvania Horticultural ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... today announced the third round of grant recipients that will receive support from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund), a public-private-community partnership between community ... House Inc. Firm Hope Baptist Church (Fiscal sponsor by New Kensington Community Development Corporation) ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... - The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance) is proud to release $620,000 in support over two years to ... access. The Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing ... partnerships. The Collaborative Innovation Fund highlights new or existing partnerships between grassroots and nonprofit ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. Strong has served in that role in an interim capacity since November, and before ... the last year. Kira-Strong-Headshot.jpg Rebuild, a signature initiative of Mayor Kenney’s Administration ...

City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... the  Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund) , a public-private-community partnership between community ... community.  The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, ... through this learning-funding model. They aren’t giving us fish. They are teaching us how to fish!,” said  ...

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 Office ... , builds on the existing citywide workforce strategy that aims to prepare Philadelphians for today’s jobs and tomorrow’s economy. It is supported by a $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES)   ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia ... impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia ... to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By partnering with ...

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 ... on the next meeting. November 15 - Rebuild announced that 21 local nonprofits were qualified as Project Users.  ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... to Philadelphia’s largest foundation devoted solely to giving in the region. The William Penn Foundation is instituting a broad set of changes — from the kinds of projects and ... been underway for a decade and roughly coincides with a new 10-year strategic plan. While the new giving priorities ...

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
... $14 million. The grants announced today support programs that offer relevant skills, certifications, or credentials, and a connection to in-demand jobs that pay a living wage and ... Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by Otto and Phoebe Haas, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the Greater ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Despite a recent deduction in Philadelphia’s official poverty rate, ... Bill Golderer are among the members of the full committee. Serving on subcommittees are Kristin Romens , The Pew ... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment

Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
... said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first official meeting ... North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. The initiative is a flagship effort aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty that ... to a variety of pre-existing factors. CONTINUE READING >> New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North ...
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GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a dynamic IMPACT on health outcomes

GSK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Ten nonprofits will each receive $40,000 to support healthy ... 15] GSK today announced the GSK IMPACT Award Winners in a ceremony at GSK’s Navy Yard site. Ten local nonprofits ... program, in its 22 nd year, highlights organizations that are working hand-in-hand with the community to improve ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
... opportunity in cities. The collaborative will receive a $5 million philanthropic investment to connect diverse ...   Today’s announcement builds on JPMorgan Chase’s new $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity, address ... Challenge supports collaborative and holistic solutions that tackle pressing needs and systemic challenges to help ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... corridor was little more than boarded-up storefronts with a few mom-and-pop shops sprinkled here and there, remnants of ... and North Philadelphia stakeholders like Temple University that is was the time to invest. Today, there is a ... planned due to the COVID pandemic. “We’ve come full circle as a foundation,” Scott said. “I am proud to be a ...

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 ... year, only a little more than one fourth of the $232.59 that Minneapolis (which leads the rankings) spends. Jen ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ...

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

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... to provide support to BIPOC-owned, small businesses.   NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Comcast today announced the ... Houston and Philadelphia specified areas can apply for a $10,000 grant at  www.ComcastRISE.com . A total of 100 ... multi-faceted initiative launched in October 2020 that initially focused on black-owned, small businesses and ...

City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... and workforce development partners—today announced a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce ... challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and that have been exacerbated by long-standing racial inequity ... Authority will utilize the funds to develop and launch the new Green Retrofit Immersive Training (GRIT) Program, which ...

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