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

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... of the first round of grants from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund), a ... Gonzalez, President of HACE, noted the importance of this new fund to the greater Kensington community. “It was a ... to work with like-minded stakeholders that are mission driven to develop a new mechanism that is targeted to support ...

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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life ... community.  The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, ... “Over the last five years, we have seen how community-driven grantmaking alters traditional power dynamics,” ...

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 ... The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were ... of the renaissance of Center City, which was partly driven by a major investment in downtown public amenities, ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... work with City to select 36 grassroots organizations and community groups to receive $360,000 to address the community ... City of Philadelphia today announced the third round of grant recipients that will receive support from the ... 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
... Innovation Fund (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance) is proud to release $620,000 ... Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ... partnerships. The Collaborative Innovation Fund highlights new or existing partnerships between grassroots and nonprofit ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia ... growing number of adults and children who have experienced community violence. More details on the grants: University ... to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By partnering with ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING ... Board of Directors has set the new direction for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the years ... we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

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

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... organizations awarded $1 million from Workforce Solutions Grant for innovative solutions to support un- and ... Authority will utilize the funds to develop and launch the new Green Retrofit Immersive Training (GRIT) Program, which ... of Commerce, anchor institutions, employer partners, community organizations, and workforce development ...

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 ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... residents for their input. He said he focuses on what the community needs in general, and then looks at how the ...

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
... much needed capital to the city’s diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. ... organizations. As nonpartisan organizations, they do not grant permission for reprints, links, citations, or other ...

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

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... over $2 million has been awarded to more than 20 community-based organizations and diverse chambers of ... to provide support to BIPOC-owned, small businesses.   NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Comcast today announced the ... and Philadelphia specified areas can apply for a $10,000 grant at  www.ComcastRISE.com . A total of 100 grants per ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... reviewing Rebuild's progress and making recommendations on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

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 ... Philadelphia   Center for Employment Opportunities   Community Integrated Services   Congreso de Latinos Unidos ... in the Philadelphia region. In 2022, the Foundation will grant more than $117 million to support vital efforts in the ...

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. ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ... Numbers  annual report. The report shares updates on the program’s capital projects, diverse contract participation, ...

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 ... and tomorrow’s economy. It is supported by a $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES)   Mariam ... and refugees. Its   International Professionals Program   provides classroom-based and experiential training ...

Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults

Monday, May 4, 2020
... said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in Philadelphia, which has ... dedicated to assisting the most vulnerable people in our community,” Romens added. “Now, more than ever, we are ... funding from project to operating support, modify their grant deliverables, extend grant and reporting deadlines, and ...
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Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Blueprint Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Chester County

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
8:30am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next Chester County Funders Community of Practice for a conversation with Kimberly Andrews, Executive Director ... funders in Chester County. Upcoming Chester County Funders Community of Practice Meetings: Friday, April 14, 8:30 – 10 ...

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
By Jensen Toussaint for Al Dia   LenfestNPhillyWorkforce.jpg Attendees during ... effort aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty that exists for many North Philadelphia residents.  North Philadelphia ... to a variety of pre-existing factors. CONTINUE READING >> New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North ...
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Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge

Thursday, October 8, 2020
...   Today’s announcement builds on JPMorgan Chase’s new $30 billion commitment to advance racial equity, address ... which may enable them to grow.  PIDC, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), and Philadelphia Works, ... change; and Innovative approaches that are data-driven and evidence-based and that move beyond “business as ...

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

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

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