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Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Press release via LISC Philadelphia More than $500,000 in Citizens Charitable Foundation grants are fueling education and training in ... Citizens Charitable Foundation.  This partnership will fund a range of employment services designed to help people ...
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Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) announced that 21 local ... Services; Fairmount Park Conservancy; Free Library Foundation; Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia; HACE; Impact ...

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

Comcast RISE
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
... businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia can apply for $10,000 grants.   Additionally, ... )--Comcast today announced the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, providing $5 million dollars of grants to hundreds of ... Comcast Corporation and president, Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. “Through the Comcast RISE Investment Fund, we ...
14Jul2020

Workforce Development Panel Discussion

Tuesday, July 14, 2020
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Video Conference
... for engagement. Speakers include: Keith Wardrip, Community Development Research Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Meg Shope Koppel, Chief Research Officer, ... moderated by: Omar Woodard, Executive Director, GreenLight Fund Philadelphia . Suggested Reading: Report: Exploring A ...

City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... 267-251-3064, maita.soukup@phila.gov   Rebuild2.jpg PHILADELPHIA - Managing Director Brian Abernathy today ... efforts in West Philadelphia as Vice President of Community and Economic Development for the People’s ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

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

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... and align resources to lift Philadelphians out of poverty. PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia’s Department of ... announced an investment of $1 million in organizations and programs that will intentionally identify, elevate, and ... of Commerce, anchor institutions, employer partners, community organizations, and workforce development ...

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 Councilman ... as the first project to receive investment from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative ... following a request from the Mayor to City Council to fund Rebuild through the City’s capital budget in an effort ...

October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... Philanthropy ’s National Conference that was held in Philadelphia in September.  The session, “Harnessing the ... Greater Philadelphia , Shawn McCaney of William Penn Foundation , and Kristi Poling of The Barra Foundation . In ... work collectively toward shared goals by giving through a fund established at National Philanthropic Trust by the ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Via The Philadelphia Tribune | Stephen Williams, Staff Writer Three ... to the COVID pandemic. “We’ve come full circle as a foundation,” Scott said. “I am proud to be a part of it, ... provides grants to small businesses; the Beech Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to neighborhood students; ...

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

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
... Monica Munn, Senior Director of the WES Mariam Asefa Fund Philadelphia, PA (January 15, 2020)   – Welcoming ... International Professionals Program   provides classroom-based and experiential training to connect residents to ...
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 ... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ... Consulting, a partner on Rebuild’s workforce development programs PROGRAM MATERIALS Rebuild Presentation Slidedeck ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ... Michael DiBerardinis , managing director of the  City of Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass , chair of the  ... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Via The Philadelphia Inquirer The  U.S. Census Bureau report ... of new hires is $14.72. PBT also allows us to create 20 community schools that bring critical support services, such as food pantries, after-school programs, adult education classes, and job training to ...

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 ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
... in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective Impact lays the foundation for iterative and aligned responses to the needs of the underserved in our community.  Working together, our local service agencies can ... Develop a project management process and structure that supports efficient use of time and accountability among the ...

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

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Press release AFHE_Collab Innovation Fund.jpg Better Tomorrows, recipient of the Collaborative ... Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed as a result of a community-wide survey highlighting the pressing need for ... partnerships will receive personalized capacity building based on each nonprofit and grassroots partner’s request. ...

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
... Attendees during the first meeting of the Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL ... employed,” said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first ... an overall employment rate of 43%. The employment rate in North Philadelphia lags far behind the rest of the city, ...
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What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
... round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for November 2017: November ... made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged ... News Plan Philly  explores possibilities beyond sports programs at recreation centers selected for Rebuild ...
14May2019

Workforce Development Panel Discussion

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
9:00am - 10:30am
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for a workforce ... Network offices (230 S. Broad Street, Suite 402, Philadelphia, PA 19130).

How a corporate partner is helping YouthBuild Philly students become ‘green leaders’ in construction

YouthBuild Philly students
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
... materials and hands-on job training for students working in YouthBuild Philly’s building trades track. At the YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School, students are working toward ... Philadelphia and  Saint-Gobain North America , a Malvern-based company that manufactures high-performance building ...
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