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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. ... Jim Kenney. “Kira has proven herself as an outstanding leader able to drive these projects forward with a sense of ... a historic $100 million commitment from the William Penn Foundation.  “Rebuild came to Moss this spring and hit the ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... Council Janet Haas , board chair of the  William Penn Foundation Stacy Holland , educational consultant Floyd ...

GSK awards Greater Philadelphia nonprofits making a dynamic IMPACT on health outcomes

GSK
Thursday, November 15, 2018
... employment opportunities and other social determinants of health. [Philadelphia, PA, Nov 15] GSK today announced the ... are working hand-in-hand with the community to improve health. “Healthy communities support healthy people,” ... Awards are presented in partnership with The Philadelphia Foundation.
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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 ... Last fall, we shared our plans to review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had ...

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

YouthBuild Philly students
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
... local YouthBuild school, they got to use and learn some new skills to improve their own classroom. Through a ... contractor  Eureka Metal & Glass Services  to install a new glass technology called  SageGlass  into their ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations

Better Tomorrows
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
... Fund (Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (The Alliance) is proud to release $620,000 in ... funds was released to address emergent needs relating to health access. The Collaborative Innovation Fund was formed ... partnerships. The Collaborative Innovation Fund highlights new or existing partnerships between grassroots and nonprofit ...

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
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year grant ... in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective Impact lays the foundation for iterative and aligned responses to the needs ... our resources to provide responses to real health and wellness needs in our community and do so in real time. “- ...

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
... employed,” said Wes Somerville, director of the Lenfest Foundation . That was the message given during the first ... to a variety of pre-existing factors. CONTINUE READING >> New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North ...
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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
Press release via the William Penn Foundation   PHILADELPHIA (January 4, 2022)  – The William Penn Foundation today announced 44 grants totaling more than $6 ... the support of funders in the region:   African Family Health Organization   Bread & Roses Community ...

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

Thursday, June 27, 2024
... Inquirer Change is coming 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 ... been underway for a decade and roughly coincides with a new 10-year strategic plan. While the new giving priorities ...

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

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... Trusts ( Social Safety Net ); Pedro Ramos , Philadelphia Foundation ( Jobs and Education ); and Andrew Frishkoff , ... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative

UCD Green City Works
Friday, December 20, 2019
... trains, advances, and supports its workforce. The Connelly Foundation has granted WPSI $450,000 over three years to ... Southwest Philadelphia. UCD_Workforce.jpg The William Penn Foundation has also committed $445,000 to support University ... at five West Philadelphia parks while also establishing a new model for parks maintenance that creates and sustains ...

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 ... city through this partnership with Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians.” Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians has a 16-year track record of delivering ...

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 ... to the Rebuild program, building on the William Penn Foundation’s historic seed grant in 2016, and will unlock ... small business, neighborhood development and financial health, and build on the firm’s 7 Traits for ...

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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... City government, regional funders, and the  Scattergood Foundation , focused on building resilience and improving ... community.  The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, ... Fund works to advance the following core goals: To promote wellness, build resilience, and improve the quality of life ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... City government, regional funders, and the Scattergood Foundation. The grants were awarded to grassroots ... grant: Alyssa Bigbee DBA Rebel Arts By Faith Eternal Health Care DBA By Faith Health And Healing Centro Nueva ... Fund works to advance the following core goals: To promote wellness, build resilience, and improve the quality of life ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... hundred-million-dollar grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, ... and increasingly for basics like air conditioning and new floors.” While “wealthier neighborhoods can more ... for choosing Rebuild sites include data on poverty, health, drug offense, and economic growth potential. As the ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... Philanthropy Network with the support of William Penn Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has ... world, to each other, and to opportunities to improve health and wellness.    They advance literacy, guide learning, ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... Skills Initiative (WPSI) has been awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund) growth grant totaling ... to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By partnering with ... providers and with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. As Philadelphia experiences a surge in gun violence, ...

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