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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
... 2022)  – The William Penn Foundation today announced 44 grants totaling more than $6 million to support workforce ... as continued support for families’ basic needs. These grants follow more than $8 million awarded in the  first ...   Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center  Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia/ Greater Philadelphia ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Foundation shares a high-level preview of their five funding programs and a new approach that’s designed to make the grant application process simpler and more transparent.

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
... McCarty, CEO and President of New Growth Innovation Network, and Kevin S. Dick, President and CEO of Carolina ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
... regional funders, and the Scattergood Foundation. The grants were awarded to grassroots organizations that are ... to 36 organizations, which brings the total KCR fund grants to $760K over three years. KCR Fund follows “a ... training, events, supplies, stipends, and more. These grants are intended to give organizations and projects as ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017

Supported by a record $100 million grant from the William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed, seven-year, $500 million initiative called “Rebuild” to revitalize neighborhood parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across the city.

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... week , Kenney announced the latest progress at a press conference held at one of the city’s public facilities in ... eating pretzels and water ice as he spoke at the press conference, held on Tuesday.  “I hope that you can rest a ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... 2,500 residents throughout the city. Three additional grants will aid Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Drexel ... have experienced community violence. More details on the grants: University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills ... Advocates program have each been awarded Pew Fund venture grants of $250,000 over two years to support these violence ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017

As the City's Rebuild initiative lays the groundwork for a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer a road map to getting this overhaul right.

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

Monica Munn
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

A $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund will support Engaging Immigrant Talent, an 18-month initiative to advance employer-informed immigrant workforce integration.

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

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... and projects, thousands of houses. We've also given out grants to non-profits and scholarships.” On Monday, Beech ... businesses; the Alston-Beech Foundation, which provides grants to small businesses; the Beech Scholarship Fund, which ...
03Feb2021

Special Funder Briefing: City of Philadelphia FY 2022 Budget

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference

Join city representatives for a funder briefing and discussion about plans and priorities for the City of Philadelphia's FY2022 Budget.

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

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... a final hearing before the end of the year. Philanthropy Network's Sidney Hargro and United Way's Bill Golderer are ...

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