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Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses
Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative
A combined $895,000 in grants from Connelly & William Penn Foundations will support University City District's West Philadelphia Sklils Initiative (WPSI).
Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces
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.
Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives
Citizens Bank announced funding to expand the impact of LISC Financial Opportunity Centers in three cities, including Philadelphia, fueling programs that help people train for jobs in growth industries and move from entry-level positions to career pathways.
Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge
William Penn Foundation, Philly’s biggest foundation focused solely on the city, is changing what it funds
Leadership of the foundation is undergoing a generational shift.
Workforce Development Funders Meeting
This informal session will provide the opportunity to hear an update on workforce development and economic mobility initiatives.
Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild
Seventeen stakeholders have been named to a new oversight board for the Rebuild initiative to improve Philadelphia's public spaces. Their first public meeting is 11/1.
City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees
Kensington residents work with City to select 36 grassroots organizations and community groups to receive $360,000 to address the community impact of the overdose crisis.
Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years
Beech Companies celebrated three decades of investments that have transformed the Cecil B. Moore Avenue commercial corridor in North Philadelphia.
William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach
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.
Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play
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 Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances
Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another step forward this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday.
New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment
The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.
City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients
What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)
Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative.
Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Vare Recreation Center as the first Rebuild project.
Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users
Rebuild announced that 21 nonprofits were qualified as Project Users and, as a result, are eligible to apply for grants to manage improvements to parks, rec centers, and libraries.












