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Five Local Organizations Receive $125k Grants from TD Bank to Develop Local Affordable Housing

Monday, March 9, 2020
... supporting the refurbishing of existing housing properties to create much-needed affordable rental units CHERRY HILL, ... community giving in four areas critical to building an inclusive tomorrow – Financial Security, a more Vibrant ...

October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... highlighted how Rebuild investors have joined forces in an unprecedented public–private partnership to move projects and communities forward together. Speakers ... and making recommendations for the program.  Meetings are open to all and provide an opportunity for the public to hear ...

Community Foundation of South Jersey Announces Five Transform South Jersey Grant Recipients

Transform South Jersey Heart & Soul
Friday, February 21, 2020
Grantees will receive $100,000 in funding to help build stronger, healthier, and more economically ... County – Salem, through Stand Up for Salem “It was an extremely difficult decision to make, as all of the towns ... creative, engaged, sustainable communities. Dodge supports arts, education, environment, informed communities, and ...

New Community-Driven Grant Program Available for Community-Based Organizations

Friday, May 7, 2021
... 7, 2021 | The City today announced the launch of the N, a partnership between the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Bread & Roses Community Fund to support grassroots neighborhood nonprofit organizations ... both rare for government and philanthropy, but critical to an equitable recovery.” Nonprofit organizations that are ...

Regional Foundation Announces $1.95 Million in Grant Awards

Thursday, July 13, 2023
... Foundation announced $1,950,000 in Implementation Grants to three organizations throughout New Jersey. The ... Great Falls Neighborhood Plan completed in 2021, following an initial investment of $100,000 from the foundation. The ... how housing, education, creative placemaking, and open spaces can support the revitalization of this highly ...
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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
... today announced 44 grants totaling more than $6 million to support workforce development and job training ... 2021  as part of the Foundation’s Family Recovery Fund, an initiative supporting both direct grantmaking and matching ... Collaborative   Tree House Books   Village of Arts and Humanities To see the earlier list of Family ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to revitalize parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and ... nonprofit  IMPACT Services  will deliver an improvement project at the Heitzman Recreation Center.  ... As these and other projects roll out, Philadelphia-area funders are invited to join your peers, including William ...

Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... of Kevin Dow as its first executive director. Dow is a long-term resident of the Philadelphia region, with ... the new Regional Foundation has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening neighborhoods in eastern Pennsylvania, New ... Bachelors' degree in Finance from Morehouse College and an MBA from Saint Joseph's University. About Philadelphia ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia nonprofits working to close opportunity ... its core training program, many of whom have experienced an average of 31 weeks of unemployment; increase the number ... policy issues facing the city, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... corridor was little more than boarded-up storefronts with a few mom-and-pop shops sprinkled here and there, remnants of ... lots. Nevertheless, Beech Companies set out try to convince banks, businesses, homeowners and North ... Security Services. The developments have served as an economic engine for the community, providing jobs and ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... recently awarded 22 grants, totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants ... over 36 months) People’s Emergency Center to pilot an evidence-based home visiting program designed to meet the ... neighborhood parks in West Philadelphia.   Village of Arts and Humanities, Inc. ($475,000 over 20 months) to ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
By Jen Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer a road map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the ... the neighborhood lacks for a convenient grocery store. An aging library sits at one end of the strip, next to the ...
09Sep2021

The Promise: A New Anti-Poverty Model for an Equitable Recovery

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
... New Jersey teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to launch a first of its kind collaboration between ... business, private philanthropy, and anchor institutions in an ambitious effort to reduce the poverty rate in ... in strategies to reduce Philadelphia’s poverty rate and create opportunities for an equitable recovery from the dual ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... the Foundation's current CEO Vanessa Briggs at the podium to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Brandywine Health ... the healthcare landscape in the greater Coatesville area. A decade later, more than 20,000 people have walked though ... in the greater Coatesville area, the Brandywine Center is an invaluable source of health and housing services for ...

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 Kenyatta Johnson to announce Vare Recreation Center as the first project to ... across Philadelphia. The announcement comes following a request from the Mayor to City Council to fund Rebuild ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... Burnley via Plan Philly   Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to revamp public facilities throughout the city took another ... The positive movement hasn’t, however,  fully ended an ongoing war of words between Kenney and dissenting council ... indicated on Tuesday he has the votes to do so — it’ll open the door to a first cohort of more than 60 facilities ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... nonprofits have been awarded multi-million-dollar grants to carry out renovations at these sites. Conversations with ... single investment Rebuild has announced to date.  A $14 million grant to Make the World Better will enable the ... to deepen engagement in Rebuild among local and national funders.  In April, Philanthropy Network also contracted ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... 2020 -- In celebration of its 30th Anniversary in service to the community, the Beech Companies, Inc., through Beech Community Services, has published an online, digital community resources directory in an effort ... families & youth, seniors, veterans, business & commerce, arts & culture and more. Some of the more unique resources in ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... government-backed income can alleviate poverty is nearly a century old, with its roots in the post-Depression era and ... City of Philadelphia has been implementing this concept to provide individuals and families with a flexible and ... Greenblatt , Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Fund;  Will Hall , Director of Financial Inclusion, from the ...

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