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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 ... awarded in the  first half of 2021  as part of the Foundation’s Family Recovery Fund, an initiative supporting ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant ... response to the COVID-19 crises,” says Frances Sheehan, foundation president. “The foundation has committed to allowing grantees the opportunity ...

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 ... facilities.”—Cyndi Suarez   Cyndi Suarez is a Senior Editor at NPQ. She is the author of the forthcoming ...

City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
... and Philadelphia City Council today announced a new commitment of $30 million dollars in Coronavirus Aid, ... of assistance; maximum total assistance is $9,000. This new funding will help the City serve an estimated additional ... that their landlord also apply,” said Greg Heller, Senior Vice President of Community Investment at PHDC. “We ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Announces Union Community Care Selected as Core Provider of Healthcare Services at Coatesville's Brandywine Center

The Brandywine Center
Thursday, January 16, 2025
... and supported. We’re committed to building on AHE’s foundation of health equity by understanding what folks and ... to ensure a seamless transition for Coatesville patients, staff, and community members. Union’s dedicated Care Teams ...
23Sep2022

Delaware County Funders’ Community of Practice: Funders’ Tour of Upper Darby, Our Region’s 2nd Largest Municipality

Friday, September 23, 2022
9:30am - 1:30pm
Tour
... 11:00 AM Workforce Development Panel (bus ride to site of new Upper Darby campus for Delaware County Community College, ... Schoener, Director, Upper Darby Arts & Education Foundation Special Guests: State Sen. Tim Kearney and State ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... sessions ,  Shawn McCaney  — now William Penn Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of ... said McCaney, who also serves as William Penn Foundation’s Director of Creative Communities and National ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... by:  Ken Knickerbocker Pictured: Former Brandywine Health Foundation CEO Frances Sheehan (l) joins the Foundation's current CEO Vanessa Briggs at the podium to ... Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO of the Brandywine Health Foundation. “Our community has benefited greatly from this ...

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 ... House Inc. Firm Hope Baptist Church (Fiscal sponsor by New Kensington Community Development Corporation) ... Nelson Foundation , and the Douty Foundation . The Fund welcomes additional contributions from foundation, corporate ...

Comcast RISE Investment Fund to Provide Additional $1 Million In Grants To Support Philadelphia Small Businesses

Monday, May 16, 2022
... – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... drive long-term impact and change,” said Dennis Mathew, Senior Vice President, Comcast’s Freedom Region. “Comcast ... with business coaching to help build skills in company foundation, growing customers and financial stability. ...

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
... to the city’s diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. ... the city. ” said Kristina Wahl, President of The Barra Foundation . “The next mayor has an important opportunity ... Vision Philadelphia is supported in part by the Barra Foundation, Neubauer Family Foundation, The Pew Charitable ...

Philadelphia Takes First Steps Toward City-wide Historic and Cultural Resources Survey

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... step to implement that recommendation. The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the ... include our residents. I’m grateful to the William Penn Foundation for continuing to support our preservation ... Identify means to engage the public Recommend appropriate staff and resource levels Tie together work across City ...

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

Monday, March 9, 2020
... HILL, N.J., March, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's ... rental units for families, individuals, the elderly, new Americans, Veterans, the disabled, women and youth. ... ," said Paige Carlson-Heim, Director of TD Charitable Foundation and Office of Charitable and Community Giving. ...

Comcast RISE Awards 100 Small Businesses in Philadelphia With $10,000 grants

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... go directly to Stem Prep Academy’s payroll to pay the staff who have been working so hard in support of our mission ... but to thrive,” said Dennis Mathew, Comcast Regional Senior Vice President. “When we launched Comcast RISE in ...

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 decades ago, the Cecil B. Moore Avenue ... to the COVID pandemic. “We’ve come full circle as a foundation,” Scott said. “I am proud to be a part of it, ... which makes loans to small businesses; the Alston-Beech Foundation, which provides grants to small businesses; the ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... Bank, Beech Community Services and the Alston Beech Foundation. To access the Beech Community Resources Directory ...
18Apr2018

Building Community: Creating Community Schools, Helping Communities Thrive

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
8:00am - 10:30am
Philadelphia, PA
...                Jeanette Arthur, Chubb Charitable Foundation 10:15 AM        Final Q&A 10:30 AM ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... by factors that go beyond medical care,” said Ron Keren, Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at ... commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and ... community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a  new inpatient hospital  with a ...

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