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Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... nonprofits providing services to Northwest Philadelphia, with an emphasis on programs serving the East Mt. Airy ... at Parkway Northwest High School. The organization supports young people and their communities through ... multidisciplinary arts programming to K-12 students in under-resourced Philadelphia schools and ...

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

Friday, May 7, 2021
... organizations that serve communities of color and those with low incomes, which have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 ... said Mitchell Little, executive director of CEO. “As CEO supports our communities during the recovery, we must center ... our expertise in community-driven grantmaking to this new partnership with CEO.” The deadline to apply for this ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
... Project encourages adults to write lullabies and sing with their young children, supporting positive parent-child ... Philadelphia, Inc. ($495,000 over 24 months) to support a new, world-class design for park and transportation ... multi-day programs for hundreds of middle and high school students from Philadelphia and Camden, emphasizing watershed ...
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... income can alleviate poverty is nearly a century old, with its roots in the post-Depression era and the Civil ... with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of ... of Public Health;  Nia Coaxum , Philly Joy Bank Program Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health; ...

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 ... growth, ideally serving and stabilizing the community. With more than 400 neighborhood-serving parks, libraries, ... support they supplied along the way to get us here. This program would not be what it is without their expertise,” ...

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. ... an outstanding leader able to drive these projects forward with a sense of urgency and deep commitment to equity, ... Numbers  annual report. The report shares updates on the program’s capital projects, diverse contract participation, ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
... of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With support from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and The Kresge ... be an opportunity to sharpen these strategies, develop new and innovative ideas, and amplify what is working so that ... Previous research conducted by PolicyLink and the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) shows ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Receives Grant in Support of Coatesville Food Truck Project

Coatesville Food Truck
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
... nutritious meals to Coatesville families struggling with food insecurity. “The clients we serve already have to ... has made food insecurity a priority within the region and supports inspiring positive community change. Partnering with ... Food Truck project contact Sophia Hanson, Senior Program Officer - Brandywine Health Foundation at ...

Regional Foundation LLC Takes Next Step In Evolution With New Leadership

Kevin Dow
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
... Dow is a long-term resident of the Philadelphia region, with decades of finance, philanthropy, and community and ... and $100 million in charitable assets into the new foundation operated as a component of the Philadelphia ... down as vice president of operations for the Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia. He will officially begin his ...

GreenLight Raises New $3.5 Million Fund to Combat Systemic Poverty in Philadelphia

Omar Woodard
Monday, September 14, 2020
Omar_6ABC.jpg Philadelphia, PA – GreenLight Fund, with support from over 25 families, corporate, and ... Since last October, participation in the Compass program rose almost 70 percent, and residents’ credit ... With seven years of impact, GreenLight welcomes six new investors to Fund III: Firstrust Bank, Hamilton Family ...

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 of Workforce Development, announced ... and refugees. Its   International Professionals Program   provides classroom-based and experiential training ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild initiative for ... reviewing Rebuild's progress and making recommendations on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open ... ideas cities' are implementing to address them. What's New at Rebuild (November 2017) ...

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

Monday, May 16, 2022
... to $16 million in grants across the country since the program’s inception just 18 months ago PHILADELPHIA – May 12, 2022 – Comcast announced today a new round of cities will receive grants from the Comcast RISE ... “This second infusion of investment grants, coupled with the hundreds of marketing and technology packages ...
09Sep2021

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

Thursday, September 9, 2021
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
In 2020, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to launch a first of its kind ... Director, Advancement, The Promise About The Promise: With a $20M investment from the City of Philadelphia ...

Beech launches resources directory to support families, individuals and communities

BEECH 2020 COMMUNITY RESOURCES DIRECTORY
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... region. The directory was produced in partnership with Progressive Images Marketing Communications. “This ... Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance Program. “Beech Community Services is always here to help ... quality of life for the residents of North Philadelphia, with the ultimate goal of empowerment and ...

Wells Fargo's $425,000 grant to FINANTA will help expand its Affinity Group Lending program

Wells Fargo check presentation to FINANTA
Friday, October 4, 2019
... to help expand the nonprofit’s Affinity Group Lending program.  The grant is part of the company’s national push ... Small Businesses.  FINANTA’s Affinity Group Lending program provides small loans to typically financially ... average loan size is just over $4,000, participants in the program have the potential of accessing up to $25,000 if they ...
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Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... report, Narrowing the Gap . Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty ...

Beech stands in the gap during funding crisis

Derrick Thomas and Ken Scott
Friday, February 7, 2025
... and over 300 college scholarships through its scholarship fund . During the pandemic, the foundation ... and very few grant funding organizations in the country with Black leadership. It’s also one of few Black ... and supportive shelter environment, access to essential medical and mental health services, and the opportunity to ...

Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... and scholarships in 2002 to more than $18 million. “Our new strategic plan and approach includes engagement of our ... the disruption of much needed services and programs.” With the launch of the foundation’s new strategic plan we ... for Child Advocates Valley Youth House Volunteer English Program in Chester County Washington Hose Company No. 1 Youth ...

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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... have created neighborhoods of concentrated poverty with immense inequities. For example, in West and Southwest ... health is greatly influenced by factors that go beyond medical care,” said Ron Keren, Senior Vice President and ... commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and ...

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