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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, ... was made possible by Pennsylvania’s PA-CARES Rent Relief Program, which allows the City to serve over 10,000 ... also apply,” said Greg Heller, Senior Vice President of Community Investment at PHDC. “We do not want landlords’ ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Launches the Equity Health Center to address Health Access in Greater Coatesville

Equity Health Network Providers
Thursday, April 6, 2023
... to the 2022 Brandywine Hospital closure, leaders from the community and in nearly 20 local and county organizations ... services the existing Coatesville LINK, will introduce a new “on-demand” service to allow community members easier ... programs already in place, a Health Educator and a Program Leader will introduce personalized health education ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
... The William Penn Foundation will provide a $250,000 grant to support the project. To ensure that preservation will be community-driven, the project will create a strategy that invites ...

Knight Foundation gives $4M for citywide conversation about park over I-95

Tuesday, September 18, 2018
... to give all Philadelphians a chance to shape plans for a new waterfront park over I-95 at Penn's Landing, project officials said Monday. Supported by a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation ... the scars of urban renewal,” said Patrick Morgan , program director for Philadelphia at the foundation. “This ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to ... We are committed to galvanizing the philanthropic community around this project, convening a small member-led ... they deserve more. This week Rebuild announced the first grant awards to nonprofit partners, granting a total of $13.8 ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
... (replaced two decades ago, now dilapidated), and the community garden (just a few years old), the Lawncrest ... even as neighbors use the same old rec infrastructure in new ways. Baseball has waned in popularity, so the center’s ... and one that might. (The William Penn Foundation provided grant funding for the reporting and research and is also a ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... as the first project to receive investment from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative ... the City’s capital budget in an effort to streamline the program and get projects started. “Recreation centers like ... announcement, the City confirmed that Rebuild will fund a new master plan for Vare, which is expected to launch later ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
... Saturday, May 4, the Rebuild team joined the Grays Ferry community to celebrate the start of the largest single ... announced to date.  A $14 million grant to Make the World Better will enable the nonprofit to ... On May 13, Mayor Jim Kenney launched the  Rebuild Ready program , to support businesses and meet its ambitious goals ...

Beech celebrates neighborhood transformation over 30 years

Beech Companies Christine Brown and Kenneth Scott
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
... Temple’s Morgan Hall, a 24-story residence hall for students with a food court on the first floor. Now, ... The developments have served as an economic engine for the community, providing jobs and opportunities for neighborhood ... businesses. “We’re here to provide service in the community,” said Kenneth Scott, Beech President & CEO. ...
22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the program’s impact. The discussion will use Rebuild projects ... neighborhood revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... next one  is this Thursday, Nov. 2, at the  Mayfair Community Center .) Now, the Rebuild effort has its own ... Rebuild’s progress and making recommendations on program implementation,” according to a statement. It’s ... years and for transparency’s sake, the meetings are also available for anyone to attend and find out more about the ...

October 2018 Rebuild Update

Friday, October 19, 2018
... expected to be selected later this year. That will allow community engagement to begin in the winter to help decide ... what changes are made at each site. Rebuild welcomes two new staff members to the team! Tim Roundtree is Rebuild’s ... progress and making recommendations for the program.  Meetings are open to all and provide an ...
21Feb2017

Chester County Funders: Meeting with Commissioners

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
8:30am - 10:00am
West Chester, PA
... colleagues located or providing funding in Chester County for a meeting of the Chester County Funders.  During this ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... to our donors, our volunteers, our grantees, and our community partners,” said Vanessa Briggs, President and CEO ... more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health ... thanks to the Foundation’s Youth Mental Health First Aid Program. Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th ...

Philadelphia Foundation and Mural Arts Unveil “Strength in our Bonds” Centennial Legacy Mural

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
... Martinez, Lead Muralist. “This mural is a testament to community philanthropy,” Ramos said.  “We knew that the ... the participants, the art all had to manifest the ‘community’ in community foundation and it has.” The ... their neighborhoods, what aspirations they held for their communities in the future, and to give residents a ...
01Feb2018

Chester County Funders: Coatesville Update- Collaborative Partnerships

Thursday, February 1, 2018
8:30am - 10:30am
Coatesville, PA
Please join the Chester County Funders for a panel discussion on collaborative partnerships in the Coatesville community. The panel will include representatives from the  ... initiative; and the  Youth Mental Health First Aid Program .  Panelists will provide an update on the work ...
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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 awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in ... built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not have come at a more opportune time as ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations with $8 ... “As you can see, this site is a perfect candidate for Rebuild. You all have dealt with a failing roof, flooding ... funds over the course of the anticipated seven-year program. However, the soda-tax funded initiative is operating ...
07Oct2020

Setting the Table: Reimagining Wealth & Capitalism

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Video Conference
We are pleased to introduce our new webinar series, Setting the Table , co-hosted by Sidney ... Greater Philadelphia and Marcus Walton , CEO, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations . Taking place every other month, this series ...

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