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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
Press release Philadelphia, PA— What would Philadelphia look like if it had the fastest growth rate of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned business ... to the city’s diverse small business community and set a new trajectory for economic growth and wealth-building. ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement ... in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will begin to receive renovations ...

Philadelphia Foundation Fund Supports Community-based Programs in Northwest Philadelphia

East Mt Airy Neighbors
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
... – The East Mount Airy Neighbors (EMAN) Community Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded ... will be celebrated at the “A Toast to Mt. Airy” event from 7 to 11 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9 at the United Lutheran ...

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 ... map to getting this overhaul right. Even as Lawncrest, the Philadelphia neighborhood, has transformed over the past half ... and for worse — remained largely the same. A mash-up of two adjacent neighborhoods, Lawndale and Crescentville, ...

Philadelphia Selected For New Anti-Displacement Policy Network

Friday, March 23, 2018
Today, PolicyLink is announcing that Philadelphia has been selected for the first cohort of the All-In Cities Anti-Displacement Policy Network . With ... Development Corporations The city teams will advance a range of strategies, including renter protections, ...
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Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... and Black Power movements .  Guaranteed income was part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for fighting poverty.  ... cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of guaranteed income programs.  ... Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania.  Event Details On November 2, 2023, please join other ...

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 ... today announced  GreenLight Philadelphia Fund III , a $3.5 million fund to scale solutions to systemic challenges ... and purpose,” said Omar Woodard, Executive Director of GreenLight Philadelphia. Fund III fuels the next phase of ...

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

Comcast RISE
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
... an additional $1 million in total grants to more than 100 Philadelphia small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian ... initiative to advance digital equity and help build a future of unlimited possibilities. More information and the ...

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

Monday, October 2, 2017
... from around the country. The premier annual meeting of the park and recreation community, over a three-day period conference attendees were presented ... Foundation’s Executive Director , presented the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild Community Infrastructure ( Rebuild ) ...

Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... SUAREZ | Via Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda ... grant  from the William Penn Foundation, the City of Philadelphia launched a high-profile, mayor-backed,  ...

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

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
PRESS RELEASE via the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development PHILADELPHIA— How should a city recognize centuries of history and culture? ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Despite a recent deduction in Philadelphia’s official poverty rate, the city continues to see the highest rate of concentrated poverty of any major U.S. city. Earlier this ...

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

Philadelphia Foundation Centennial Mural Dedication
Friday, November 8, 2019
Pedro Ramos, President & CEO, Philadelphia Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA (11/7/2019) — The ... by speakers including Pedro A. Ramos, President & CEO of the Philadelphia Foundation; Jane Golden, Executive ... what aspirations they held for their communities in the future, and to give residents a role in the creative process ...

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

Monday, May 16, 2022
... 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 ... provide the resources and tools they need today and in the future. RISE stands for “Representation, Investment, ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
As many of you are aware, Philanthropy Network with the support of ... L. Knight Foundation has been at the forefront of shaping a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for ... recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across Philadelphia.  We are committed to galvanizing the ...

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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Press release PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that ... to close opportunity gaps and address the growing impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia ...

William Penn Foundation announces new grants

Monday, December 16, 2019
In November 2019, the William Penn Foundation Board of Directors approved grants of nearly $20 million in support ... totaling almost $15 million, to support education in Philadelphia. Engaged Families grants were awarded to: ... and New York. Efforts would aim to limit existing and future impacts to nearby rivers and streams associated with ...

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