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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of ... of America’s investment will provide critical start-up funding for CHOP’s Center for Health Equity and enable a ... part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer ...

Collaborative IMPACT Fund of Bucks County Awards $75,000 Grant

Members of the Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders
Monday, July 15, 2024
... 15, 2024) – Local grant makers BLBB Charitable , Bucks County Foundation (BCF) , and Foundations Community ... Bucks), launched by this coalition of funders to support nonprofits that are committed to creating safe, healthy, and ... private and public partners to increase the available funding each year to meet the community’s growing needs. ...

CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... announced today that 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots outreach to maximize the number ... credit they are owed by filing with the IRS beginning Jan. 24. “The expanded Child Tax Credit could help more than ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... to discuss the lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s school funding system. Pennsylvania’s school funding is heavily ... comply with the state constitution and ensure all students receive access to a ”thorough and efficient” public ... It could cost billions . via The Morning Call (06.24.21) Education Law Center Education Voters of PA The Public ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... by promoting nurturing parenting and healthy development for babies and toddlers so they are prepared for school and ... and payment reforms for integrated behavioral health services in pediatric primary care and to establish ... in the first half of the year to seven Philadelphia nonprofits for a total of $778,731 invested in Philadelphia ...

All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... communities in the United States, there is just one book for every 300 children, compared to middle-income families who, on average, have 13 books for every child.  This disparity is a significant factor in ... All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month ...
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Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families

William Penn Foundation
Thursday, June 17, 2021
... of organizations providing access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 ... to help families stay nourished and remain in their homes. For the allocation of these grants we relied on the expertise ... with experience in these fields, and are grateful for their guidance, which helped us allocate grant funds more ...

William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional support for efforts that address the impacts on Philadelphians of ... The grants below support efforts to ensure young children receive critical learning supports this summer. Grants were ... program that connects youth and young adults age 12 to 24 with paid summer employment experiences. This year, more ...

Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... a $25,000 planning grant as part of its Salem Smart Start for Parents and Children initiative, with a possibility of a ... and reconfigured use of existing and new resources. Salem County has had among the lowest health and wellbeing outcomes ... for parents and young children in Salem County.

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... will arrive in Philadelphia beginning Tuesday, July 24 for Grade-Level Reading Week (GLR Week in Philadelphia), ... teacher. She also served as Superintendent of Schools in Delaware County, Pa. “We recognized that by collectively leveraging ...
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Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program ™. This project is just one of several ... families across important early childhood services." The funding also allows PolicyLab to hire a child care navigator ... if it improves child health outcomes, reduces trips to the emergency room, increases parental awareness of quality child ...

Op-Ed: Families Need Child Care Resources Now More than Ever

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
Families in Chester County are working harder than ever. COVID-19 has not only ... health crisis, but it has exposed the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have ... for government and non-profits to provide child care funding to help working moms who are struggling to balance ...

Ten Philly Elementary Schools Awarded $500K in “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
PHILADELPHIA—(April 24, 2019)— The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to ... elementary schools to enhance literacy instruction for students in Kindergarten through third grades. These ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... becomes more common, childcare could be the next frontier for funders focused on early childhood learning and ... an eye toward building up wealth and economic opportunity for people in places for whom that’s a challenge.” ... and Marilyn Taub foundations in Paterson City and Passaic County, New Jersey. The starting point for each of these ...
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Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... will begin on July 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to June 25. ... to the pandemic. Education leaders are already bracing for a more pronounced "summer slide" this year for students ... instructional content leader. Each registered student will receive a kit that includes five books, literacy activities ...
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William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... Latinos Unidos ,  Children's Village , and the  People's Emergency Center  that have deep roots in the low-income ... serve approximately 1,780 children and will make it easier for partners to take early learning programming directly to ... centers, parks, and playgrounds are particularly suitable for such experiences," said Elliot Weinbaum, director of the ...
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William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Via William Penn Foundation WPF new funding areas_horiz.png   OUR REVISED GRANTMAKING APPROACH: ... grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how ... At this time, we’re sharing a high-level preview of our funding areas and a new approach that’s designed to make ...
19Apr2021

Education Funders Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Video Conference
Please join us on Monday, April 19th for an Education Funders meeting. We will be joined by Uri ... a high-level overview of how the American Rescue Plan Act funding will be allocated. Donna Frisby-Greenwood, President ... RELATED READING In $5.2B budget proposal, mayor touts funding for education as key to Philadelphia’s pandemic ...

Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... with children and families at the Drexel Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. The program is funded by ... commitments.  Submitted Photo The Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program recently presented a $1.63 million grant to Drexel University’s West Philadelphia Action for Early Learning initiative. The grant will help to improve ...
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