Back to top

Site Search

Search Tip: Search with " " to find exact matches.

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
...   Grade-Level Reading Week in Philadelphia to focus on community solutions to help children succeed in school and ... involved in the effort to share successful practices in a series of presentations, discussions and panels. Representatives from communities across the country will participate in ...
Find More By
News type 
Regional Interest
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducation
Areas of Focus 
Read by 4th Initiative

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

Thursday, July 21, 2022
...  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block Builds Program and ... which will extend the hospital’s evidence-based  Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to make ...

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
... Covid-19 pandemic. Through the  Family Recovery Fund , a one-year, $10 million initiative supporting both direct ... of organizations providing access to healthy food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 ... that increase educational opportunities for children from low-income families, ensure a sustainable environment, ...

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

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... children and their parents and caregivers. PHP awarded a three-year $248,281 grant to PolicyLab at Children’s ... will serve a patient population of almost 3,000 children from birth to age three of which approximately 80 percent are ... through a two-year $100,000 grant to the Bread & Roses Community Fund to develop and implement the Early Childhood ...
27Jul2022

Listening and Learning Session with SDP Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philadelphia School District
... where he will meet students, families, District staff, and community members invested in our student’s achievement. And that means he needs to hear from you.

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... via the CIty of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA - The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas ... announced today that 17 local organizations will receive a total of $192,000 in City funding to conduct grassroots ... Plan, passed last March, increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over ...

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
... , Bucks County Foundation (BCF) , and Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) recently announced the award of a $75,000 grant to Souderton-based Along the Way in support ... Along the Way team accept the $75,000 IMPACT Bucks Grant from a coalition of local funders. From left to right: Nicole ...

Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... Pictured: Carra Cote-Ackah, director of Vanguard’s Community Stewardship efforts, speaks with children and ... Partnerships. The program is funded by contributions from Vanguard employees and corporate commitments.  ... Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program recently presented a $1.63 million grant to Drexel University’s West ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducation
Areas of Focus 
Read by 4th Initiative

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

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... meeting since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements ... to ensure that all Philadelphians share in the recovery from COVID-19,” said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of ... 5 years will receive twice weekly Zoom “visits” from a community-based early learning expert, as well as ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization supporting book ownership and early ... partnership is made possible by a $1.3 million lead grant from the William Penn Foundation , along with local and ... & CEO. About The School District of Philadelphia A community of great learners, caring families, committed ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducation
Areas of Focus 
Read by 4th Initiative

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... grades. These “Good to Great” grants, ranging in size from $20,000 to nearly $75,000, are funded by the William ... specific student populations. The funded initiatives have a particular focus on grade-level proficiency by third grade. ... - private foundations, corporations and businesses, community organizations and individual donors – with school ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducation

Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched a new pilot program today aimed at improving the health and ... of mothers and their young children. The project, "Community-Clinical Systems Integration: Leveraging Primary ... care setting and is made possible by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program ™. This ...
23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... and practitioners to join us on Wednesday, June 23rd from 2:00 – 3:15 PM to discuss the lawsuit challenging ... schools in the lowest 20 percent of local wealth. A  study  released in October 2020 found that 428 of PA’s ... deep inequality in PA public schools. The suit is asking for a court order that will force the legislature to comply ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how our ... or systemic inequities. And we will learn directly from you – the nonprofit leaders, community members, and organizations, large and small – who ...

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

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... harder than ever. COVID-19 has not only proven to be a public health crisis, but it has exposed the existing ... According to the 2020 Overlooked and Undercounted Report from PathWays PA, Chester County is the most expensive county ... goes to child care. Elected officials, non-profits, and community partners need to ensure that this fact remains at ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families ... serve approximately 1,780 children and will make it easier for partners to take early learning programming directly to ...
Find More By
News type 
Member News
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducation
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 ... , CFO for the School District of Philadelphia, to provide a high-level overview of how the American Rescue Plan Act ... and engage. We will also take a few minutes to hear from each of you about your work and how we can design the ...

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

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... has awarded Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative a $25,000 planning grant as part of its Salem Smart Start for Parents and Children initiative, with a possibility of a ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... 22, 2020) — The Read to Succeed Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills ... will begin on July 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to June 25. ... reading and analytical skills." He added: “Children come from very different backgrounds and have very different ...
Find More By
News type 
Press Release
Funding Area 
Early ChildhoodEducationYouth Development
Areas of Focus 
Read by 4th Initiative