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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
... Block Builds, which will extend the hospital’s evidence-based  Community Asthma Prevention Program Plus (CAPP+)  to ... Care Network , which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care ... and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people ...

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 10 district elementary schools to enhance literacy instruction for students in Kindergarten through third grades. These ...
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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
... announced the award of a $75,000 grant to Souderton-based Along the Way in support of its Bucks Pathway Project, ... development, childcare, and family support program for single mother households. The grant is the result of a ... by improving economic self-sufficiency and opportunity for socially and/or economically disadvantaged people.   ...

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of six, and from $2,000 to $3,600 ... funding towards outreach and enrollment with community-based partners.” Mayor Kenney said. “By focusing on ... and inclusion, and trauma-informed practice. Providing grants to these 17 community-based organizations will bring ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... 3, 2019] The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization supporting book ownership and ... communities in the United States, there is just one book for every 300 children, compared to middle-income families ... in a number of ways. This most recent investment is based in the evidence that access to exciting and engaging ...
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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 ... in which community members, stakeholders, community-based organizations, etc. can come together to ensure all ... Executive Director.

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 ... implementation, PolicyLab will advocate for policy and systems changes at the local and state levels to advance ... mobilize change is central to PHP’s approach.”  The grants are part of PHP’s strategic initiative on early ...

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

Thursday, September 5, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Hospital ... by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program ™. This project is just one of several ... enhanced services beyond the scope of what evidence-based home visiting models can typically independently ...

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 ... since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements of recovery, ... receive twice weekly Zoom “visits” from a community-based early learning expert, as well as children’s books ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024
... review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had been in place for a decade. Our work since then helped us to understand how ... Board of Directors has set the new direction for our grant programs and the way we’ll operate in the ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... coalitions involved in the effort to share successful practices in a series of presentations, discussions and ... of our philanthropic, political, cultural and community based resources, we could bring these extremely important ... Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada — with 4,100 local organizations and 510 state and local funders ...
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William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
Via Philanthropy News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 million community-based initiative to connect children and families in the ... serve approximately 1,780 children and will make it easier for partners to take early learning programming directly to ...
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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 ... with a public purpose.” “We lend money, we make grants, we do research,” he said. “All with an eye toward building up wealth and economic opportunity for people in places for whom that’s a challenge.” ...
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23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
... adequate funding in 2018-19, with a shortfall of at least $4.6 billion. The state’s inadequate and inequitable funding ... deep inequality in PA public schools. The suit is asking for a court order that will force the legislature to comply ... Center Fund Our Schools PA Pa. schools need an additional $4.6 billion to close education gaps  - Spotlight PA School ...

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
... 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 million to support nonprofit ... 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 ...

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

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... health crisis, but it has exposed the existing crisis for quality and affordable child care as well. Parents have ... adjusted to functioning as full-time employees, providing for the daily needs of their children, and helping with ... taking care of their children. An additional $5 million in grants will fund the child care organizations that need to ...

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 ... the readings. Week 3 will include writing skills, and Week 4 will incorporate science. All sessions feature fun and ...
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