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National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... PHILADELPHIA (July 19, 2018) – More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood education will arrive in ... Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is convening the weeklong event for funders, national and state leaders, partners in ...
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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 ... Last fall, we shared our plans to review and update the Foundation’s grantmaking areas and practices, which had ... stakeholder engagement, we are pleased to share that the Foundation’s Board of Directors has set the new direction ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... News Digest The Philadelphia-based  William Penn Foundation  has announced the launch of a two-year, $2 ... skills. Partners in the initiative include the  Barnes Foundation , the  Franklin Institute , the  Academy of ... director of the Great Learning Program at the William Penn Foundation. "What the Informal Learning Initiative is ...
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The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities

Thursday, September 6, 2018
... the work includes collaborations with the William Penn Foundation in Philadelphia, the Richard W. Goldman Family Foundation in Atlanta and its surrounding counties, the Bainum Foundation in Washington, D.C., the Foundation for Newark’s ...
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Salem Health & Wellness Foundation awards $25K to Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded Southern New Jersey Perinatal ... to collaborate with the Salem Health & Wellness Foundation, county stakeholders, young parents and their ... a leader in Live Healthy Salem County. Additionally, the Foundation has created an Advisory Board to support the ...

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

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... Release PHILADELPHIA (June 30, 2020)  – William Penn Foundation (WPF) today announced $2.6 million in additional ... said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of William Penn Foundation. “Back to normal’ is not our goal, nor should ... . ### About William Penn Foundation The William Penn Foundation, founded in 1945 by ...

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
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2021) – The William Penn Foundation today announced 90 grants totaling more than $8 ... direct grantmaking and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation awarded grants to dozens of organizations ... said Janet Haas, M.D., Board Chair of the William Penn Foundation. “So too are efforts to help families stay ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... The School District of Philadelphia and Book Trust, a national organization supporting book ownership and early reading in schools, along with the William Penn Foundation , today announced a four-year partnership that ... from the William Penn Foundation , along with local and national supporters, and is an investment in the District’s ...
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Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... Primary Care location in Cobbs Creek , which will join a national network of HealthySteps sites working to transform ... Board Chair of Philadelphia Health Partnership.“The Foundation has been focused on improving equity in health in ... at SEAMAAC. This is a joint program with the Independence Foundation to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive ...

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
... – Local grant makers BLBB Charitable , Bucks County Foundation (BCF) , and Foundations Community Partnership ... Michael Vanelli, as well as Mandy Mundy, Bucks County Foundation’s Executive Director.   While Bucks County is ... visit www.blbb.com/charitable . About Bucks County Foundation BCF’s mission is to enhance the quality of life ...

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... $20,000 to nearly $75,000, are funded by the William Penn Foundation. The grants totaled $535,826. The Good to Great ... framework,” said Elliot Weinbaum of The William Penn Foundation. “By giving individual schools the resources to ... to increases in reading proficiency. “The William Penn Foundation has supported the District’s efforts to ...
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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

Funding aims to reduce health disparities for patient and families living in West Philadelphia, extending CHOP’s overall community impact.

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

Thursday, September 5, 2019
... is unparalleled." PolicyLab will work closely with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) and other partners ...

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood) announced today that 17 local ... having little or no income. “At the Thomas Scattergood Foundation, we support organizations and programs that ... wellbeing,” said Joe Pyle, MA, President of Scattergood Foundation . The grantees are expected to educate the ...