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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
... nontraditional hours when they most often need to work. To date, 93% of the mothers served have maintained stable ... to accept more client referrals and increase its employer network. "As an organization committed to accelerating equity ...

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to 10 district elementary schools to enhance literacy ... through third grades. These “Good to Great” grants, ranging in size from $20,000 to nearly $75,000, are funded by the William Penn Foundation. The grants totaled $535,826. The Good to Great program enhances ...
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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
... pediatric care close to home through its  CHOP Care Network , which includes more than 50 primary care practices, ...

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

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... Care location in Cobbs Creek , which will join a national network of HealthySteps sites working to transform pediatric ... mobilize change is central to PHP’s approach.”  The grants are part of PHP’s strategic initiative on early ... at CHOP and Bread & Roses Community Fund, PHP awarded grants totaling $430,450 in the first half of the year to ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is convening the weeklong event for funders, national and state leaders, partners in ... nearby sites. “GLR Week in Philadelphia is more than a conference — it is a collaborative opportunity for people ... represent a movement that is more than just a series of annual get-togethers,” said Smith. “Our weeklong theme of ...
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William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
... since March, the Board of Directors approved a series of grants to immediately support multiple elements of recovery, ... to be a barrier for some families. HFP will work with the network of Philadelphia home visiting programs to supply 750 ... (Philadelphia Youth Network)  to expand and adapt the annual WorkReady Philadelphia program that connects youth and ...

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

Child Care
Friday, October 16, 2020
... on average in Pennsylvania, 40% of a single mom’s annual income goes to child care. Elected officials, ... taking care of their children. An additional $5 million in grants will fund the child care organizations that need to ...

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

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, August 17, 2023
... Executive Director. Please contact Emily Hernandez, Grants Manager, Salem Health and Wellness Foundation, 856- ... New Jersey that has distributed over $58 million in grants to agencies and organizations in Salem County, to ...

William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach

William Penn Foundation new funding areas
Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Foundation shares a high-level preview of their five funding programs and a new approach that’s designed to make the grant application process simpler and more transparent.

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

Wednesday, January 19, 2022
... and inclusion, and trauma-informed practice. Providing grants to these 17 community-based organizations will bring ... them access non-filer portals to claim the credit. The grants range from $1,000 to $20,000 and will come from the ... Organization Why Not Prosper Supportive Older Women’s Network (SOWN) IHM Center for Literacy Families Forward ...

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 ... and matching funds, the William Penn Foundation awarded grants to dozens of organizations providing access to healthy ... and remain in their homes. For the allocation of these grants we relied on the expertise of peers and colleagues ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020

Administered by The Fund for School District of Philadelphia, the program's goals of promoting literacy and preventing the phenomenon known as “summer slide” have been expanded to include countering the "COVID slide," this year's loss of school instruction time to the pandemic.

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

Thursday, September 5, 2019

A new pilot progam at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) made possible by a generous grant from the Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program™ integrates home visiting nurses into the pediatric primary care setting.

23Jun2021

Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Video Conference
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Grantmakers of Western PA, and ... who are supporting this effort. Thank you to Philanthropy Network's Education and Small Funders communities of practice ...