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New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning
The new "Talk It Up" program seeded by the William Penn Foundation seeks to make grocery shopping an opportunity for interaction and learning between parents and children.
Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs
PHP announces its support of two new programs focused on the health and well-being of young children and their parents and caregivers.
Vanguard Supports First-of-Its-Kind Project Integrating Home Visiting Nurses into Pediatric Primary Care Setting
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.
Education Funders Meeting
Nonprofit Organizations Awarded More than $8 Million from William Penn Foundation for Continued Relief Efforts Supporting Philadelphia Families
CEO, Scattergood Announce Local Organizations Funded to Conduct Grassroots Outreach for Child Tax Credit
The Starting Line: Behind a Push by Foundations to Expand Access to Childcare in Their Cities
Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA
William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach
National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia
More than 700 educators, foundation executives and national leaders in early childhood education will convene July 24-27 in Philadelphia for Grade-Level Reading Week, the nation’s most significant convening focused on getting all children reading on grade level by the time they enter fourth grade.
All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month
A $1.3 million grant from the William Penn Foundation will expand the national book choice and ownership program to every elementary school in Philadelphia.





