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

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
... The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to 10 district elementary schools to enhance literacy ... Foundation. The grants totaled $535,826. The Good to Great program enhances the District’s robust early literacy ...
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Vanguard awards $1.63M to childhood learning effort

Friday, April 27, 2018
... Drexel Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships. The program is funded by contributions from Vanguard employees ... Submitted Photo The Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program recently presented a $1.63 million grant to Drexel ... Partnerships. “The Vanguard Strong Start for Kids Program is proud to support improvements in early childhood ...
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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.

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 ...

Successful ‘Read To Succeed’ Summer Program Goes Virtual

Read to Succeed
Monday, June 22, 2020
... PA — (June 22, 2020) — The Read to Succeed Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills among ... on July 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to June 25. Pennsylvania State ...
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All K-3 students in School District of Philadelphia to receive free books every month

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... a four-year partnership that will expand Book Trust’s program to reach all of the District’s 150 elementary ... William Penn Foundation will help expand the Book Trust program in Philadelphia schools over the next four years.  ... schools by the fourth year of the partnership. The program will be maintained as part of the District’s early ...
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National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018

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.

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