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Pew Awards $3.25M to Philadelphia Nonprofits to Support Students and Address Food Insecurity

Heights Philadelphia | Photo Credit Paola Nogueras
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $3.25 million to two Philadelphia nonprofits: Heights Philadelphia—which ... grants are as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund)  growth ... expand its capacity to provide low-income students—with an emphasis on Black, Latino, and first-generation ...

Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
... the Philadelphia Archdiocese, with four-year scholarships to attend any archdiocesan high school of their choosing. ... we are able to reward their academic excellence and open the door to even greater achievement through a high-quality education at an archdiocesan high school.”  The scholarships are named ...
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$100,000 Grant Kicks off Campaign for Chromebooks for Pottstown School District

Tuesday, May 5, 2020
POTTSTOWN, May 5—With the announcement of a $100,000 matching grant, The Pottstown Area Health & ... Pottstown Education are providing a way for the community to help students in the borough continue their education ...
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Listening and Learning Session with SDP Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington, Sr.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
11:30am - 1:00pm
Philadelphia School District
... in our student’s achievement. And that means he needs to hear from you. Before our children return to school on ... of Philadelphia.   Please join Dr.

WCU Students Demonstrate Benjamin Franklin’s Philanthropic Legacy through Annual Grant

CCCF Grant Students
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Grant Awarded to West Chester Public Library and The Garage Community & ... nonprofit recipient(s) of the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund award.  The class is taught by Dr. Gerardina L. Martin, ... and core values. At the end of their class, a student group presents their recommendation for the grant ...
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Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to hold in trust the inaugural Richard R. Ruch scholarship ... Foundation. In memory of Randy Ruch’s late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 years will now be ... R. Ruch inaugural scholarship recipient is Bethany Stern, an incoming junior at Penn State Berks, majoring in business ...
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NBME Selects Its First Philanthropy Director

Allison Anderson Acevedo
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Press release ia NBME Allison Anderson Acevedo.jpg To further philanthropic efforts in medical education and ... well as her deep roots in the Philadelphia area, make her an excellent inaugural Philanthropy Director for NBME. I’m ... University Beasley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Swarthmore College. In ...

Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney

Wednesday, September 19, 2018
... in four of our residents lives in poverty — struggling to make ends meet, put food on the table, and keep a roof ... hourly wage of new hires is $14.72. PBT also allows us to create 20 community schools that bring critical support ... in previously unclaimed public assistance. I also formed an Eviction Task Force that identified ways we can stem the ...

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

Elliot Weinbaum
Monday, June 3, 2019
... partnership that will expand Book Trust’s program to reach all of the District’s 150 elementary schools and an estimated 40,000 kindergarten to third-grade students.  ... that every child discovers the joy and power of reading to create limitless possibilities.  Book Trust engages every ...
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City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... Philanthropic, and Civic Leaders Partner with the City to Provide Support The City of Philadelphia today announced  PHLConnectED , a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 ... digital skills training and tech support for families, is an urgent response to schools moving to virtual learning in ...

The Alliance for Health Equity announces the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship

Judy Spangler
Monday, May 8, 2023
... Pennsylvania - The Alliance for Health Equity is honored to announce a new scholarship opportunity, the Judy Spangler Memorial Scholarship to support an African American high school female student who wants to ...

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