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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Collaborates with Temple University to Create a Pathway to Nursing for Students of Color

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
... Foundation  (Foundation) announced new grant funding for a collaboration with  Temple University’s College of ... schools and will later expand to additional schools and up to 20 students. Temple will also offer three-day summer ... community. The Foundation has awarded more than $55M in grants to nonprofits and academic institutions in the ...
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76ers Donate Funds to Purchase 10,000 Chromebooks for School District of Philadelphia Students

The Fund for the SDP
Monday, March 30, 2020
PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2020 —  The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced today that ... Harris and Co-Managing Partner David Blitzer have stepped up to fund the purchase of 10,000 computers to make distance ... impressed that they turned on a dime and stepped up this quickly to help purchase the computers that are ...
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Ruch Family Foundation Awards Richard R. Ruch Scholarship to Deserving College Student

Chester County Community Foundation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
... Ruch’s late son, Richard, a $5000 scholarship per year for up to 4 years will now be awarded to deserving children of ... $70 million in trust and annually awards $3.5 million in grants and scholarships. www.chescocf.org .   Ruch Family ...
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Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... has the nation’s most and is the fastest growing state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support ... a train-the-trainer program that sets new programs up for success through guidance and mentorship. This ... will have awarded nearly $70 million in charitable grants and to research in southeastern Pennsylvania. Learn ...

43 organizations receive Barra Awards

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
... pace with a changing environment and continually looking for ways to be more effective in strengthening the ... capital, nonprofit organizations have little margin for error or flexibility to innovate. In addition, awardee ... awardees and other social sector leaders, recommends up to three organizations. Eligible nominated organizations ...
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The Alliance for Health Equity Kicks off the Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute

Nonprofit Justice and Equity Institute Wordle
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
... Pennsylvania) - On February 1st  2022, The Alliance for Health Equity (The AHE) launched the Nonprofit Justice ... and equitably through strategies that build communities for long-term success. The goal of the Nonprofit Justice and ... please visit our website at alliancehealthequity.org. Keep up to date with this important work and the outcomes by ...

Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... today that it has awarded a total of $5.41 million in grants to five Philadelphia nonprofits to address ... Benefits Data Trust (BDT) has been awarded the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services’ first-ever growth grant , ... issues facing the city, encouraging a thriving arts and cultural community, supporting the health and welfare of the ...

The Foundation for Delaware County awards over $1M to local nonprofits, launches COVID-19 Response Fund

Wednesday, April 1, 2020
In its second major round of grantmaking, The Foundation for Delaware County awarded $1,055,488 in grant awards to 52 area nonprofits. Grants were awarded in the areas of economic stability, ... and neighborhood and the built environment, as well as for census outreach. "Our grant awards could not have come at ...

New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

"Talk it Up"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
... into a learning laboratory. A.J. is the face of "Talk It Up," a pilot project aimed at inspiring interaction among ... is that parents will see household tasks as opportunities for learning instead of chores to endure. Based on  research ... parent-child interactions boost early learning, "Talk It Up" hopes to inspire a paradigm shift in how adults think ...
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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 food, support for families to stay in their homes, and enhanced K-12 ...

National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... will arrive in Philadelphia beginning Tuesday, July 24 for Grade-Level Reading Week (GLR Week in Philadelphia), the ... to read proficiently by the end of third grade. This sets up a significant challenge as fourth grade marks the point ... leveraging all of our philanthropic, political, cultural and community based resources, we could bring these ...
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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
... in the Greater Philadelphia region. Details on the grants are as follows: Heights Philadelphia  was awarded a Pew Fund for Health and Human Services (Pew Fund)  growth grant ... organizations working to alleviate hunger. Pew Fund growth grants aim to significantly expand Philadelphia-area ...

William Penn Foundation Launches Informal Learning Initiative

Thursday, September 14, 2017
... of Drexel University ,  Fleisher Art Memorial , and other cultural institutions in the city, as well as organizations ... serve approximately 1,780 children and will make it easier for partners to take early learning programming directly to ... centers, parks, and playgrounds are particularly suitable for such experiences," said Elliot Weinbaum, director of the ...
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The Giant Company and its Customers Raise $3.3 Million to Fight Food Insecurity in Local School Districts

Monday, May 17, 2021
... and GIANT Heirloom Market stores were invited to round up their grocery purchase to the nearest dollar or convert their CHOICE points into a donation for their local public schools’ food programs. The GIANT ... support offered through The GIANT Company’s round-up campaign. The last year has been challenging for us all, ...

City of Philadelphia Launches “PHLConnectED”

Thursday, August 6, 2020
... announced  PHLConnectED , a collaboration to connect up to 35,000 low-income K-12 student households with internet ... will also provide digital skills training and tech support for families, is an urgent response to schools moving to ... later this month. Partners are working to quickly set up PHLConnectED and will share additional details about the ...
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Advancing Equitable and Adequate School Funding in PA, Part 2: Framing the Impact

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
This session will provide a follow up to our June session, Advancing Equitable and Adequate ... across the state that are organizing and advocating for greater funding equity. While this initiative has the ... variety of topics related to advocacy Foundation Advocacy Grants: What Grantees Need to Know Mays and May Nots for ...

Foundations Community Partnership Recognizes Outstanding Bucks County Students Through its Partnership in Education Scholarship Program

FCP Executive Director Dr. Tobi Bruhn and Temple University student Ani Zeytunyan
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
... to announce the 2023 Partnership in Education Scholarship recipients. School administrators and guidance counselors ... Tennent High School (Attending West Chester University) For more information on the Partnership in Education ...
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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
... communities in the United States, there is just one book for every 300 children, compared to middle-income families who, on average, have 13 books for every child.  This disparity is a significant factor in ... to improve reading proficiency and inspire kids’ passion for reading in the classroom and at home.   Dr. William R. ...
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Connelly Foundation awards 40 Catholic eighth graders full scholarships to high school

Wednesday, December 9, 2020
... school of their choosing. This year 459 students competed for the scholarships, representing 112 parochial and regional ... schools in five counties. Among the 40 scholarship recipients are five students from Bucks County, eight from ... archdiocesan high school.”  The scholarships are named for St. John Neumann, the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, who ...
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