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City Appoints New Executive Director of Rebuild

Kira Strong
Friday, January 3, 2020
... Brian Abernathy today appointed Kira Strong as the new Executive Director of the City’s Rebuild initiative. ... hundreds of millions of dollars in capital improvements to neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. ... and Economic Development for the People’s Emergency Center before joining Rebuild in 2016. Prior to that, she ...

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to launch the Block Builds Program and improve children’s ... commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and ...

Mayor Kenney Cuts Ribbon at Hancock Playground

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
... the Kenney Administration’s signature initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... neighborhood spaces,” said Mayor Kenney. “With these new improvements, Hancock Playground is now a space where ... a safe and well designed park, playground or library can be to help neighborhoods thrive.” Rebuild improvements at ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... ) initiative — From ‘Reimagining the  Civic Commons  to Rebuilding Civic Infrastructure.’ “Philadelphia has ... attention in recent years because of the renaissance of Center City, which was partly driven by a major investment in ...

Knight Foundation invests $2.2 million in projects to advance Philadelphia’s public spaces and digital engagement

Photo courtesy Smith Memorial Playground
Friday, April 9, 2021
... in nine Philadelphia projects. Knight Foundation’s new support will bolster local programs that advance ... In Philadelphia, Knight support will advance work to address these issues while also including residents in the ... develop, there are opportunities for communities to be drivers and decision-makers of the change and to benefit ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to revitalize parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and ... this work because we believe this historic investment will be transformational, not just through fixing buildings and ... for major improvements to the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center in North Philadelphia and the Heitzman Recreation ...
22Jan2020

One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
Rebuild is the City of Philadelphia’s initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood ... family sustaining careers in construction The panel will be moderated by Rebuild Deputy Director David Gould , and ... will include: Pati Codina , Community Development Director for Impact Services, a nonprofit managing Rebuild projects in ...