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City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... participatory grantmaking process   The City of Philadelphia announced the “Kensington Community ... members, the City of Philadelphia, and regional funders to explicitly address the community impacts of the opioid ... residents, who will then provide recommendations for grant awards to the KCR Fund Steering Committee of funders and city ...

City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
KCR Fund.png PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia today announced the recipients of the first round of grants from the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund), a ... between community members, the City, and regional funders to explicitly address the community impacts of the opioid ...

City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees

Monday, August 28, 2023
Kensington residents work with City to select 36 grassroots organizations and community groups to receive $360,000 to address the community ...

City Launches Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City of Philadelphia and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral ... Philadelphians. These changing trends are due in part to the current toxicity of the drug supply; fentanyl ... 2022 and are due on February 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST. Grant awards will be announced in the spring of 2023. The ...
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City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Thirty $10,000 general operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life ... Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia today announced the launch of the 2023 ...

City Announces $360,000 in Grants to Improve Quality of Life in Kensington through Fourth Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

KCR Fund
Thursday, July 11, 2024
... logo.png PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2024) — Today, the City of Philadelphia announced $360,000 in grants awarded in the fourth cycle of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund). The KCR Fund was ... members, City government, and the Scattergood Foundation to address the harms caused by the opioid and overdose crises ...

The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Nelson-Foundation logo.png The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 ... as well as several Change Champions, and Grace Nelson Awards. All core grants are three-year general operating ... Heroes , Parkesburg Point Youth Center , Philadelphia City Rowing , Project 440 , We REIGN Inc , and Youth Art & ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... Trusts announced today that it has awarded $7.7 million to five Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations. These ... the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the awards will help to house and support people with substance ... families in achieving economic mobility; and bolster the city’s cultural and civic vitality, including supporting ...

Pew Announces $1M to Support Vulnerable Philadelphia-Area Residents Amid Pandemic

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... today that it has awarded $1 million in new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits serving local residents ... will receive $250,000 over two years. The other 11 awards will provide an additional year of support to current ... informing discussion on important policy issues facing the city, partnering with local institutions to encourage a ...

AmerisourceBergen Foundation Supports Youth by Addressing Opioid Epidemic Through Education, Advocacy & Community-Building

Thursday, August 29, 2019
20+ Organizations Receive Grants to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic ... initiatives focused on education, youth advocacy, and community-building.  “Adolescence can often be a critical ...
03Feb2021

Special Funder Briefing: City of Philadelphia FY 2022 Budget

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
In the face of declining revenues, increased community needs due to COVID-19, and calls for action and accountability on ... in shaping their FY 2022 budgets. In July 2020, the City announced revisions to its FY21-FY25 Five-Year budget ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation convenes Recovery Ready Summit to engage stakeholders in mission to support recovery on college campuses

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
... as key employer and government stakeholders on Oct. 10 to discuss the continued need for recovery support on college campuses and in the workplace. The event ... the IBX Foundation’s most important stakeholder – the community – has been at the center of the work. By the end ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... consulting services and apply for a Foundation grant to develop or expand their collegiate recovery model. The ... expand ARHE’s model to campuses across the region with support to other schools that join the effort. Two ... solutions that improve the health and well-being of the community. The Foundation has awarded nearly $48M in grants ...

Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... public health systems, has announced the first projects to be funded by  Bloomberg Philanthropies  as part of a $10 ... to bring together law enforcement, state agencies, community leaders, hospitals, prisons, and harm-reduction organizations in such a coordinated way. The overdose crisis ...
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IBX’s Share Your Opioid Story is collecting the tales of Pennsylvanians impacted by addiction

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Friday, November 30, 2018
By  Grace Shallow  / CONTRIBUTOR At community meetings about the opioid epidemic, Evan ... often hears grievances like “People are going to relapse again” or “They’re never going to amount to ... is funded by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation with support from the state’s Department of Drug and Alcohol ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to  Caron Treatment Centers (Caron ) for scholarships aimed ... addressing the stigma associated with addiction, expanding community access to treatment and funding research on warm ... for example.  We’re looking forward to expanding our support with Caron even further through these new ...

Foundation’s Someone You Know public health awareness campaign highlights the stigma of addiction

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... Governor Tom Wolf in the State Capitol Rotunda to discuss the opioid crisis and to showcase  Someone You Know , an Independence Blue Cross ... “It has permeated Pennsylvania – every corner, every community. And we have reached a point where there can no ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... state for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support students in recovery from substance use disorder.* ... in Southeastern Pennsylvania. That growth is attributed to the leadership and investment by the  Independence Blue ... solutions that improve the health and well-being of the community. The Foundation’s core programs and initiatives ...
29Oct2020

Small Funders Roundtable Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to track and analyze more than $40 million in grants from 13 ... of extracurricular providers and funders that can better support young people’s learning, development, and ... - a nascent pooled fund partnering with the Kensington community to address the effects of the opioid crisis. This ...