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

Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
... City of Philadelphia today announced the recipients of the first round of grants from the Kensington Community ... across these neighborhoods.” The KCR Fund awarded its first round of grants, totaling $200,000, to 20 nonprofit ... in the area," said Joanna Otero-Cruz, Deputy Managing Director of Community Services. “The KCR Fund represents ...

Bloomberg-Funded Efforts to Stem Pennsylvania Opioid Crisis Announced

Friday, July 12, 2019
... strengthen their public health systems, has announced the first projects to be funded by  Bloomberg Philanthropies ... addiction and take steps to prevent overdose deaths. The first round of funding for Pennsylvania will support efforts ... for addressing the overdose crisis," said Daliah Heller, director of drug use initiatives at Vital Strategies. "The ...
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Addiction / Opioid CrisisHealth Care

City Launches “Kensington Community Resilience Fund”

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
... impacts of the opioid crisis in Kensington. Core to its approach is a participatory grantmaking process that ... this happen, particularly the funders -- and I hope their philanthropy will encourage others to join in this vital ... grants and stipends for community participants during the first round of funding. Lead funders include The Douty ...

City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... were previously distributed to 40 organizations during the first and second grant cycles. New for this cycle is an ... pride and shows what we can accomplish when community, philanthropy, and the public sector come together.” The KCR ... and support bold and impactful organizations.” Through its participatory model and by incorporating capacity ...

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

Thursday, August 29, 2019
... as: Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc. Youth First, Inc. of Indiana Parents Resource Institute for Drug ... Foundation aims to improve the health and well-being of its patient populations – both human and animal – by investing in its communities. Through strategic partnerships and community ...

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
... overdose crises in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill. Its participatory model gives community leaders and residents ... Founder and a second-time KCR Fund awardee. “Our first grant helped launch our program and now, one year ... and networking,” said Caz Tod-Pearson, Executive Director of The Simple Way and a Community Advisory Committee ...

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
... application for colleges and universities to apply for first-year funding — up to $50,000 — to establish or ... graduation rates. In 2021, the IBX Foundation announced its commitment to collegiate recovery programs in ... a leader in the fight to end the opioid crisis since 2017. Its initiatives focus on reducing the stigma of addiction, ...
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The Nelson Foundation Announces June 2024 Grant Awards

The Nelson Foundation
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... . Additionally, four organizations received the very first grants of the Change Champions grant program, a new ... of $12,500 are:  Public Interest Law Center , Children First (formerly PCCY) , Education Law Center , and Mad Beatz ...

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
... been awarded a $3.5 million  growth grant  to expand its work to end and prevent chronic street homelessness in ... Philadelphia. Specifically, Project HOME plans to increase its efforts to reduce the number of people experiencing ... the impacts of the pandemic.” Kristin Romens , project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to support recovery and sobriety for college students

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... for addiction resources in higher education through its Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP) ... stress for many students,” said Tim Rabolt, Executive Director of ARHE, the only association in the U.S. that ... the Someone You Know® podcast series, which will launch its second season this year focused on youth and addiction. ...
03Feb2021

Special Funder Briefing: City of Philadelphia FY 2022 Budget

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... budgets. In July 2020, the City announced revisions to its FY21-FY25 Five-Year budget plan . The updated strategy ... recovery priorities and regional recovery lessons. Budget Director Marisa Waxman will present the City's Fiscal Year ...
29Oct2020

Small Funders Roundtable Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 2020
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Video Conference
... COVID-19 Response Dashboard , a collaborative effort of Philanthropy Network and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy to track and analyze more than $40 million in ...

Independence Blue Cross Foundation announces new funding to help Black families access world-class addiction services

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
... family education services. Caron has committed $500,000 of its annual scholarship fund to help Black families access ... Foundation awarded grant funding for Caron to help expand its student assistance program, family education, and ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... across Pennsylvania,” said Kristina Canfield, executive director at ARHE. “This effective model including direct ... recovery environments,” said Heather Major, executive director of the IBC Foundation. “Every individual deserves ...

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 impact of the overdose crisis.

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

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019

In recognition of National Recovery Month, the Independence Blue Cross Foundation joined Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf in the State Capitol Rotunda to discuss the opioid crisis and to showcase Someone You Know, an Independence Blue Cross Foundation public health awareness campaign to reduce the stigma of opioid addiction.

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

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
... impacts of COVID-19,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ...