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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 health care, NBME has named its ... , including expanding efforts to support marginalized students.    Allison’s new role complements her seasoned ...

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

IBX Foundation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new funding for addiction resources in higher education ... Overdose Prevention (STOP) initiative. In collaboration with the Association for Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE), ... to grow their current program, The Flock, to serve more students in recovery and add a new element to support ...

Philadelphia Health Partnership Designates Funds to Support the Launch of Two New Early Childhood Programs

Thursday, September 8, 2022
... and enhanced family engagement and support. Concurrent with pilot implementation, PolicyLab will advocate for policy ... advocacy and provide social, emotional, and academic supports. Legal Clinic for the Disabled – A two-year program grant of $90,000 for the Medical-Legal Partnership at St. Christopher’s Hospital for ...

Pennsylvania establishes blueprint for successful collegiate recovery programs

Thursday, September 22, 2022
... for collegiate recovery programs (CRPs), which support students in recovery from substance use disorder.* Ten new programs have launched in Pennsylvania in the past 12 ... is a game-changer, and we are eager to replicate it with schools across the nation.” CRPs are an essential part ...

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
... Blue Cross Foundation  (Foundation) announced new grant funding for a collaboration with  Temple University’s College of Public Health and ... direct pathway to nursing from high school to college for students of color. The IBC Foundation Healthcare Scholars ...
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Dwayne Wharton selected for new national leadership program to build health equity

Dwayne Wharton
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
... motorists, pedestrians and cyclists; and spearheading a new community garden that teaches kids about culture, race, ... Collaborative for Health Equity and CommonHealth ACTION with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Wharton ... access to affordable, nutritious food. In this role, he supports the organization’s health equity, policy and ...

New Community Grants by Philadelphia City Fund Announced

Philadelphia City Fund
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... address the health of formerly incarcerated women, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and ... Many  of PCF’s charitable initiatives focus on new and innovative solutions that enhance life in ... with intellectual and developmental disabilities Students Run Philly Style, $16,354 to support access to ...

FCP Selects Tobias Bruhn as New Executive Director

Tobias Bruhn
Thursday, January 9, 2020
... decades of management and development experience to his new role as Executive Director at Foundations Community ... subsidizes service learning internships for college students, underwrites community education programs and supports behavioral health education and research. To learn ...
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The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... on-going support for programs throughout the Lehigh Valley with a focus on addressing and improving quality of life for ... and creation of a mission and vision statement within a new strategic plan. A grant of $25,000 was awarded to the ... awarded to support Kolbe Academy, a new high school for students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction that ...

Brandywine Health Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Program Issues RFP

Monday, February 12, 2018
... 12, 2018 - The Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP) of the Brandywine Health Foundation ... use disorders. We all know someone that has struggled with mental health and/or substance use issues in our ... measurable outputs and outcomes, and coordinate well with other local agencies. lison Carling, CASH student and ...

Salem Health and Wellness Foundation names new leader

Salem Halth & Wellness Foundation
Thursday, September 22, 2022
... Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Executive Director, Paul DiLorenzo.  Paul will follow ... and child welfare. He began his career as a caseworker with families in the child welfare system. After that, he ... rose to our attention. We are pleased to have someone with his experience join us in our critical work.”  The ...
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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  (Foundation) announced that it will award new funding to  Caron Treatment Centers (Caron ) for ... Prevention (S.T.O.P.) initiative to help people struggling with opioid use disorder in southeastern Pennsylvania. ... supported the launch of a new training program for nursing students and nursing professionals. As a result of the ...

Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... that are working to improve the lives of older residents. With Pew’s support, the grantees—Pathways to Housing PA, ... homelessness, including older adults; supporting a new approach to provide housing and care for older adults ... and what they aim to accomplish: Pathways to Housing PA  supports chronically homeless Philadelphians living with ...

HealthSpark Foundation Announces $631,000 in Grants to Support Montgomery County’s Social Safety Net

Monday, January 11, 2021
... to our community partners for identifying projects with true potential to create a more just and sustainable ... be more culturally responsive, antiracist and to identify new tools to eliminate known disparities in access and that ... for a proof-of-concept project to implement a visiting medical “street medicine” program in Pottstown for ...

Derrick Morgan partners with Brandywine Health Foundation to support COVID-19 Healthcare and Economic Relief Fun

Derrick Morgan
Friday, April 10, 2020
... file photo, former NFL player Derrick Morgan interacts with Caln Elementary School students during an assembly.   COATESVILLE—As part of his ... economic needs and that Brandywine Health Foundation’s new fund would be just the right vehicle to make that ...

IBX Foundation supports nearly 60 Nonprofit Health Centers

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
... “The Foundation strives to break down these barriers with thoughtful, collaborative solutions. Everyone deserves ... futures.” “Philadelphia has so many wonderful academic medical centers, hospitals, and traditional treatment ... Blue Cross Foundation on  LinkedIn . IBX Foundation supports nearly 60 Nonprofit Health Centers ...

New community-led pooled fund will support COVID-19 education and vaccine access

COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund
Thursday, April 8, 2021
... Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia in collaboration with funders across the region is launching the new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a community-led ... grant dollars, Philanthropy Network has also partnered with the City of Philadelphia’s Philly Counts office, which ...

Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative Announces New Grant Awards

Food Equity
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
... Injury Prevention and the Reinvestment Fund announced nine new awards as part of the Philadelphia Food Justice ... Fund. “We are delighted to be able to partner with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to support ... still have fewer fresh food choices. The PFJI supports projects that increase access to healthy foods in ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Advances Mission with New Community Opportunities

Wednesday, March 11, 2020
... PA)  - Brandywine Health Foundation is sharing two new opportunities with the community. One helps to support area youth live ... the Foundation’s Coatesville Area Youth Philanthropy Program (CAYPP), currently in its fifth year of service to ...

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
... making Collegiate Recovery Programs (CRPs) accessible to students and highlight the need for recovery-ready ... Foundation announced the opening of a collegiate recovery program grant application for colleges and universities to ... to collegiate recovery programs in collaboration with the Association of Recovery in Higher Education. As a ...
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