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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... the  Kensington Community Resilience Fund (KCR Fund) , a public-private-community partnership between community ... community.  The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, ... through this learning-funding model. They aren’t giving us fish. They are teaching us how to fish!,” said  ...

City of Philadelphia Selected for $1 Million Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge Grant to Fund Temporary Public Art Project that Addresses Gun Violence in Germantown

Bloomberg Art Challenge
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia announced today that it has been selected to receive $1,000,000 as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge , a program that supports temporary public art projects ...
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Anti-ViolenceArts & Culture
07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... and other philanthropy-serving organizations. A Conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the ... individuals, communities and organizations as they chart new paths forward. About the Speaker: Dr. David Frey is ... concepts of American citizenship and belonging, work that has been featured on "60 Minutes." Resources Recording ...
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Anti-ViolenceRacial EquitySocial Justice

Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia ... impact of violence on local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia ... to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By partnering with ...

New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... are creating the Civic Coalition to Save Lives — a coalition consisting of 70 groups representing a ... the Philadelphia Foundation. “The future of Philadelphia is at stake and we are all stakeholders who have a shared ... Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic. >>CONTINUE READING New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence ...

City Announces Final Round of Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program Awardees

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
... round of awardees includes 18 additional organizations that will collectively receive more than $7 million in ... Day Rally Committee); Black Muslim Men United for a Better Philadelphia; Nicetown CDC; Mercy Neighborhood ... Arts Philadelphia; Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity; New Leash on Life; Educators 4 Education; Timoteo Sports; ...
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02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
The idea that government-backed income can alleviate poverty is nearly a century old, with its roots in the post-Depression era and ... with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of ...
12Jul2023

Courageous Conversations about Gun Violence in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
12:00pm - 2:15pm
Free Library of Philadelphia, Skyline Room
... access to the resources they need to heal from the trauma. A new gun violence intervention program called TRIGGER helps ... film: Barriers to treating the behavioral health issues that stem from, and contribute to many forms of gun violence, ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar

Join this conversation for funders about the current legislative and policy threats to trans communities across Pennsylvania, how organizations and communities are responding, and what can be done to support them.