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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 ... Chief Cultural Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative ...
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07Jun2022

Responding to Extremism -- New Thinking about Norms and Trust

Tuesday, June 7, 2022
1:00pm - 2:00pm
... A Conversation with Dr. David Frey, Founding Director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at ... individuals, communities and organizations as they chart new paths forward. About the Speaker: Dr. David Frey is ... Program at the National World War II Museum, and the executive committee of the Consortium of Higher Education ...
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New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence

Sharman Matlock-Turner, president and CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Sunday, November 20, 2022
... As gun violence and crime continues to plague the city of Philadelphia, businesses, nonprofits, faith-based ... Philadelphia’s gun violence epidemic. >>CONTINUE READING New coalition to tackle Philadelphia's gun violence ...

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

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
... community-based organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill PHILADELPHIA — The City of Philadelphia today announced the launch of the 2023 ... community.  The KCR Fund anticipates $300,000 in new funding will be distributed during the 2023 grant cycle, ...

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

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Via the City of Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia today announced the fourth and final ... Arts Philadelphia; Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity; New Leash on Life; Educators 4 Education; Timoteo Sports; ...
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23Jan2023

Gun Violence Prevention Matters for ALL of Us! Working Together to Achieve Better Outcomes

Monday, January 23, 2023
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Video Conference
... are currently underway to address the crisis; and how this new coalition will provide an opportunity to reduce gun ... and non-members funders.
02Nov2023

Guaranteed Income: Innovative Philadelphia Programs Designed to Combat Poverty

Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Zoom Virtual Conferencing
... with implementation in many cities, including Chicago , New York, Los Angeles , and Philadelphia piloting forms of ... a leader in these initiatives through work by both the City and the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the ... to gun violence.  Speakers Include Jody Greenblatt , Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Fund;  Will Hall ...
12Jul2023

Courageous Conversations about Gun Violence in Pennsylvania

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
12:00pm - 2:15pm
Free Library of Philadelphia, Skyline Room
... to the resources they need to heal from the trauma. A new gun violence intervention program called TRIGGER helps ... lived experience, Rosalind Pichardo of Operation Save Our City, Joel Seay of the Jarell Seay Love and Laughter ... Unity in the Community.  Moderator: Chad Dion Lassiter , Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations ...

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

Wednesday, July 20, 2022
... local residents. The awards include a grant to University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative to help ... to expand its successful workforce training program to new neighborhoods and employment sectors. By partnering with ... emerging issues. Kristin Romens, the Pew Fund’s project director, said of the grants, “Pew is pleased to support ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Fund, Inc. , this session will welcome Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau , Naiymah Sanchez from the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans ... from the Attic Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an informative conversation about the current ...