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The next meeting of the Chester County Funders will include an update on economic revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville, and an update on the COVID-19 vaccination process in the the county.
These briefings provide regional funders with an opportunity to update each other on efforts surrounding COVID-19 in Greater Philadelphia, share what they’re hearing about the needs in the community and steps they are taking to respond, and explore new initiatives and opportunities for collaboration.
Join us to hear an update on the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund, a special pooled fund supporting a community-led effort to invest in neighborhood-based solutions to urgent needs related to COVID-19.
In its second round of grants, the COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund made grants totaling $668,885 to 84 individuals and nonprofit organizations working to increase COVID-19 education, vaccine access, health resources, and outreach activities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties.
"Our communities aren’t separate from us; they’re our families, the young people we work with in school every day. If it’s your community, you can’t step away from what’s impacting it."
"We don’t see ourselves as any kind of public health organization; we’re just doing what needs to get done to serve our communities the most."
Coatesville's Collective Impact Initiative will help people live healthy and well by increasing employment, living wages, and housing stability for adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living in Coatesville by 2026.
"All you can do is continue to have conversations and be encouraging. Have open dialogue with them, share as much information as you have, try to break up myths."
"It is our obligation to lift as we climb. To try to move things in a positive direction in which everyone is encompassed in the American dream."
"We hold the key... And we, as the folks who are in charge at this point, have the ability to say, “This hasn’t been working, let’s try something new." "
As we await the official decision from the Supreme Court on in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization that could end the right to legal abortion, join us to hear about how abortion restrictions impact individual and societal well-being, how funders can respond, and what this decision might mean for Pennsylvania.
Beginning Oct. 3, 2022, Frisby-Greenwood will lead Pew's work across the region to advance critical public policy solutions, support local social services organizations, and foster a vibrant civic and cultural life.
PHP announces its support of two new programs focused on the health and well-being of young children and their parents and caregivers.
The foundation announced the appointment of Paul DiLorenzo as its new Executive Director.
The new funding will help serve 7,724 Bucks County residents.
In response to the 2022 Brandywine Hospital closure, leaders from the community representing nearly 20 local and county organizations convened to develop long-term equitable health access strategies, resulting in the recent opening of the new Equity Health Center.
Collectively, grant recipients serve 75,148 Bucks County residents.
The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation has awarded Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative a $25,000 planning grant as part of its Salem Smart Start for Parents and Children initiative, with a possibility of a much larger implementation grant within six months.
VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn asked their nonprofit partners to share their perspective on the funder-grantee relationship. Here is their honest feedback.
BLBB Charitable, Bucks County Foundation (BCF), and Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) recently announced the award of a $75,000 grant to Souderton-based organization Along the Way.