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Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
... poverty rate, the city continues to see the highest rate of concentrated poverty of any major U.S. city. Earlier this year, Council issued ... identify policy solutions to help lift 100,000 people out of poverty. The Special Committee’s first hearing, which ...
29Apr2021

Chester County Funders Meeting

Thursday, April 29, 2021
9:00am - 10:30am
Video Conference
Join the next meeting of the Chester County Funders on Thursday April 29th from ... revitalization initiatives and progress in the City of Coatesville. Invited guests include Sonia Huntzinger, 2nd ...

Brandywine Health Foundation Responds to Public Health Crisis

Thursday, March 19, 2020
... challenges facing our community due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the Brandywine Health Foundation has created a ... Healthcare and Economic Relief Fund .  The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic brings clearly into focus the ... such as rent, utility assistance and food.  Lastly, we are also mindful of the social isolation and mental stress ...

Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
... and radiant summer colors. But the real significance of the mural, unveiled this week, is less the art—and more ... insecure people in Philadelphia $50 cash for three hours of public art making. The program, which launched on April 23 ... where 10 people are selected to work that day. An average of 54 people show up to Love Park every morning to ...

Beech commemorates memory of former CEO during COVID-19 pandemic

Tuesday, May 26, 2020
... the worldwide pandemic became a vivid reminder of our purpose and mission from day one of providing vital services to the community,” reflected ... our founding CEO, the late Floyd Alston do? That’s when we decided to commemorate his memory by providing ...
29Jun2023

Libraries Under Attack- How Funders Can Help Defy Bans and Discrimination

Thursday, June 29, 2023
10:00am - 11:15am
Virtual via Zoom
... their collections are relevant to the growing diversity of the public they serve, there are emerging forces ... hear directly from two public librarians- Anne M. Frank of the Wissahickon Valley Public Library and Margie Stern of ... strategy, and how your foundation could get involved. This event is open to Philanthropy Network members. Resources ...

A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Part of the series, Broke in Philly, collaborative reporting on ... she’d be unable to shop, forced to endure three weeks of eating nothing but peanut butter and bread. Kahr said she grew up dutifully checking off all the boxes of society’s expectations — she worked a factory job, was ...
20Apr2022

Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Video Conference
Join the next Montgomery County Funders Community of Practice on Wednesday, April 20th to learn about Your Way ... and outcomes. Dwayne Wharton  and  Dr. Alisa Orduna  of  Just Strategies, LLC  and  Kayleigh Silver , of the  ... assessment equity report (see link below) .  We will discuss how this can serve as a guide toward ...

FCP Board Aids Bucks County Non-Profits Stricken by Pandemic

Tuesday, May 19, 2020
... the COVID-19 Response Grant program to provide a source of funding to organizations serving Bucks County children, ... Bucks County United Way in March, this week FCP’s board of directors approved $230,000 in COVID-19 response grant ... operations and funding have been upended by the virus. We were also able to streamline our process and quickly get ...

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