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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Health Equity Receives $1M Grant from Bank of America

Thursday, July 21, 2022
The  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s  (CHOP)  Center for Health Equity  received a $1 million grant from Bank of America to ... Equity Officer of the Center for Health Equity and Medical Director of the Community Asthma Prevention Program at ...

The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective

The Alliance for Health Equity
Friday, December 17, 2021
(Coatesville, Pennsylvania) - The Alliance for Health Equity (AHE) is pleased to announce a two-year grant award in the amount of $225,000 to the Opportunities Industrialization Center ... stability for adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living in Coatesville by 2026.  “Collective ...

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

Monday, January 11, 2021
... Colmar, PA- HealthSpark Foundation is announcing the award of $631,000 in grant funds to support 14 projects under the ... their memberships. Chinwe Onyekere, HealthSpark’s new Director of Equity & Inclusion, will serve as an advisor to this project, ...

Homeless Assistance Fund Inc. announces over $400k in grants

Thursday, August 8, 2024
The Board of the Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) approved grants ... two years. For more information on HAFI, contact Executive Director Janet Kroll ( janet@hafi-phila.org ) Ark of Safety ... to homes in the community. Through an organizational race equity audit and other efforts including staff and Board ...
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TD Charitable Foundation Awards $7 million in Grants to 37 Non-Profits Supporting Housing for Marginalized Communities

TD Housing for Everyone
Friday, May 17, 2024
... – TD Charitable Foundation , the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank® , today announced it awarded a total of $7 million to 37 non-profits across the bank's Maine to ... inflation or other factors," said Paige Carlson-Heim, Director of the TD Charitable Foundation. "Housing for ...
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Pew Awards $4M to Support Housing, Legal Services for Older Philadelphians

Pew
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
... organizations that are working to improve the lives of older residents. With Pew’s support, the ... is too often overlooked,” said Kristin Romens, project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ... Health Federation of Philadelphia  promotes health equity for marginalized communities by advancing access to ...

Pew Awards $7.7M to Philadelphia Human Services, Arts, and Civic Nonprofits to Expand Programs, Adapt Business Models

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
... operations, and business models to the changing needs of the residents and communities they serve. In doing so, the ... HOME plans to increase its efforts to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness and struggling with ... the impacts of the pandemic.” Kristin Romens , project director of the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services in ...
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 ... As a follow-up to its 2019 initial findings on racial equity and homelessness in Montgomery County, in early 2021, ... and outcomes. Dwayne Wharton  and  Dr. Alisa Orduna  of  Just Strategies, LLC  and  Kayleigh Silver , of the  ...
19Mar2020

Chester County Funders Group Meeting

Thursday, March 19, 2020
8:30am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... and strengthen our work. For the safety and well-being of individuals during the coronavirus pandemic, this meeting ... and COVID-19 ( Jeanne E. Casner, MPH, PMP, County Health Director) Funder dialogue on “what’s new in your neck of the woods and/or what keeps you up at night” Discussion ...
17Apr2025

Under Threat: The State of Support for the Trans Community

Thursday, April 17, 2025
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Councilmember Rue Landau , Naiymah Sanchez from the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Corinne Goodwin from the Eastern PA Trans Equity Project, Jasper Liem from the Attic Youth Center, and Tatyana Woodard from Ark of Safety for an informative conversation about the current ...
21Feb2018

Re-envisioning Philadelphia’s Homeless Services System

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
9:00am - 11:30am
Philadelphia PA
... Network Greater Philadelphia and Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) invite you to engage in a dialogue ... and investors. We invite you to join Liz Hersh, Executive Director , Office of Homeless Services, and  Sidney Hargro, Executive Director, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia and your ...
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HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
... grants totaling $416,000 over two years to assist some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents.  Since 2007, ... can afford permanent housing. Jeannine Lisitski, Executive Director for long-time HAFI grantee Women Against Abuse  ... HAFI’s mission, Janet Kroll, HAFI’s Executive Director, notes that “individuals and families experiencing ...
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Housing / Homelessness
03May2023

Chester County Funders Community of Practice: Pathways to Affordable Housing Development in Chester County

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
8:30am - 10:00am
United Way of Chester County
The issue of affordable housing scarcity has become a nationwide ... of the county.  Speakers will include: Dolores Colligan , Director, Chester County Dept.
20Sep2021

Supporting Afghan Families Seeking Refuge in Philadelphia

Monday, September 20, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am
Video Conference
... withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country has caused many Afghans to flee the country in ... crisis. Speakers:  Cathryn Miller Wilson , Executive Director, HIAS PA Contact: cmillerwilson@hiaspa.org   Margaret O’Sullivan , Executive Director, Nationalities Service Center Contact: ...
10May2017

Promising Practices in Eviction Prevention

Wednesday, May 10, 2017
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Comar, PA
The negative impacts of homelessness and housing instability are well ... and stably housed will also achieve the ambitious goal of ending and preventing homelessness.  Your Way Home ...

Philadelphia opens a ‘Hub of Hope’ For Those in Need

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
... PA (January 30, 2018) —  Project HOME , the City of Philadelphia and SEPTA held a ribbon cutting ceremony ... Mary Scullion, Project HOME co-founder and Executive Director. “Thanks to the incredible dedication and ... the Hub of Hope all year long,” said Dave Simonetti, Sr. Director of Store Operations for Wawa. “We are committed to ...

Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) receives national award for innovative partnership

Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
... Assistance Fund, Inc. (HAFI) has been recognized as one of seven recipients of the 2020 Secretary's Award for Public-Philanthropic ... more information about HAFI contact Janet Kroll, Executive Director ( janet@hafi-phila.org ) or visit HAFI's website. ...
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Social Innovation

Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... sustainable income for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, including veterans, re-entering citizens, ... this model to Philadelphia,” said Andy Rachlin, Managing Director at Reinvestment Fund. “The amazing support ... offered by First Step.

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 ... United Way,” said Ron Bernstein, founding  executive director of FCP. ”The board also voted to devote all our ...

City Announces Additional $30 Million in Funding for Rental Assistance and Small Business Relief

Thursday, November 12, 2020
city-of-philadelphia-logo.png PRESS RELEASE PHILADELPHIA – The ... Philadelphia City Council today announced a new commitment of $30 million dollars in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and ... services,” said Sylvie Gallier Howard, Acting Commerce Director for the City of Philadelphia. “We’re proud to ...

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