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HAFI awards grants to support permanent housing for Philadelphia residents experiencing homelessness

Friday, July 12, 2019
... performing nonprofit organizations, HAFI provides support for housing-related essentials such as security deposits, ... arrearages – costs that are too often prohibitive for very low-income individuals and families This funding ... furniture or appliances they need as they transition to a new home. These resources are a critical part of establishing ...
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Housing / Homelessness

Philanthropy Network partners to launch the Philly Counts 2020 Action Fund

Thursday, August 1, 2019
Related coverage: Philly seeks money for 2020 Census by Michaelle Bond for the Philadelphia Inquirer (7.29.19)   As part of our ... from both corporate and foundation members about the need for regional funders to have a focused and organized way to ...

Chester County Complete Count Committee to Raise Awareness about 2020 Census

Chester County 2020 Census
Thursday, September 12, 2019
... and Terence Farrell approved today a resolution calling for the formation of a countywide Census 2020 Complete Count ... planning often depends on accurate census data. Funding for important resources such as roads, hospitals, schools and ... next 30 years. “During the development of the County’s new comprehensive plan, Landscapes3, we learned that Chester ...

First Round of South Jersey COVID-19 Response Fund Grants Awarded

CFSJ COVID Response Fund Round 1 Grants
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
... Response Fund in late March. The grants total $100,000 for nonprofits serving: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape ... neighbors and organizations responded quickly to our call for help in meeting the growing need.” The Community ... Requests for funding total more than $1.5 million, with new requests arriving daily. The Fund is the only such effort ...
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Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
... Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation has launched a new fund that will allow members of the community to make a ... towards establishing COVID-19 Relief and Recovery Fund for Social Service and Micro Business at PAHWF . Taken ... including a $100,000 matching grant to the Foundation for Pottstown Education’s campaign for Chromebooks, a ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $1.75 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Community Storytelling and Information Projects

Thursday, July 30, 2020
... current moment. YSTS will also build an accessible toolkit for instructors working with students remotely. New grantees also include the Heaux History Project, which ... “What does a Philadelphia look like that’s designed for me?” In all, the foundation made grants to ...
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City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions

Wednesday, February 10, 2021
... awarded $1 million from Workforce Solutions Grant for innovative solutions to support un- and under-employed ... Authority will utilize the funds to develop and launch the new Green Retrofit Immersive Training (GRIT) Program, which ... Data Systems, Inc.) will use the funds to develop a new Multi-generational Program, which aims to address the ...

Alliance for Health Equity launches Community-Designed Solutions Challenge for Greater Coatesville

Jeff Hunt, Haven Behavioral Hospital LLC discussing Coatesville’s behavioral health recovery.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The Alliance for Health Equity is excited to announce the launch of the ... community convened and developed seven challenge questions for the Let’s Talk Allyship: Community-Designed Solutions ... Coatesville residents? How do we increase the number of new local businesses in downtown Coatesville? Health: What is ...

The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announces Kathryn Epps Roberson as the next President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathryn Epps Roberson
Thursday, June 15, 2023
... Roberson has dedicated her career to maximizing resources for the betterment of the city of Philadelphia and all ... In her time at Hire! Philly, Roberson was also responsible for launching PropelPHL, a digital platform and the only ... place one million books into students’ hands, build new school libraries and playgrounds, provide crucial ...
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Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity grant expands Penn Medicine and CHOP’s Alliance of Minority Physicians

Independence Blue Cross Foundation
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
... Foundation announced a grant award through its Institute for Health Equity to the University of Pennsylvania Health ... disparities in the U.S., reinforcing the urgent need for a healthcare workforce that better reflects the ... and founder and faculty advisor for AMP. “Through this new AMP initiative, we are seeking to utilize evidence-based ...
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Regional Vibrancy and Sustainability

A Full House in Delco!

Delco Listening Tour - Laura, Joanne, Christine, Cyrise, Frances
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
... Robinson (center) with representatives from The Foundation for Delaware County (l to r) Laura DeFlavia, Joanne Craig, ... Delaware County Funders Community of Practice for a delicious breakfast and discussion of how we can work ... partners in every county. Robinson also shared some new offerings the Network will launch in the coming months, ...
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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
... the project.   “Poetry will be a powerful outlet for the Germantown community to collectively process and mend ... gun violence,” said Kelly Lee, Chief Cultural Officer for the City of Philadelphia and Executive Director of the ... and survivors of gun violence.
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Centering Community Voice with Data: Perspectives from a Nonprofit and a Funder

Trellis for Tomorrow students building a compost station
Friday, October 27, 2023
... Mindy Aldridge Listen4Good (L4G) recently invited Trellis for Tomorrow and The Nelson Foundation , an L4G participant ... their learning. Here are some of the highlights of those new feedback muscles: Stronger survey development . The team ... pull meaningful takeaways from a large amount of input. New data segmentation skills . Listen4Good’s resources ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Supports Local Nonprofits That Will Serve More Than 4,600 Bucks County Residents

Foundations Community Partnership
Thursday, October 17, 2024
... of the 14 grant recipients are partnering with us for the first time, and we are grateful to all the nonprofits for their positive impact in the community.” PYS Grants ... and programs to increase youth participation and introduce new sports that otherwise would not have been accessible. ...

Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model

Monday, October 2, 2017
...  (NRPA) concluded its  annual conference  in New Orleans, bringing together more than 7,000 park and ... public amenities, such as revitalized parks, squares, and new riverfront trails and public spaces,” McCaney said. “But for the city as a whole to thrive, these kinds of high ...

Atlanta-based First Step Staffing Expands into Philadelphia

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
... First Step’s mission is to secure sustainable income for individuals transitioning out of homelessness, including ... jobs, these partnerships will be critical to ensuring the new candidates are work-ready and fully supported. “We are ...

Can one business improve schools with a single donation? It's happened before | Donna Frisby-Greenwood

Thursday, April 5, 2018
... education. Ripple’s spokesperson said in a recent  New York Times interview  that the company was “surrounded ... to give directly to our public schools.  The Fund for the Philadelphia School District ’s  Philly ...
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The Philadelphia Cultural Fund distributes $2.67 million to a diverse mix of arts & culture organizations

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
... Art & Culture Grants from the Philadelphia Cultural Fund for 2018. The funds will help support 325 local arts groups ... not typically represented in mainstream media to learn new technical skills and have an outlet through which to ...

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