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Seeking to Build Community, Philadelphia Invests $500M in Recreational Spaces

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... | Via Nonprofit Quarterly . This year, employing a combination of city bonding authority—backed by a city tax on soda beverages—and a record  hundred-million-dollar grant  from the ...

$10.6 Million Boost Will Close Key Gaps In Regional Circuit Trails Network

Friday, June 1, 2018
... partners in the regional Circuit Trails Coalition received a combined $10.6 million from the William Penn Foundation toward their ... www.circuittrails.org and connect with the Circuit Trails on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to find out what is happening #onthecircuit. ...
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How you can help Philly reimagine our civic spaces

Friday, June 15, 2018
... Philadelphia’s growing skyline is not the only sign of the city’s ongoing renaissance. Recent and deep investment in the public spaces that bring us together is also a sure signal of our city’s revival. This week, Philadelphians ... two ribbon cuttings comes one important lesson learned: community engagement is crucial to creating a common vision for ...

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation awards over $1M in fall 2017 grant round

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
... Dave Kraybill said. Grant requests are submitted based on the following priority areas: 1A:  Promoting healthy living through ... Living Family Services of Montgomery County- Building Resilience Among Young Parents Meals On Wheels of Chester ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Royersford Outreach Inc.—General Operating Funds for Building and Program Save Our Land Save Our Towns Enterprises Inc. ... County (Mission Kids)—Fostering Resiliency through On-Site Therapy and Advocacy Creative Health Services, Inc.—Medically ...

Philadelphia’s Placing a $500 Million Bet on Play

Monday, September 11, 2017
By Jen Kinney via NEXT CITY As the city plans a major investment in rec centers, parks and libraries, two neighborhoods offer ... are missing; playground equipment lies snapped and unusable on the ground. The center is dark, crowded, hot and  not ADA-friendly . On a ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... These qualified nonprofits, which were selected through a Request for Qualification process, will be eligible to apply for Rebuild ... Nicole Westerman.  “These are nonprofits we can rely on to transform parks, recreation centers and libraries across Philadelphia.  ...
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One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods

Wednesday, January 22, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
Free Library of Philadelphia
... parks, recreation centers, and libraries. Just over a year after the Rebuild’s first groundbreaking, we invite to join a ... individual funders’ priorities while also driving change on a much larger scale. Join us to hear from a panel of partner ... revitalization efforts Elevating the voice of community members Helping to strengthen and grow small, diverse businesses ...

Seventeen-member oversight board named for Rebuild

Monday, October 30, 2017
... | By  Albert Hong  / STAFF   Rebuild is a $500 million citywide initiative that’s seven years in the making, so you ... reviewing Rebuild’s progress and making recommendations on program implementation,” according to a statement. It’s made up of 17 ...

City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... this week, with key legislation passing favorably out of a City Council committee on Monday. The positive movement hasn’t, however,  fully ended an ongoing ...

What's New at Rebuild (November 2017)

Monday, December 4, 2017
    Here is a round-up of recent news and developments with the City of Philadelphia's ... which is made up of a diverse coalition of city officials, community leaders and subject matter experts, is charged with reviewing Rebuild's progress and making recommendations on program implementation. Oversight Board meetings are open (about 100 ...