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Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project Awarded $4.5 Million in State Funding

Francis J. Myers Recreation Center Rebuild Project
Thursday, April 28, 2022
... $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.   Francis ...

Community Nonprofits Awarded $13.8 million To Renovate Cecil B. Moore and Heitzman Recreation Centers

Cecil B. Moore's karate students perform at the Rebuild launch celebration.
Friday, March 15, 2019
City of Philadelphia Press Release (3.14.19) This week Rebuild announced the award of $13.8 million in grant funds ... to carry out major improvements to the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center in North Philadelphia and the Heitzman Recreation ...
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Rebuild Awards $15.4M for work at Vare Rec Center and Glavin Playground

Tuesday, April 23, 2019
... community spaces (Philadelphia, Pa; April 23, 2019) Today Rebuild Executive Director Nicole Westerman announced that ... organizations to carry out major renovations at the Vare Recreation Center in Grays Ferry and the Glavin Playground in Port ...

Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come

Thursday, May 17, 2018
... was joined by Councilman Kenyatta Johnson to announce Vare Recreation Center as the first project to receive investment from Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild), the City’s initiative to invest hundreds of ...

Rebuild announces 21 nonprofits qualified as Project Users

Rebuild
Friday, November 17, 2017
... -  Today, Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) announced that 21 local nonprofits have been ... local businesses to make improvements to select Parks and Recreation and Free Library of Philadelphia facilities.   ... Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; People's Emergency Center; Public Health Management Corp; Spring Garden CDC; The ...

Rebuild FAQ

Q: Who manages Rebuild? Rebuild is part of the Managing Director’s Office ... and works closely with  Philadelphia Parks and Recreation  and the  Free Library of Philadelphia . A list ...

Rebuild Philadelphia

About Rebuild Phila nthropy Network members have taken leadership ... joint public-private partnership to revitalize parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across the ... advances Rebuild via KYW (5.16.18) Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come via the City of Philadelphia ...

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces Over $10.2 Million in Pandemic Recovery Funding for Philadelphia Organizations and Fellowships for Artists

Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Thursday, September 9, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 9, 2021)—The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage (the Center) announced 42 grants ... cultural organizations. $900,000 goes to Pew Fellowships, awarded to 12 individual artists working in music, visual ... COVID-19 pandemic. In a pivot from the Center’s usual project grants for individual public programs and events, ...

Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
... – Today the Regional Foundation announced $2,000,000 in Neighborhood Planning and Implementation Grants to 11 ... and neighborhood safety. Chester Community Improvement Project (CCIP) will focus its neighborhood planning process ... revitalization. Regional Foundation Announces $2 Million in Grant Awards ...

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

Thursday, May 24, 2018
... city’s public facilities in dire need —   Olney Rec Center . The hulking North Philadelphia community hub will ... million the city has on hand to spend on the $500 million Rebuild initiative. “As you can see, this site is a perfect ... in their favor. Olney will be second in line, after  Vare Recreation Center  in Point Breeze and Grays Ferry, to ...

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

FDR Park
Friday, September 22, 2017
... seven-year, $500 million initiative  called “Rebuild.” Rebuild’s purpose is to employ a public $500 ... capital investment to “revitalize neighborhood parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across the ... groups have made dazzling examples of Philadelphia’s Center City public spaces.” However, in outlying ...

Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia

Thursday, March 21, 2019
... a philanthropic investment and engagement framework for Rebuild, the city’s joint public-private partnership to revitalize parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across ... for major improvements to the Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center in North Philadelphia and the Heitzman Recreation ...

May 2019 Update: Rebuild is on the move!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Rebuild projects are fully in motion, with work already begun ... historic investment in the city’s parks, recreation centers, and libraries.  Some projects will ... and improvements will be made to each park, recreation center, or library. On Saturday, May 4, the Rebuild team ...

Foundation Awards $1.2 Million in Pottstown Area Grants

Thursday, July 21, 2022
... awarded to nine projects.  Pottstown Children's Discovery Center: No Kid Left Out: Growing a Love of Learning Pottstown ... Daniel Boone Area School District: District Wellness Owen J. Roberts School District: Fit for Life Strategic Wellness ... was awarded to nine projects. Pottstown Area Regional Recreation Committee: PARRC Interactive Map and Story Map ...

PAHWF Awards Over $1 Million in Fall Grant Round

Thursday, December 19, 2019
... Spray Park Spare Pumps East Coventry Township Parks and Recreation—Tow Path Park Master Plan/Feasibility Study ... 2 Developmental Enterprises Corporation/Pottstown Training Center—Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Family Services of Montgomery County—Strengthening Pottstown's Families Project Family Services of Montgomery County—Project HEARTH ...

About Rebuild Philadelphia

  Rebuilding Community Infrastructure (Rebuild) is Mayor Jim Kenney’s visionary initiative to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers and libraries in the City of Philadelphia. ...

William Penn Foundation awards $11.8 million in Arts & Culture funding

Thursday, May 30, 2019
... Review Committee. This round of Core Support grants was awarded to the following organizations: Asian Arts Initiative ... Theater Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum Center for Art in Wood Center for Emerging Visual Artists ... Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Philadelphia Folklore Project Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia Theatre ...

The Fund for The School District of Philadelphia Awards Grants Designed to Increase Projects in STEM and Inspire Black, Latinx and Female Students

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
... in the field. The grants, up to $2,500 per project through June 2022, are funded by GSK , a global ... exploring urban water infrastructure for fifth graders (Francis Scott Key Elementary, South Philadelphia); Aquaponics ... of Commerce .  According to an April  Pew Research Center report , Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to ...

Independence Public Media Foundation Announces $2.6 Million in Media-Making and Digital Equity Grants to 33 Projects and Organizations

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
... communities. In this latest round, the foundation awarded $1.3 million in continued operating support to seven ... access and increase adoption. Media, Inequality and Change Center (MIC Center) was awarded a two-year $211,000 grant to ... support local filmmakers to start, continue, or finish a project they’ve been working so hard on to bring to ...

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