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Area funders call on Governor Wolf and Secretary Miller to close the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC)

Friday, November 9, 2018
In two letters posted on election day (Nov. 6, 2018), seven ... Teresa D. Miller to shut down the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC). The BCRC is one of only three centers in the ... for more than a year. This practice violates Pennsylvania state and federal law, which clearly states that jailing ...

Philadelphia Seeks $500 Million Shift in “Eds and Meds” Spending to Local Firms

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
... 13 city universities and hospitals, writes Diane Mastrull in the Philadelphia Inquirer. “This is a unique ... seeks, over the next 8–10 years, to “localize $500 million in contracts at 13 city hospitals and universities ... level of redirected purchasing could generate as many as 5,000 living-wage, middle-skill jobs for Philadelphia ...
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Nine School District of Philadelphia Schools Awarded “Good To Great” Grants to Strengthen Early Literacy Programs

The Fund for the SDP
Thursday, May 21, 2020
... The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia has awarded grants to nine School District of Philadelphia ... boxes at Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center. The Good to Great program enhances the District’s ... 2 and 3 and their parents. William Cramp School : This project involves providing materials, resources and ongoing ...
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Education
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COVID-19

Comcast NBCUniversal Awards $500,000 Grant to Elevate 215 in Support of Philadelphia Education

Friday, December 22, 2023
... learning outcomes and build a diverse teacher workforce in Philadelphia. The investment in Philadelphia education will provide support for a number ... achieving success.”   Comcast’s grant is a part of  Project UP , the company’s $1 billion commitment to reach ...
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EducationRacial Equity
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Equity and Social Justice
19Sep2023

State Voting Rights Acts: A Racial Equity Framework for Protecting Community Interests in Redistricting, Representation and Access to the Ballot

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: 
Webinar
... progress to reauthorize the federal Voting Rights Act in Congress, and an erosion of federal voting rights ... the last decade, some states are taking the lead to enact state voting rights provisions protecting against ... frontline advocates...
14Jan2025

Funder Briefing | 10 Years of Impact: Lessons from State Infrastructure Fund Post-Shelby

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Webinar
State Infrastructure Fund (SIF) partnered with Sojourn ... a report, which discusses how philanthropy has shifted in response to the decision and major trends since. This ... contact Raymond Partolan, Voting Rights Program Officer, State...

CCFWG’s Girls Advisory Board Awards $19k to Local Nonprofits Serving Women & Girls

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... and Girls (CCFWG)’s Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local nonprofit ... chosen priority areas is as follows: The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County  | $5,000 to support the ... for diverse populations. Alianzas de Phoenixville | $4,000 to support their Clinical Trauma Counseling Program, ...

Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Awards 22 Grants to Philadelphia Arts and Cultural Organizations

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
... ARTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS Five Micro-grants Also Awarded to Teaching Artists through New Partnership with ... and emerging. The Foundation made 18 grants of $5,000 each.  Four grants of $7,500 each were made to: Sister ... Artists Theatre serves the Liberian community with a project that will address issues of domestic and gun ...
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The Cigna Group Foundation Awards $150,000 Grant to Eluna to Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
... Philadelphia, PA, October 30, 2024 – Eluna has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from The Cigna Group Foundation, ... engagement initiative that has committed more than $27 million in grants over the next three years to nonprofit ... education and personalized support through Eluna Resource Center. To date, Eluna has supported over 50,000 youth ...

Philadelphia Foundation’s Black Community Leaders Fund Makes $800,000 in Grants to 24 Organizations

Philadelphia Foundation
Monday, November 8, 2021
... Philadelphia. A total of $800,000 in grants will be awarded to 24 nonprofits.   An additional $1.5 million in ... Coalition for Black Trans Economic Liberation (CBTEL) The Center for Black Educator Development The Colored Girls ... College Prep Roundtable Philadelphia Parent Organizing Project Sisters Returning Home Theatre in the X UrbEd ...

PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
... the frontlines of the coronavirus. In total, the Fund has awarded over 575 grants totaling $17.9 million.  As the ... square-foot building, The Leon H. Sullivan Human Services Center, that provides deeply discounted working space for ... are top of mind as we continue to respond, recover and rebuild,” said Bill Golderer, President & CEO of UWGPSNJ. ...
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Foundations Community Partnership Board Approves 21 Grant Awards Totaling $165,000 to Benefit Bucks Non-Profits

Monday, January 14, 2019
... 2018 ) – More than $165,000 in grant funding has been awarded by  Foundations Community Partnership 's (FCP) Board ... girls who are at risk of bullying. Transformation Yoga Project will use the grant for a long-term collaboration with ... case managers and the office.
27Feb2019

Southwest Philly 2019: The State of the Neighborhood and Its Potential

Wednesday, February 27, 2019
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... to join us on Wednesday, February 27th from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at Philanthropy Network (230 S. Broad Street, Suite ... PA 19102) for an engaging discussion about the current state of Southwest Philadelphia and its future outlook. This series was developed in partnership with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of ...
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