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Eagles' Chris Long Teams Up With United Way And Philadelphia's Read By 4th Campaign To Increase Early Literacy

Chris Long
Friday, September 28, 2018
... -- The Chris Long Foundation, in partnership with United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ) and in support of Philadelphia's  ... play a vital role in raising strong readers and successful students, and a critical first step to developing strong ...
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Roadmap for Growth event highlights business and school partnerships

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
... about the different ways that businesses are partnering with schools and education programs. Some of the top ... has opened its doors to Cristo Rey Philadelphia students to work in different parts of the hospital including ... and out of school programming.   A recording of the program is available here. Roadmap for Growth event ...

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

CCFWG Girls Advisory Board
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
... for Women and Girls (CCFWG)’s Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program awarded $19,000 in grant funding to five local ... needs in their communities, as well as equip themselves with the tools needed to address them. “I feel so lucky to ... underserved women by providing a number of female patients with an entire year of free contraceptives. *** CCFWG leads ...

The Philadelphia Foundation Hosts Inspiring Exhibition of Art Created by Individuals Living with Dementia

Monday, September 10, 2018
... today announced the organization will showcase a vibrant new art exhibit in its offices as part of a partnership with ARTZ Philadelphia.  The new exhibit named “It Feels ... Arts & Culture Fund, a permanent endowment that supports local arts organizations’ efforts to build ...
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Dr. Myra Forrest joins Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation as Education Advocate

Myra Forrest
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
... fair school funding, Dr. Myra Forrest has taken up a new role as the Foundation’s education advocate to help ... Using a data-driven approach, Forrest is collaborating with an existing statewide advocacy group, Uniting for ... education in the region for decades.  She has taught students at every level from nursery school to doctoral ...
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Info Session: An Innovation Approach to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in Philadelphia

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
2:00pm - 3:30pm
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Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia
... currently operate in large urban school districts such as New York City and Atlanta. This month, the company ... . During the 2015-16 school year, nearly 33 percent of students in Philadelphia were “chronically absent” – or ... days (about 18...

Pottstown Area Schools Awarded Over $13,000 through Checklist Challenge

Face Mask Challenge
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
... $13,152 awarded to Pottstown area schools as part of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Boeing Center for ... six school districts and reached more than 21,000 area students.  The money awarded to schools help fund the ... a 10-mile radius of Pottstown. The Foundation partners with non-profits, local government, and schools to ensure ...

The Middleton Family presents PHLove, a concert for COVID-19 relief, on May 21

PHLove concert
Sunday, May 17, 2020
... by ESM Productions, a ROC Nation Company, along with support from Live Nation Philadelphia and Live Nation ... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), has been rapidly deploying critical ... established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  ...
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The Fund for Women and Girls Awards $15,600 to Create Change

Girls with Cheyney University's Period Poverty Project
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
... changes and leverage impact through collaborative funding with other foundations/donors, focusing on the needs ... across campus that will provide free period products to students, staff, and visitors as needed. This project will ... Kennett Consolidated School District in Chester County and supports and uplifts Latino culture and families. They offer ...
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Pew Awards $5.41 Million to Five Philadelphia Nonprofits to Address Human, Economic Impacts of COVID-19

The Pew Charitable Trusts
Friday, April 9, 2021
... capacity to connect low-income Philadelphia-area residents with public benefit programs. As Philadelphians grapple with ... full-day academic support and enrichment to public school students in under-resourced neighborhoods while they ... coronavirus and resulting economic downturn. The funding supports the increased use of telehealth technologies, ...

Foundation’s Someone You Know public health awareness campaign highlights the stigma of addiction

IBX Foundation with Governor Wolf
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
... I am asking for Pennsylvanians to have open conversations with their loved ones about opioids.” In honor of the event ... Innovation: Supporting pilot projects that pursue new approaches to existing health-focused challenges in the ... by visiting our website:  www.ibxfoundation.org . Connect with the Independence Blue Cross Foundation on Twitter at  ...

The Philadelphia Foundation and Catchafire Announce Partnership to Provide Volunteer Skills to Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
... Foundation (TPF) today announced a formalized partnership with Catchafire, an online service that connects social good ... needs to donors more effectively. It also developed a new communications plan. "Philadelphia is fortunate to have ... established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grant and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  ...
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Lenfest Institute for Journalism Announces Local News Sustainability Grants

The Lenfest Institute
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
... News Business Model Challenge for projects that explore new business models for sustainable local news and ... and will meet over the coming months to share learnings with each other and the wider journalism community. LOCAL ... Philadelphia Ecosystem Collaboration Grants. The grant program collaboration is designed to encourage partnership on ...
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PHL COVID-19 Fund Deploys Additional Aid as Region Continues Its Recovery Efforts

PHL Covid-19 Fund
Friday, September 25, 2020
... and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey (UWGPSNJ), was established to rapidly deploy aid ... person-centered programs that improve care for people with complex health and social needs. Grant dollars from the ... established by its donors and makes over 1,000 grants and scholarship awards each year. To learn more, visit  ...
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Hamilton Family Charitable Trust appoints President Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend

Chekemma Fulmore-Townsend
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
... to build meaningful and collaborative partnerships with our non-profit grantees. She will expand HFCT’s ... academic excellence in Philadelphia schools and empowering students’ successful preparation for college and careers. ... Her work has transformed the employment landscape for students, building partnerships with non-profits, city and ...
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National Movement for Children’s Literacy Converges on Philadelphia

Thursday, July 19, 2018
... in Philadelphia features a multi-staged agenda, beginning with the Funder Huddle for those who support early literacy ... “because they will become the successful high school students, college students and leaders of tomorrow.”   The ... and CEO of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, will speak at The Institutes. The Moonshot Moment ...
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