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Pew Announces $4.5M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region’s Frail Elderly

Wednesday, March 28, 2018
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts announced today that it will provide nearly $4.52 million ... poverty line, representing an income of up to $24,000 for an individual, with many facing health issues and social isolation while ... Benefits Data Trust Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly  ...

The Rider-Pool Foundation Announces Grant Awards for Lehigh Valley Programs

The Rider-Pool Foundation
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
... major proactive investments as well as on-going support for programs throughout the Lehigh Valley with a focus on addressing and ... with housing stability including a community engagement center, financial literacy, substance abuse support, childcare, and employment ...

Brandywine Health Foundation announces over $320K in grants to benefit greater Coatesville

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
... committee chair.  Ms. Hill serves as a board of director for the Brandywine Health Foundation.  Under Ms. Hill’s leadership, we ... Brandywine YMCA The Bridge Academy and Community Center Chester County Food Bank ChesPenn Health Services Chester ...

Putting Art to Work

Color me Back mural. Photo by Steve Weinik
Monday, August 5, 2019
BY  PATRICK BILOW   for The Philadelphia Citizen In the southeast concourse at SEPTA’s ... the first installation in a 28 week pilot program by Mural Arts Philadelphia called Color Me Back, a same day work and pay program that ... The program, which launched on April 23 and is funded by grants from The Barra Foundation and The Sheller Family Foundation, holds a ...

Union Benevolent Assoication announces change to funding priorities

Union Benevolent Association
Friday, August 17, 2018
New funding priorities for Union Benevolent Association target organizations helping vulnerable ... count. To help address these issues, UBA will provide grants to organizations that provide shelter, food and clothing as well as ... residents.  Union Benevolent Assoication announces change to funding priorities ...

Building on Arthur Evans' Legacy: Next Steps For Behavioral Health In Philadelphia

Thursday, February 9, 2017
... detection and intervention, to a variety of treatment types for the most serious mental illnesses while infusing the use of evidence-based ... funding for the most vulnerable Philadelphians (e.g. block grants favored by some Republicans in Washington), as well as inform citywide ...

Chester County Fund for Women and Girls’ Grants Allocation Committee Awards $219,000 in Grants

Monday, June 18, 2018
... CHESTER, PA (June 18, 2018) – The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG) has awarded $219,000 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations working to improve the lives of women ...

Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention

Philadelphia City Council
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Despite a recent deduction in Philadelphia’s official poverty rate, the city continues to see the highest ... Serving on subcommittees are Kristin Romens , The Pew Charitable Trusts ( Social Safety Net ); Pedro Ramos , Philadelphia Foundation ( Jobs and Education ); and Andrew Frishkoff , ...

Brandywine Health and Housing Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday, May 4, 2018
... the 10th anniversary of the Brandywine Health and Housing Center opening in Coatesville. Ten years ago, the opening of the ... in more than four decades and the first major accomplishment for the Brandywine Health Foundation. The Brandywine Health Foundation ...

Foundations Community Partnership Founder Ron Bernstein to Retire

Ron Bernstein
Friday, November 1, 2019
... from museums, schools, and nature preserves, to facilities for medically fragile children and victims of domestic violence, among ... of a new administration building, a new community service center, gymnasium, and learning center.  Before joining Foundations, Ron ...

Foundations' Executive Director Ron Bernstein Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

Ron Bernstein
Friday, May 31, 2019
Doylestown, PA (May 21, 2019) – Foundations Community Partnership is pleased to announce that its ... prestigious Humanitarian Award was presented to Bernstein for his concerted efforts to improve the lives of underserved youth and their ... just a few examples. He also instituted technical assistance grants and grant-writing workshops for Bucks County non-profits to strengthen ...
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United Way of PA Sheds Light on Financial Hardships: The ALICE Report

United for ALICE
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Philadelphia, PA (June 18, 2019) – United Way of Greater Philadelphia and ... than the federal poverty level but still not enough to pay for essentials such as housing, food, transportation and child care. When the ...

A digital effort to fight hunger in Montgomery County

Food pantry by ANTHONY PEZZOTTI
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
... in Philly, collaborative reporting on economic mobility in Philadelphia By Alfred Lubrano |   ... a little easier. A pilot food program by hunger-fighting organizations in Montgomery County is connecting low-income people to food ... on the kind of online grocery ordering normally reserved for people in higher economic brackets. And Kahr, who gets ...
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