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Pennsylvania House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton this week announced the approval of $4.5 million to invest in much needed improvements at the Francis J. Myers Recreation Center in Southwest Philadelphia.
The City of Philadelphia announced a second round of microgrants for organizations involved in criminal justice reform work across the City.
Join other investment professionals, endowment/foundation leaders, and impact investors gathering to discuss the use of blended finance and how it can be used to move dollars from the balance sheets of endowments/foundations to affordable housing projects and Black, Brown, and women-owned businesses.
Since 2014, the Action for Early Learning (AFEL) Initiative has worked to provide more equitable access to quality early childhood education in the high-need, high-poverty neighborhood of the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. As Drexel University’s early learning improvement initiative, AFEL has created a place-based model that puts the child at the center of an early childhood education eco-system, which now has 35% more children in high quality care since its inception.
The grants included over $1 million in Impact Grants in BLBB's five focus areas: Economic Self-Sufficiency; Local Environmental Education; K-12 Private Education; Post-Secondary Education & Opportunities; and Youth Development & Leadership.