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The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations
William Penn Foundation previews revised programs and grantmaking approach
City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients
City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances
Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come
Unprecedented program aims to ‘Rebuild’ Philadelphia, serve as national community investment model
Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative
Accelerating Job Growth and Business Formation Among BIPOC Community Should be a Priority for Philadelphia’s Next Mayor
Vision Philadelphia releases its latest paper on capital access and economic development in Philadelphia.
Citizens Bank Teams with LISC Across Workforce Development Initiatives
Citizens Bank announced funding to expand the impact of LISC Financial Opportunity Centers in three cities, including Philadelphia, fueling programs that help people train for jobs in growth industries and move from entry-level positions to career pathways.
Comcast RISE to Award $5 Million in Grants to BIPOC-Owned, Small Businesses
Eligible businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and Philadelphia can apply for $10,000 grants. Additionally, over $2 million has been awarded to more than 20 community-based organizations and diverse chambers of commerce to provide support to BIPOC-owned, small businesses.
Philanthropy represented on new Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Poverty Reduction and Prevention
Rebuild: Strengthening Neighborhoods Across Philadelphia
Through Rebuild, an historic public-private investment in Philadelphia's parks, rec centers and libraries will be transformational for neighborhoods across the city.
New Lenfest initiative aims to connect more North Philadelphians to employment
The Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative will bring together more than a dozen collaborating partners in an effort to reduce the 9% unemployment rate in the area.
The Alliance for Health Equity Invests $225,000 over two years in Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc. at Chester County (OIC) for the Coatesville Homelessness and Unemployment Collective
Coatesville's Collective Impact Initiative will help people live healthy and well by increasing employment, living wages, and housing stability for adults 18–24-year-old males and females of color living in Coatesville by 2026.
Philadelphia Receives $5 Million in JPMorgan Chase’s AdvancingCities Challenge
Rebuild, PIDC, and Philadelphia Works join to help women and people of color access well-paying jobs and strengthen diverse-led small businesses across the city.
City Announces $300,000 in Grants for Third Round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund
Thirty $10,000 general operating grants will be distributed to grassroots, community-based organizations, addressing quality of life needs in Kensington, Harrowgate, and Fairhill.
Pew Announces $6.8M in Grants Supporting Philadelphia Region's Vulnerable Adults
Funding from the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services will assist 38 local health and human services organizations amid COVID-19 emergency.
Opinion | Solving Philly’s poverty issues takes consistent, relentless effort by Mayor Jim Kenney
Mayor Kenney arugues that ultimately, the best ways to reduced Philadelphia's systemic, intergenerational poverty are to improve educational and economic opportunities, and to empower residents with the resources they need to get family-sustaining jobs.
Pew Awards $4.25 Million to 4 Philadelphia Nonprofits to Expand Economic Opportunities and Address Growing Impacts of Community Violence
The Pew Charitable Trusts announced that it has awarded $4.25 million to four Philadelphia nonprofits working to close opportunity gaps and address the growing impact of violence on local residents.