Reinvestment Fund and Health Department Announce $500,000 in Funding for Food Justice
Over $550,000 in Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) grants were awarded to nine local Philadelphia organizations to create a more just food system.
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Over $550,000 in Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative (PFJI) grants were awarded to nine local Philadelphia organizations to create a more just food system.
The initiative has awarded over $620,000 in grants in the last two years to advance community-driven solutions to historic food injustice.
Chester County’s Commissioners have stepped up to help local nonprofits recover from the impact of COVID-19. Through the Restore Chester County Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund, the Commissioners obtained $3.5 million in federal CARES Act funding.
The Nonprofit Innovation & Resiliency Fund was administered by the Chester County Community Foundation with input from regional funders, United Ways, and Chester County government departments
The Barra Foundation is immediately dedicating $520,000 in grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with $50k in additional grant funds going to Food Connect to help feed those in urgent need.
Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has awarded $1.25 million in grants to advance community-driven solutions to historic food injustice.
The City of Philadelphia in partnership with Bread & Roses Community Fund announce grants of $15,000 to 30 grassroots organizations and community groups.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25, 2020 – The Beech Companies, Inc., a small nonprofit founded to revitalize disadvantaged communities in Philadelphia would have been celebrating its 30th anniversary with a big dinner on May 28th. As fate would have it, the COVID-19 pandemic changed those plans.
Over the last six years, hunger and food insecurity in Philadelphia has risen 22 percent in contrast to a decrease across the region and the nation.
The Pew Charitable Trusts announced new grants to 13 Philadelphia-area nonprofits to help address hunger, substance use disorder, and needs of frail and isolated older adults.
In response to data about the rise of hunger and food insecurity in Philadelphia, Philanthropy Network's Food Funders Affinity Group is holding a series of meetings to discuss what we can collectively do to reverse this trend.
Pottstown, PA – The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation (PAHWF) has awarded $854,078 in grant requests during the fall grant round of fiscal year 2018-2019 to 33 non-profit organizations, schools and municipalities.
RWJF will provide $50 million in immediate short-term relief to several national and community organizations to help some of the families and communities feeling the greatest strain under the COVID-19 health emergency.
In response to the unprecedented and profound impact of COVID-19 on the local economy, available resources, and the ability for its residents to cover basic needs, Union Benevolent Association has awarded $25,000 grants to four community-based nonprofit organizations who are addressing the critical challenges affecting Philadelphia.
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