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October 2018 Rebuild Update
City announces first round of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund grant recipients
Rebuild Announces First Project to Launch, More to Come
City Council and Mayor Kenney play nice as rec center ‘rebuild’ advances
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.
The Alliance for Health Equity Releases $657,500 in Grants to Greater Coatesville Nonprofit and Grassroots Organizations
Connelly and William Penn Foundations announce major support of workforce initiative
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.
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.
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.
City Announces $1 Million Investment in Organizations Developing Innovative Workforce Solutions
The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Commerce—in partnership with Philadelphia's economic and workforce development partners—announced a renewed strategic commitment to address workforce challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and that have been exacerbated by long-standing racial inequity and injustice.
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.
Food Funders Meeting #1- Reality Bites: Hunger on the Rise in Philadelphia and What We Can Do About It
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.
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.
City and Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians Launch Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative
A $242,000 grant from the World Education Services (WES) Mariam Assefa Fund will support Engaging Immigrant Talent, an 18-month initiative to advance employer-informed immigrant workforce integration.
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.
City Announces Third Round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund Grantees
Kensington residents work with City to select 36 grassroots organizations and community groups to receive $360,000 to address the community impact of the overdose crisis.
One Year of Rebuild: Collaborating to Advance Opportunity, Engagement and Equity in Neighborhoods
Join us to hear from a panel of partner organizations that are working with Rebuild to realize the program’s impact.
Workforce Development Panel Discussion
Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia invites you to join us for a workforce development panel discussion on May 14th, 9:00 – 10:30 AM, at Philanthropy Network offices (230 S. Broad Street, Suite 402, Philadelphia, PA 19130).