We are proud to announce the first round of Kensington Community Resilience Fund grants! The KCR Fund is a partnership between the Kensington community, regional funders, Bread & Roses Community Fund, and @PhiladelphiaGov.
Read about the grantees: https://t.co/zxEya0oWwn
The Juvenile Justice Task Force report gave us a roadmap to reform. Now it’s up to lawmakers to finish the job | Opinion https://t.co/nrdAPU6BqM via @penncapitalstar
People know best what they need and when they need it. Our Guaranteed Basic Income pilot will provide immediate relief to Minneapolis residents most impacted by a year of unprecedented challenges. https://t.co/AZbbThfDA8
Exciting Funding Oppty thx 2 @WilliamPennFdn:
The Racial Equity Grant Fund will support small education-focused organizations led by, and primarily serving, people of color w/ budgets under $400K.
Deadline to apply: Friday, June 25, 2021
More info here: https://t.co/Vobn9msYOR
Work 4 a local org w/ >$1M budget? Want 2 connect your critical community work w/ needed resources? Wonder what would be possible if barriers 2 community health, wellness, and financial security didn't exist?
Check out https://t.co/Q11pXPuJ3L
Cohort apps due 3/9/21
Walton family wealth in 2018: $146 billion
Walton family wealth in 2021: $228 billion
Walmart minimum wage in 2018: $11 an hour
Walmart minimum wage in 2021: $11 an hour
It is a moral outrage that the richest family in America pays workers at Walmart starvation wages.
Welcome 2021: check out the awesome orgs Douty is supporting this year thru over $1M of investment (25% of our assets) across our 3 cohorts:
‘Promoting Justice‘
‘Education, Literacy, Leadership 4 Youth‘.
'Keep our Immigrant Communities Safe & Thriving‘
https://t.co/56YR9UWQMs
Philadelphia-based, youth-focused orgs --- check out The Spruce Foundation's call for applications. Deadline to submit is December 14, 2020 at 5pm.
https://t.co/6x3rrqrnWu
Funding Opportunity: @SpruceFdn has an upcoming grant application deadline on December 14, 2020 at 5pm.
If your organization is focused on Philadelphia and provides programs to empower, educate and enrich youth - then you should check it out! https://t.co/6x3rrqrnWu
Modern-day robber baron Elon Musk increased his wealth by $10.3 billion yesterday. At the same time, 30 million jobless Americans were denied $600 in benefits, 23 million have no health insurance, and 13 million are hungry.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Congratulations to @GJPhilly (formerly known as New Century Trust) on its name change.
The name is different, the mission refined and the revolution towards #genderjustice more powerfully continues.
Check out our announcement on the future of The Douty Foundation & our new Request for Proposals
(deadline to apply is September 15, 2020)
https://t.co/qJB6yvJy4G
All #phillyOST orgs: help @phillyasap make @philagov's After School & Summer Program Locator the go-to resource for families to find #afterschool & #summer programs by submitting your virtual/ in person program listings! To start: contact [email protected]/ 215-545-2727x11