Great Learning
Going Beyond the Dollar: Strengthening the Support System of Grandfamilies
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
By: Jennifer Stavrakos
Interim Director of the Great Learning Program, William Penn Foundation,
Guest Contributor
Great Learning
Keeping it in the Family: A Foundation Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Across the country, approximately 2.7 million grandparents are raising grandchildren.
Great Learning
New animal sculptures in Tacony Creek Park are designed for kids, but adults are loving them too
Friday, September 16, 2022
There’s a new fox sculpture in Tacony Creek Park, and it reminds Dalila Bedoya a whole lot of the live foxes she’s seen outside her house in the...
Great Learning
William Penn Foundation and National Nurse-Led Care Consortium Announce $5.4M Grant to Connect Philadelphia Families Enrolled in Home Visiting Programs to Emergency Funds and Free Legal Services
Monday, September 12, 2022
Home visiting professionals will have access to financial and legal resources to address clients’ urgent needs
Great Learning
Philadelphia Nonprofit Organizations Receive $2.8 Million from the William Penn Foundation to Improve and Expand Services for Grandparents who are Raising Grandchildren
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Ahead of National Grandparents Day, 8 organizations receive grants to provide a variety of supportive services to help ‘grandfamilies’ thrive
Creative Communities, Philanthropy
William Penn Foundation Welcomes Barbara Wong as New Director of Creative Communities
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (August 17, 2022) – The William Penn Foundation announced today the appointment of Barbara Wong as its new Director of Creative...