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William Penn Foundation Supports Equitable Internet Access for Philadelphia Students

Thursday, August 6, 2020

PHLConnectED will provide reliable internet access to approximately 35,000 households.

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Free internet coming for 35,000 Philly families: city, schools, Comcast to spend $17M on digital equity plan

Thursday, August 6, 2020

With the start of the school year just weeks away, city officials on Thursday announced a plan to provide free internet access for 35,000 low-income...

William Penn Foundation Pursues Economic Equity with New Grants Supporting Immediate Relief for Workers, Journalism on Family-Sustaining Job Creation

Friday, July 10, 2020

William Penn Foundation (WPF) today announced two grants supporting immediate economic relief and future work opportunity in the region.

Philly’s new $1.7 million fund helps cash economy workers left out of COVID stimulus

Thursday, July 9, 2020

The coronavirus has dealt a crushing blow to the tens of thousands of people who work in the region’s cash economy and were consequently unable to...

What will the ‘Future of Work’ look like? The Inquirer received a $500,000 grant to find out.

Thursday, July 9, 2020

The William Penn Foundation has awarded The Inquirer and its owner, the nonprofit Lenfest Institute, a $500,000 grant to support a yearlong...

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Emergency arts fund pays out $4 million in Philadelphia region

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

An emergency relief fund launched during the coronavirus pandemic is paying out $4 million to hundreds of cultural organizations and more than 1,000...

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