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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.
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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...
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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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William Penn Foundation Awards Additional $2.6M to Support COVID-19 Relief, Recovery Efforts in Philadelphia
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
New grants approved in special board meeting will support childcare re-opening, summer youth employment, food access, and more
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Philadelphia arts groups and artists to receive $4 million from emergency COVID-19 fund
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
All told, 467 Philadelphia-area arts and culture groups plus more than a thousand individual artists are receiving a total of $4 million raised...
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