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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Crosses $673K Mark in Grants to Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County announced its 18th round of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. This round of funding included four grants, totaling $36,820. Among these, the foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to the Media Food Bank to purchase food and acquire equipment to continue serving food to clients outside in the…
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Bracelet Fundraiser Helps Child Guidance Resource Centers and Encourages Mental Health Awareness
Over the past several months, we’ve all made adjustments to our lifestyle, which is creating a lot of anxiety for people of all ages. Children and adolescents have the stress of school, peer pressure and the stages of growing up that are now impacted by a global pandemic. Marisa Wachs and her mother Stacey wanted…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Partners With Media’s Circle of Giving Helping Local Families
The Foundation for Delaware County announces a new partnership with Circle of Giving 2020. As a fiscal sponsor, the foundation will provide administrative services and oversight, allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations. Circle of Giving has provided more than $55,000 in grocery store gift cards, meals, school supplies and other resources to support Rose Tree…
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West Chester University and SCORE Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs: 2020 Conference
Entrepreneurs solve problems, often dedicating their entire careers to get it right. Women-owned small businesses and startups are particularly focused on solving problems that help others. You might ask: what kind of businesses are they? Here in Chester and Delaware Counties, they cover the entire range—from childcare services and low-income housing programs, to digital marketing…
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New Kiln Project Keeps Wallingford’s Community Arts Center on Track Despite Pandemic
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the 2020 events and project schedule at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford, but one important project made it through, writes Constance McBride for chaddsfordlive.com. Building a wood fired kiln. “It’s the only thing that stayed on schedule this year because it was already funded and it was outside,”…
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Teen Creates Coloring Book Based on the Family Dog to Encourage Younger Brother to Wear a Mask
During this time of year, excitement begins to build, especially for children, in anticipation of Halloween decorations, costumes and wearing a mask. This year’s Halloween is looking a bit different because of COVID-19. Wearing masks has become a standard operating procedure every day and everywhere we go. For children, it’s not only difficult to explain,…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers Offers Video Message for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown is celebrating Down syndrome Awareness Month in October. Christine Yu, a therapist at Child Guidance Resources Centers and mother of an amazing daughter with Down Syndrome, joined one of the Child Guidance Mental Health #10at10 episodes to raise awareness. She shared what it is like raising a child with…
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You Can Still Sign Up for the Superhero 5K Run From Child Guidance Resource Centers
Child Guidance Resource Centers is heading toward the finish line with its 8th Annual “One Stride at a Time: Superhero 5K Run & Wellness Festival for Prevention”. Even though this year’s event is virtual, 135 participants so far have stepped up to the challenge and shared their unique experiences running and walking along outdoor trails…
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Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards $100,000 in Grants to 16 Nonprofits
Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation – a charitable arm of Malvern Bank, National Association – has announced that it will award grants totaling $100,000 to 16 different nonprofits in the bank’s markets. The organizations receiving grants are: Children’s Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia is a privately funded program with a mission to provide children from under-resourced families…
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Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Crosses $700K Mark in Funds Raised for Essential Nonprofits.
The Foundation for Delaware County has crossed the $700K mark in funds raised for the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. At the same time, it announced its 17th round of grants with two grants, totaling $55,000. Included are a $50,000 grant for Partners for Sacred Places to provide onsite socially distant support for remote learning…
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8th Annual Child Guidance Superhero Run Goes Virtual This Year
Join Child Guidance Resource Centers, Oct. 4-31, for the 8th Annual One Stride at a Time: Superhero Run for Prevention and Wellness Fair. This year the fair takes to the trails virtually. All event proceeds directly support families struggling with addiction and mental health in the five-county Philadelphia area. The prevention theme, “One Stride at…
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Swarthmore-Based Nonprofit Banks on Life-Changing Initiatives for Success
A time bank is a trading system in which hours of work become the currency, as service hours of one skillset are exchanged for another. Meet Woodstock Timebank, Inc., a nonprofit with life-changing initiatives. Its business model is designed to help prepare vulnerable populations for a post-carbon, climate-changed future. The organization provides a framework of…
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Five New Grants From Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund Reach 5 Essential Nonprofits
The Foundation for Delaware County announced its 15th round of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. This latest round includes five grants, totaling $55,740. Among these, the foundation awarded an $18,240 grant for Chester Upland School District (CUSD) to fund Parent Technology Support Centers. The Centers will educate, train and assist parents who are…
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Charitable Giving Can Benefit Others and Yourself, When the Proper Plan Is in Place
Charitable giving can benefit others while offering you some tax advantages if planned correctly. “Whatever gifting strategy you choose, planned giving can be very rewarding. It’s wonderful to see your gift at work and to receive tax benefits as well,” says Fred Hubler, Jr. MBA CWS, president and chief wealth strategist of Creative Capital Wealth…
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Founder of Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby Working to Bring More Women of Color to the Auto Industry
Patrice Banks is working to bring women of color into the auto industry and counter the silence coming from the industry over the Black Lives Matter protests, writes Courtney Duchene for thephiladelphiacitizen.org. Banks, a Black woman, is a mechanic and the 2017 founder of the Girls Auto Clinic in Upper Darby. “I struggled a lot…
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A Spanish Speaking Virtual Meetup for Parents Sept. 4/Emociones:¿qué ese eso? “Cómo hablar con tu hijo/a”.
It can be hard to connect with our children even under the best of times. Add In a global pandemic, and It’s even more difficult! Child Guidance Resource Centers in Havertown is inviting Spanish-speaking parents to join a virtual meetup Sept. 4, noon to 1 p.m., conducted in Spanish with a therapist over Zoom to…
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BNI Offers Yeadon Contractor Referrals, Business Contacts and Friends for Life
By David Bjorkgren A client kept asking Jerry Scamuffa to go to a meeting of Business Network International, thinking he could benefit from the meeting, but Jerry never gave it much thought. Jerry is owner of Provato Concrete Demolition and Masonry. His business covers Delaware, Chester and Montgomery Counties and the Main Line. He has…
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New Round of COVID-19 Fund Grants; Distributed Funds Cross $500,000 Mark
The Foundation for Delaware County has released its 14th round of grants from the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund. This week, four grants, totaling $35,000, will be distributed, including two $10,000 grants for personal protective equipment (PPE) to Carelink Community Support Services and Children and Adults Disability and Educational Services (CADES) so that staff can…
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