Vital Strategies Partners with Scattergood Foundation to Fund Nine BIPOC-Led Organizations for Mobile and Street Outreach Teams, Media Campaigns, and Resource Distribution The United States is in the midst of the worst overdose crisis in its history, with more than 112,000 lives lost in 2023 and rates rising sharply for Black Americans. Pennsylvania experienced more than 5,100 overdose […]
Category: News
Community stakeholders most impacted by the opioid crisis decided which local groups would receive grants to decrease harm [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Participatory grantmaking was used to identify round one grantees. It is one of Philadelphia’s most significant forays into participatory grantmaking to date. The Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund announced its first round of grantees who will share almost $2 million to fight the city’s opioid epidemic, which is responsible for about three deaths a […]
City announces first round of overdose prevention fund grantees [Philadelphia Tribune]
As the city of Philadelphia continues to grapple with its ongoing opioid epidemic, city officials have awarded $1.9 million in grants to the first round of grantees for the city’s overdose prevention fund, an initiative aimed at supporting community-led efforts to battle the overdose crisis. Established in December 2022, the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing […]
Philadelphia names 27 community organizations to receive opioid settlement funds for addiction treatment and prevention efforts [WHYY]
Philly takes first steps in distributing national opioid settlement funds with $1.9 million in grants for community and grassroots organizations. Philadelphia officials have chosen 27 community and grassroots organizations to lead addiction prevention and treatment services in areas hit hardest by the opioid epidemic. Each organization will get grant money through the city’s Overdose Prevention […]
Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness invests $385,000 to promote culturally-centered strategies to improve mental health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10th, 2023 (Philadelphia, PA) – The Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness is pleased to announce that it will invest $385,000 in 11 organizations that promote mental health and emotional wellbeing among immigrant communities in Greater Philadelphia. These organizations represent the fourth cohort of Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness grantees. Since its […]
Vision Philadelphia releases “Eight Hard Truths About Violence for Philadelphia”—comprehensive insights about tackling serious community violence in Philadelphia for the next mayor
With violence intervention and reduction as a top priority for the next mayor, Vision Philadelphia provides research-based assessments of a range of proposals to address the increased shootings and homicides experienced across the city. Philadelphia, PA— “Eight Hard Trusts About Violence for Philadelphia” is the third installment of papers released by Vision Philadelphia—an on-going […]
Philadelphia-Area Philanthropic Collaborative Launches “Vision Philadelphia” ahead of Municipal Primary Election
A group of nine philanthropic organizations released the first two papers of an on-going series of key recommendations for the next Philadelphia mayor and city leadership. Philadelphia, PA – Today, a group of nine philanthropic organizations launched Vision Philadelphia, an on-going series that explores promising solutions to improve city services and the quality of life […]
Announcing the launch of the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City of Philadelphia and the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation announced the launch of the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund, which will begin accepting grant applications on December 20, 2022. The Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund, using opioid settlement funds, will implement a community-driven grantmaking process that focuses on geographic […]
The RISE Partnership Announces Scattergood Supported Readiness Cohort
The RISE Partnership kicked off its fourth round yesterday of the “Readiness” component with 10 new organizations. The Readiness component provides introductory knowledge and skill building for organizations in key concepts, tools, and resources for internal evaluation capacity building and performance management. The fourth cohort of organizations includes: African Cultural Alliance of North America Ethiopian […]
CEO, Scattergood Seek Proposals from Community-Based Organizations for Tax Credit Outreach
For Immediate Release: October 31, 2022 Contact: Solomon D. Leach, solomon.leach@phila.gov, 267-934-4269 PHILADELPHIA, PA – The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) and Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation (Scattergood) announced today that they are seeking proposals from Philadelphia-based community organizations to support the Claim Your Money PHL campaign by conducting grassroots outreach to maximize the number of households claiming the federal Child Tax Credit and […]