William Penn Foundation Grants To Help Philadelphia Youth & Summer Programs Reopen

The William Penn Foundation announced it had approved more than $2 million worth of new grants to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based groups, with much of the grant focused on helping youth and summer programs reopen safely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The grants, totaling $2.6 million, will fund early childhood education, youth summer programs and employment, and food access. They are the latest grants the Foundation has expedited in recent months to address COVID-19 in Philadelphia.

Despite a reduced endowment because of the pandemic, the foundation will keep funding this year steady at $117 million. Its three program areas are . . .