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 […]
Month: June 2023
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 […]
Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund Awards $1.9 Million in Grants to 27 Organizations
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the City of Philadelphia announced the first round of grantees for the Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund (“Prevention Fund”), a grantmaking program managed by the Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation. Launched in December 2022, The Overdose Prevention and Community Healing Fund invests funds from the national opioid settlements to mobilize community-based organizations […]