project innovation

Virtua Health Foundation is being awarded a $30,000 grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation as a part of the Project Innovation Grant Challenge. This grant will go towards supporting their Eat Well Mobile Grocery Store. The Eat Well Mobile Grocery Store offers fresh, nutritious food at below-market prices to communities in areas known as “food deserts”- an…

Novick Urban Farm has been awarded a $31,000 Project Innovation grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. This funding will contribute to their Community-Centered Farming and Food Distribution in South Philadelphia. Located on 1.3 acres of land in South Philadelphia, this organization aims to provide access to healthy foods and education to their diverse community. Their focus is on…

The Young Men and Women in Charge Foundation (YMWIC) has been awarded a $35,000 grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation as a part of the Project Innovation Grant Challenge. This grant will help fund the organization’s Summer STEAM camp program, which aims for underserved youth to have fun with science and prepare them for future careers in STEAM…

The Center for Black Educator Development has received a $74,000 grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation as a part of Project Innovation. This funding will go towards their Freedom Schools Literacy Academy. The Freedom Literacy Schools Academy (FLSA) is a 5-week program for aspiring Black high school and college students to teach literacy skills and Project Based Learning…

Campaign for Working Families (CWF) is a 2022 Project Innovation grant recipient of $50,000 from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. This funding will go towards their program for Advancing Equity through Youth Empowerment and Community Engagement. CWF was created in 2003 with the goal of helping working families in the Greater Philadelphia region move up the economic ladder. For…

Tech Impact has been awarded a $50,000 Project Innovation grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation. The grant will help fund their ITWorks program to support their mission of leveraging technology for social impact. Since 2003, this nonprofit has been working to provide technology integration support to other nonprofits. They serve over 250 organizations across the United States with…

A professional theatre company based in Norristown, Montgomery County, Theatre Horizon, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation as part of Project Innovation. The money will go towards the theatre’s Autism Drama Program, whose mission is to help inspire imagination and social development for individuals on the autism spectrum. Founded in 2005 by Erin…

Hope Beyond Borders has been awarded a $20,000 grant from NBC10, Telemundo62, and Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation as a part of the Project Innovation Grant Challenge. The funding will support Soap for Hope, a youth entrepreneurial training initiative that equips middle- and high school students in Coatesville, Pa., with the entrepreneurial mindset and skillsets to help them flourish in today’s marketplace….

NBC10, Telemundo62 and the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation announced that eight local nonprofits will receive a total of $315,000 in Project Innovation grants in 2022. The winning organizations feature programs that are addressing local community issues through innovative solutions in the areas of community engagement, culture of inclusion, next generation storytelling and youth education and empowerment. “We are thrilled to recognize these eight, wonderful nonprofits with Project Innovation grants for their...