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A West Philadelphia green space will provide more opportunities for outdoor recreation for neighbors thanks to a $200,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation. With support from the William Penn Foundation, Drexel University’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships will upgrade a portion of its 2-acre campus by integrating playful learning equipment, adding multipurpose seating, improving wayfinding across the campus, and installing a raised crosswalk on the 3500 block of Brandywine Street, which will connect the existing Dornsife Center Campus with the Dornsife Community Center located at 3512 Spring Garden Street.

West Philadelphia community members will have access to a greater array of technology resources, from computer repair to telehealth privacy booths, at Drexel University’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority. The funding is part of an initiative created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act to support construction and upgrades of multi-purpose community facilities. Drexel’s is one of 49 projects statewide to receive support from the program.

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