June 2018 – Page 3 – Broke in Philly

This Week at Broke in Philly: 06.08.18

June 8, 2018

• Ready? Set? Work | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
• How to break poverty cycles throughout education in ElBarrio North Philly | From: ParaTiMujer Radio Program
• Helping students think about work | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
• ‘I just give up’: As U.S. unemployment falls, life still hard for Philadelphians out of work | From: WHYY
• Ideas we should steal: Transit oriented development | From: The Philadelphia Citizen
• Educators help students sample new careers | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)

In Chesco, volunteer farmers grow food for neighbors in need

June 8, 2018

The farmers for a day — from Univest banking and insurance in Souderton and other locations — were among a legion of volunteers who work on the West Chester farm throughout the growing season for the Chester County Food Bank. From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)

Citizen of the Week: Stephanie Sena

June 8, 2018

Sena, an adjunct history professor at Villanova University, oversees the Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia (SREHUP), a nonprofit she helped found as a way to engage her millennial students in making a difference to their world. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)

How to break poverty cycles throughout education in ElBarrio North Philly

June 7, 2018

A school that is located right in the center of the opioid epidemic in Kensington, works as one of the best schools for K-12; bilingual, international bachelor, technology. In other words, they offer the type of education that a private school would offer. From: ParaTiMujer Radio Program (Read more.)

Helping students think about work

June 6, 2018

Career Day was designed to reach the young people at three pivotal periods: students finishing seventh grade, who will be applying to high schools in the fall; high school juniors, who will be applying to colleges; and high school seniors entering the workforce who will be looking for jobs. From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)

‘I just give up’: As U.S. unemployment falls, life still hard for Philadelphians out of work

June 6, 2018

While the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to an 18-year low, life remains difficult for the roughly 44,000 Philadelphians without jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May jobs report, the U.S. unemployment rate currently sits at 3.8 percent, or about 6.1 million Americans. In Philadelphia, the unemployment rate has also been declining, but it remains higher than the national rate at 5.3 percent. From: WHYY (Read more.)

Food rescuers race to battle waste, hunger

June 4, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: Throughout the region, there’s an increasing number of people who see both the food surplus and the deficit among people in need, and cannot abide the imbalance. They’re working to do something about it. (Read more.)

Educators help students sample new careers

June 4, 2018

With hands-on experience in various trades, teens can make more-informed decisions about their postsecondary plans. From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)

Growing out of poverty

June 4, 2018

A little over 50 years ago, Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty when the national poverty rate was 19 percent; some $5 trillion later, it’s 16 percent today. Isn’t it time to think differently about how to prosecute that war? From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)

This Week at Broke in Philly: 06.01.18

June 1, 2018

• ‘Poor’ is a 4-letter word in U.S. politics. These activists are fighting to change that | Will Bunch | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• 45 free and affordable summer camps for Philly kids and families | From: Billy Penn
• The power of coaching | From: The Philadelphia Citizen
• New bill would protect neighborhood groups from lawsuit-happy developers | From: PlanPhilly
• Philly officials: DHS proposal would penalize legal immigrants for kids’ public assistance | From: WHYY
• Past due: Plan to stop water shut-offs sputters as rate hike looms | From: PlanPhilly
• Growing out of poverty | From: The Philadelphia Citizen
• Residents share stories of violence’s impact at WURD Radio event
(Read more.)