May 2020 – Page 8 – Broke in Philly

Law protecting Philadelphia domestic workers takes effect as they’re losing jobs in droves

May 11, 2020

Philadelphia’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, a law aimed at protecting the city’s 16,000 nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers, takes effect Friday, in the middle of a pandemic that’s left a huge portion of these workers — mostly women of color, many undocumented immigrants — jobless and unable to qualify for federal assistance. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

How Philly institutions can create a more equitable post-coronavirus region

May 11, 2020

How our anchor institutions spend money in the immediate aftermath of COVID-19 could be the linchpin of an equitable post-pandemic economy — and to building a more resilient region for the future. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

Ideas we should steal: Help for renters and landlords

May 7, 2020

A New Jersey landlord waived the rent for his tenants over the next three months—something most property owners probably can’t afford. How can both sides get relief? | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)

Gig Workers Were Supposed to Get Unemployment Benefits. They Haven’t Received Any Yet.

May 7, 2020

In Pennsylvania, the website to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance didn’t launch until April 18. More than two weeks later, not a single PUA applicant has yet been paid. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)

Would You Pay This Much for Dinner If It Meant Your Server Got Health Insurance?

May 7, 2020

After the pandemic decimates the estimated 75 percent of the American restaurant scene, we are responsible for rebuilding the industry anew. Dining out culture needs to evolve just as much as the restaurants themselves. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)

Philly Council wants to stop an ‘avalanche’ of evictions with COVID-19 rent relief

May 7, 2020

May 1 marked the second rent day since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the region and the livelihoods of millions. Many of those who lost their jobs now risk losing their homes. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)

Housing activists stop Rittenhouse encampment cleanup, likening it to ‘eviction’

May 7, 2020

Activists interrupted a “service day” planned by the city’s homeless outreach office that aimed to clean a Center City sidestreet where several people experiencing had been living. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)

About 100 people experiencing homelessness staying at Philadelphia’s desolate airport

May 7, 2020

About 100 people have taken shelter at the desolate Philadelphia International Airport amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some people told NBC10 they had nowhere else to go due to shelters operating at limited capacity in the Philadelphia area. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

Philly’s immigrant-led orgs step up to fight COVID hunger with comfort food

May 7, 2020

The City of Philadelphia is giving away free food to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, but standard food pantry fare isn’t comfort food for all. So, local immigrant-led organizations and businesses are branching out with efforts to give away the food their communities crave. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

La ventanilla única de Filadelfia para encontrar comida gratis en toda la ciudad durante COVID-19

May 6, 2020

El nuevo sitio web de la ciudad presenta un mapa de todas las ubicaciones y otros criterios para ciertos sitios. | Por: AL DÍA (Read more.)