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Philadelphia to release details about vaccine distribution
On the state level, this kind of information is already published regularly. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Month: February 2021
BIP Finale
Can free cash really solve Philadelphia’s poverty problem?
The answer was the City’s first experiment in unrestricted cash assistance, the $1.7 million Worker Relief Fund, which gave $800 last summer to 2,162 Philadelphians left out of federal and state pandemic relief programs, most (Read more.)
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Watch out for fake social media accounts scamming Pennsylvania jobless workers
“Unfortunately, the availability of new federal unemployment money is causing a surge in fraud attempts,” acting Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier said in a statement.
Community and Family
Power Street Theatre Company to host financial wellness story circle for the North Philly community | AL DÍA News
The virtual gathering on Feb. 18 is part of the organization’s Comunidades Conectadas programming for 2021.
Civic and Community Engagement
Philly’s poverty crisis needs audacity and innovation
With a poverty rate still lingering around 25%, Philadelphia continues to be the poorest large city in America. Despite the many efforts made to tackle this complex issue, we haven’t been able to drive that number down far enough, fast enough. So, it was time to try something new and most importantly invest smarter. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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Philadelphia Teachers Bundle Up in the Cold to Teach Outdoors in Back-to-the-Classroom Battle Over Coronavirus
Philadelphia public school teachers bundled up in winter coats, gloves and hats sat outside on folding chairs on a bitter cold Monday morning as a show of solidarity over concerns about coronavirus safety amid a planned return to classrooms. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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In a reversal, Philadelphia teachers are no longer expected to report to schools Monday
A spokeswoman said that about 2,000 staff members who had been expected to go to school buildings to prepare for a Feb. 22 reopening for early-grade students can teach remotely instead, since a mediator hired to review a safety agreement between the district and teachers union won’t have a decision in time. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
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As Philadelphia teachers protest return to school, mediator weighs ventilation concerns
One of the questions he will have to decide is whether key parts of the agreement, specifically around adequate ventilation, cover days when only staff is in the building or only become operative when students return. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
coronavirus
COVID vaccine Philly: Why it’s going to more women than men
Women account for 2 of every 3 vaccine recipients in Philly, making up 66% out of about 150k total doses administered. The gender imbalance, which holds true across the state and nation, has to do with who is eligible to get the shot right now, health officials say. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Community and Family
Op-ed: Did you miss a chance to say goodbye because of COVID?
We also believe that keeping those final thoughts and sentiments bottled up can be an additional hardship. So we are offering anyone who couldn’t have that in-person goodbye a chance to share what you would have said if you’d had been able to be by their side. We call this effort: With Love: Messages to those lost to COVID. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)