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.)
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.)
Aquí hay algunos consejos de expertos financieros locales y de algunos dueños de negocios. | Por: WHYY (Read more.)
South Philadelphia’s homeless population has tripled in a year — a rate unmatched by any other section of the city except for Center City East. And outreach workers say they believe closer to 70 people are sleeping outside in the neighborhood — one without walk-in shelters or respite centers. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Like many other integral businesses in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the nonprofit public interest law firm AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania (ALPP) continues to provide its clients with remote legal services during state-wide shutdowns to thwart the spread of the new coronavirus. New and existing clients can still reach ALPP staff by phone or email. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
SisTers PGH is a “transgender centered drop-in space, resource provider and shelter transitioning program based in Pittsburgh, PA.” The mutual aid and emergency funds distribution system implemented by Thomas and her team in Pittsburgh could be a model for Philadelphia and other cities. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Comenzará con 6,4 millones de dólares de financiación y proporcionará subvenciones para ayudar a hacer frente a los desafíos que plantea COVID-19. | Por: Al Día News Media (Read more.)
As the city of Philadelphia works to inform the public about coronavirus developments, a language barrier with non-English speakers is a concern for community organizations that serve those populations. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The city’s Office of Innovation and Technology awarded its 2019 grants to organizations using tech get hard-to-reach Philadelphians to fill out the online questionnaire. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
As Philadelphia ramps up awareness campaigns for the Census, two nonprofits are collaborating on the story of a Census Champion’s struggle to explain the importance of the census to undercounted communities. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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