Ceiba is joining forces with APM, Congreso, Esperanza, HACE, and the Norris Square Community Alliance to bring to scale the use of free tax preparation as a gateway to connect residents of Fairhill/Kensington, and other (Read more.)
Its goal is to use training, financial aid, and networking to help cleaning company owners of color across the state weather the pandemic and compete for contracts from government agencies and other large anchor institutions — contracts that historically have gone largely to white-owned companies. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The program, funded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, offers families grief counseling, helps to make funeral arrangements, and even provides assistance getting utilities turned back on. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Operating under the city’s newly formed Department of Labor, the Office of Worker Protections has two main functions: receive and investigate complaints about labor law violations and educate people about their rights if they work in Philly. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Pumping more money into policing isn’t working. In fact, recent events prove the institution is beyond repair. It’s time to invest elsewhere. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
A new financial wellness program at CHOP has helped families recoup $700,000 owed to them in an effort to tackle a critical vital sign: poverty. | From: Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
The Task Force plans to spend the winter and early spring engaging artists and cultural workers on issues pertaining to arts in the city. Then, in April, they will offer City Council’s recommendations on how best to support Philadelphia artists and arts organizations through the pandemic and beyond. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A chain of local medical marijuana dispensaries has teamed up with the Urban League to secure rights—and jobs—for would-be workers denied employment due to previous cannabis-related convictions. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Professional services corporation Accenture is joining the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Works and Graduate! Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Skills Forward Initiative, an effort to help workers displaced by the pandemic attain new skills and build toward sustainable careers in the process. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
A medida que las escuelas entran en su segundo período de marcado digital, la ciudad ha lanzado la “Semana PHLConnectED” en un esfuerzo por conseguir que más familias se conecten para la escuela antes del nuevo año. También ha ampliado los requisitos de elegibilidad del programa para las familias. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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