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Community and Family

Estimado Sr. Alexander: Esto es lo que más de 40 supervisores de Playstreet pensaron que la ciudad de Filadelfia debería saber.

September 30, 2020

Le preguntamos a más de 40 supervisores de Playstreet que lo que deseaban que la ciudad de Filadelfia supiera sobre sus bloques. ¿El resultado? Esta carta al Director Gerente Tumar Alexander, y la esperanza de que las cosas sigan mejorando. | Para: Resolve Philly (Read more.)

Community and Family

Dear Mr. Alexander: Here’s what over 40 Playstreet supervisors thought the city of Philadelphia should know.

September 22, 2020

We asked over 40 Playstreet supervisors what they wished the city of Philadelphia knew about their blocks. The result? This letter to Managing Director Tumar Alexander, and a hope for continued improvements. | From: Resolve Philly (Read more.)

Community and Family

The Kids are Crying III: The final chapter chronicling the despair that comes from dealing with DHS

November 23, 2019

Yolanda Walker-Jackson smoked marijuana to aid nausea from her pregnancy. Now, Walker-Jackson is in a fight with DHS to regain full custody of her three sons. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)

Community and Family

The kids are crying II: Part II in a three-part series chronicling displacement, despair at the hands of DHS

November 18, 2019

After her and her boyfriend were accused of neglect, Miltreda Kress’s daughters were removed from her home and have been separated into different foster families. Kress is fighting to get them back. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)

Community and Family

‘The kids are crying’: Three-part series chronicles despair, displacement and what DHS plans to do

November 14, 2019

Bridget Powell has been fighting for more than three years for custody of her 3-and-a-half-year-old niece, Nas’neen, and protested at the DHS and Family Court buildings over the summer to rally others who were struggling with the system. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)

Income and Wages

How can established small businesses — not startups — get access to capital?

July 17, 2019

There seems to be a lot of funding available for small business “growth,” but what about those who have struggled to learn the business and need financial help to keep surviving? | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

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Entrepreneurs: What do you want to know about funding your hustle in Philly?

July 11, 2019

Tell us your questions about gaining access to capital or drumming up business. We’ll report out the answers. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

Health

LGBTQ-focused therapy center offers scholarships for transpeople of color

June 21, 2019

Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults are more than twice as likely as their non-identifying peers to experience a mental-health condition, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

Health

Why Philly landlords are fighting Blondell Reynolds Brown over lead

June 7, 2019

High levels of lead affect children’s health and development throughout Philadelphia. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Housing

Philly’s Roadmap to Homes removes barriers to shelter, employs strategies from ‘Housing First’ programs

April 10, 2019

“Is it working?” A Generocity reader’s question–via our Broke is Listening series–prompts a look at OHS’ efforts to combat homelessness. | From: Generocity (Read more.)

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ICYMI

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    January 16, 2021
  • Nearly a million Pa. utility customers are past due on their bills because of COVID-19. Who will pick up the cost?
    January 16, 2021
  • How a new tax like Arizona’s could help underfunded schools in Pa. | Opinion
    January 16, 2021
  • How to write a will in Pennsylvania
    January 16, 2021
  • Can EITC be a tool for poverty alleviation or wealth building in Fairhill?
    January 13, 2021
  • Equity investors boost Pa.’s entrepreneurs of color during pandemic
    January 13, 2021
  • New funding for Philly program that helps families of murder victims
    January 13, 2021
  • New guidelines coming for Philly’s COVID rental assistance program
    January 13, 2021
  • Workers’ rights in Philly: What you need to know about the city’s labor laws
    January 12, 2021
  • How to solve “the lost mile” for hungry Philadelphians
    January 11, 2021

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