Workers and families from the Philadelphia area attended “Solidarity Sunday” potluck, organized to show support for the group of 90 General Motors workers who had been on strike in Langhorne for about a month along with nearly 50,000 workers across the country. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Late Tuesday, Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, which has union members working in Center City, reached an agreement with building owners on a new four-year contract. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
CEO at the Alliance for Aging Research Susan Peschin, Nutrition Manager at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Amy Goldstein, and the executive director at Caring for Friends, Jeanette Fournier, discuss seniors experiencing food insecurity. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
The festival on Saturday, Oct. 12 in South Philly will celebrate culture and educate attendees about a seldom talked-about issue in their community. | From: AL DÍA News Media (Read more.)
To increase access to housing services for patients of FIGHT’s Y-HEP Adolescent and Young Adult Health Center, the HIV-prevention group has teamed up with social services organization Valley Youth House. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
With all the debate over the 10-year tax abatement for new construction and renovations, no one is talking about the five other tax abatement programs that have been enacted. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Councilmember Allan Domb introduced legislation that he hopes will put more money back into the pockets of struggling Philadelphians by giving them wage tax rebates. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The U.S. Census Bureau erred in calculating a major national poverty measure — the second mistake reported by the bureau in the last month. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The city offers few options for assistance in making needed repairs when property is damaged by bullets. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that there are errors in a 2017 data report it released which miscalculated Philadelphia’s average income and other figures. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
For the first time in 10 years, the poverty rate in Philadelphia has gone below 25 percent and the state’s median household incomes have grown, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
In a 3-2 vote Thursday, the state Public Utility Commission passed a motion that would reduce the impact of energy costs on the 2 million Pennsylvanians enrolled in customer assistance programs, or CAPs. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Criminal justice nonprofit Frontline Dads is running its first bailout program specifically geared toward the parenting holiday. On Thursday, executive director Reuben Jones coordinated the release of nearly a dozen fathers from Philly jails. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
While Americans are aware that people in poverty must apply for food stamps, stand in line at food pantries, and generally fight and fret to stay clothed, housed, and insured, many don’t realize how big a problem the lack of diapers poses. (Read more.)
Commuters without a lot of cash to spare get hit hardest by SEPTA’s transfer fees, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
A year after ceasing public sales, the authority is preparing for a hard stop. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Join Resolve Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Public Citizens for Children and Youth on Friday, Oct. 25 at 801 Market Street from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Read more.)
Tell us your questions about gaining access to capital or drumming up business. We’ll report out the answers. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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