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.)
Resolve Philadelphia hosts a free event to answer all your small business questions. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Take a look at year one of the SEED Fellowship, which educates small-business owners on how to craft succession plans and convert to employee ownership. | From: Next City (Read more.)
The Ford Police Athletic League Center on Snyder Avenue is, for the first time, serving lunch to its 27 camp kids this summer, thanks to food from Philabundance, the hunger-relief agency. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
In honor of Earth Week, we’re giving you a gift of FREE giveaways. OK, so we’re not giving you the free things… technically the city is. But living a sustainable lifestyle doesn’t have to be expensive and mean you have to buy new things to benefit the planet. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
PhillyCAM interviewed participants at two recent community events to explore what economic security means to them. Here are their responses. | From: PhillyCAM (Read more.)
The Housing First model focuses on people experiencing chronic homelessness — and on long-term housing retention and supportive services. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Hope & Door is a partnership between Berger Rental and One Step Away. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A change introduced by the new budget bill will privatize medical transportation for Medicaid recipients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
High levels of lead affect children’s health and development throughout Philadelphia. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Made possible by the Philadelphia Beverage Tax and a matching grant from the William Penn Foundation, Rebuild is an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars into facilities’ improvements at neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries. | From: CityWide Stories (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.)
A year after ceasing public sales, the authority is preparing for a hard stop. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A product that would streamline travel for groups is in the works for next year. It will likely be a card that allows multiple people to ride using the same card, but SEPTA says the specifics haven’t been finalized. | From: PlanPhilly (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.)
Last night Broke in Philly won the 2018 Philadelphia News Award for Investigative Work of the Year. We would like to thank the Pen and Pencil Club, all our partners and everyone who voted for us. (Read more.)
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