Philly launched a program to put Suburban Station’s homeless population to work. Here’s what happened.
A lottery offers some a paid morning’s work with Mural Arts Philadelphia. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
As changes come to Pa. Medicaid transit program, counties fear bumps in road
A change introduced by the new budget bill will privatize medical transportation for Medicaid recipients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Ideas We Should Steal: Reducing Poverty—Together
In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Why don’t we do what they did? | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Los precios de las medicinas en Pennsylvania y sus efectos en comunidades vulnerables | Primera Parte
Learn with us what a PBM manager means, how drug pricing works and how and why Philadelphia, the poorest of the big cities in the USA, is getting poor thanks to the free market. | From: DosPuntos (Read more.)
Why Philly landlords are fighting Blondell Reynolds Brown over lead
High levels of lead affect children’s health and development throughout Philadelphia. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
5 “Green” Freebies in Philly
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.)
What would your life be like if you didn’t have to worry about money?
PhillyCAM interviewed participants at two recent community events to explore what economic security means to them. Here are their responses. | From: PhillyCAM (Read more.)
As changes come to Pa. Medicaid transit program, counties fear bumps in road
A change introduced by the new budget bill will privatize medical transportation for Medicaid recipients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Why Philly landlords are fighting Blondell Reynolds Brown over lead
High levels of lead affect children’s health and development throughout Philadelphia. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Rebuild: Investing in Improvements to Neighborhood Parks, Recreation Centers, and Libraries
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.)
The Women’s Community Revitalization Project
With the help of Co-chair Staci Moore, the WRCP develops affordable housing for women and their families in some of Philadelphia’s most rapidly gentrifying areas. | From: CityWide Stories (Read more.)
Why my voter card is the most important card in my wallet
A reflection on what it means for a person who experienced homelessness to finally have the documentation that allows him to vote, and what it took to get there. | From: One Step Away (Read more.)
An unlikely weapon in battling poverty: Diapers
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.)
Staying connected: Moms who pump in prison (AUDIO)
Check out the audio version of this previously published story about an innovative lactation program that encourages incarcerated new moms to maintain their breast milk supply. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
130 nonprofits still use SEPTA tokens as final deadline draws near
A year after ceasing public sales, the authority is preparing for a hard stop. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Family-friendly SEPTA Key to roll out – but not until 2020
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.)
