Peligran cupones de alimentos de miles en Pensilvania
En abril del 2020 comenzará euno de los nuevos requisitos para el programa de beneficios y cupones de alimentos llamado SNAP. | Presentado Por: Telemundo (Read more.)
Youth talk about what poverty means to them
Dos Puntos’ Emma Restrepo and AL DÍA News Media’s Edwin López Moya interviewed Philadelphia high school students and recent high school graduates about what poverty means to them. (Read more.)
‘Strain on Our System’: Thousands of Pennsylvanians to Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Administration Policy Change
About 50,000 people in Pennsylvania will lose access to SNAP benefits as a result of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
Peligran cupones de alimentos de miles en Pensilvania
En abril del 2020 comenzará euno de los nuevos requisitos para el programa de beneficios y cupones de alimentos llamado SNAP. | Presentado Por: Telemundo (Read more.)
‘Strain on Our System’: Thousands of Pennsylvanians to Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Administration Policy Change
About 50,000 people in Pennsylvania will lose access to SNAP benefits as a result of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
Fighting student poverty requires help from an imperfect ally: the private sector | Opinion
We need to keep advocating for structural policy reforms to support students. We also need creative solutions, including from tech. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A decade in, are casinos good or bad for Philadelphia?
SugarHouse is expanding and more gaming halls are coming. They give back cash, but may also enable gambling addiction. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Youth talk about what poverty means to them
Dos Puntos’ Emma Restrepo and AL DÍA News Media’s Edwin López Moya interviewed Philadelphia high school students and recent high school graduates about what poverty means to them. (Read more.)
Why Mayor Kenney could threaten to pull a water bill discount for Philly’s ‘eds and meds’
Nothing happened after Mayor Kenney gave Philadelphia universities and hospitals a deadline to follow a law enforcing a $15 an hour wage for security guards. Now, the city is making sure it has the authority to pull a water bill discount for nonprofits if they don’t comply. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A panel on youth and poverty in Philadelphia
Alicia Lozano hosted a discussion about how poverty impacts youth with guests Donna Cooper, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, Dos Puntos host Emma Restrepo, business entrepreneur Jonathon Williams, and high school student Ethan Rodriguez . | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
Philly Council passes Right to Counsel, giving free legal representation to tenants who are evicted
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill that will provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing initiative for LGBTQ young people strives to create a ‘family bond’
Methodist Services offers 10 transitional housing units for LGBTQ young people ages 18-21 in its Quads on Lancaster supportive housing program with a familial approach. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
The Kids are Crying III: The final chapter chronicling the despair that comes from dealing with DHS
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.)
The kids are crying II: Part II in a three-part series chronicling displacement, despair at the hands of DHS
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.)
Study: SEPTA transfer fees hit low-wage commuters the hardest
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.)
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.)
