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.)
Northeast Philadelphia has long been recognized as a place apart, a middle-class American dreamscape. But the residents have seen poverty become a burgeoning feature over the last generation. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Dr. Aaron Smith visits the New Covenant Church for the Poor People’s Campaign Hearings which aims to amplify the voices of people trying to break out of poverty. | From: WURD (Read more.)
As an educator and scholar-activist, Joshua Sbicca, an assistant sociology professor at the Colorado State University, has worked with grassroots initiatives to advance food system change throughout the United States. | From: WURD (Read more.)
Katie McCrea, the Outreach Associate for the Common Market’s Mid-Atlantic Team, talks about the organization’s mission to eliminate food insecurity in Philadelphia and other areas. | From: EcoWURD (Read more.)
All the info you didn’t know you needed about the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. | From: Billy Penn (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.)
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.)
Northeast Philadelphia has long been recognized as a place apart, a middle-class American dreamscape. But the residents have seen poverty become a burgeoning feature over the last generation. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Poverty in America declined last year, continuing a trend that began in 2014. Between 2017 and 2018, however, the median household income remained basically unchanged, while the number of Americans without health insurance increased significantly. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The decrease in food insecurity occurred during President Donald Trump’s time in office, yet anti-hunger advocates hasten to say that Trump may well undo gains against hunger with his administration’s efforts to cut food-stamp benefits. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Digital privacy concerns could have serious implications for the 2020 Census, which is the first one to be completed mostly online. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (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.)
Tell us your questions about gaining access to capital or drumming up business. We’ll report out the answers. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Reporters working on Broke in Philly stories will ask the people we are reporting on how they describe themselves, or how they would like to be described in the article or broadcast. (Read more.)
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