This week: What Philly can learn from Seattle’s fair workweek laws. What’s keeping people from voting. Lack of housing assistance for the low income. (Read more.)
From WURD Radio: Jake discusses his PlanPhilly.com story on a recent study done by the Pew Charitable Trusts which shows that the vast majority of low-income Philadelphians receive no assistance with their housing costs. As a result, many have to rely on unconventional and sometimes illegal arrangements to secure shelter. (Read more.)
From NBC10/Telemundo62: Many low-income Americans face increasing uncertainty when it comes to casting a ballot, from feeling politically disengaged to questioning whether they have the time and resources to find their polling place. (Read more.)
From NBC10/Telemundo62 : Broke In Philly: Sunday Suppers Fight Food Insecurity
In this episode of Broke In Philly, NBC10 talks to Sherita Mouzon, who works as a Witness to Hunger with Drexel’s Center for Hunger Free Communities. There, she helps to fight food insecurity by equipping families to prepare and cook healthy meals at weekly Sunday suppers. (Read more.)
Kait Bowdler, Deputy Director of Sustainability at Philadbundance, talks about their line of Abundantly Good cheese in which every purchase rescues food, funds local farms, and helps feed those in need. (Read more.)
The First Judicial District has amended their procedures to authorize the return of the entire amount of posted bail in cases when defendants meet other conditions and appear as required until the final disposition of the case. (Read more.)
Low-income people who live in mobile homes in the Honey Brook area have been getting extra help that could allow them to stop overpaying property taxes. (Read more.)
From WURD Radio: Jake discusses his PlanPhilly.com story on a recent study done by the Pew Charitable Trusts which shows that the vast majority of low-income Philadelphians receive no assistance with their housing costs. As a result, many have to rely on unconventional and sometimes illegal arrangements to secure shelter. (Read more.)
Some elderly people in our community live in very precarious conditions, and many times it is due to lack of information. We are talking with Lydia Hernandez of PCA about the changes that come with medicare and medicaid especially for our viejitos (Read more.)
From PlanPhilly: The City of Philadelphia released what may be its most ambitious and concretely detailed transportation plan yet on Wednesday. Called CONNECT, the seven-year plan details the goals, strategies and tactics officials hope will address the city’s most pressing transportation challenges, including increased congestion, declining bus ridership, and a bike commuting trend that’s gone flat. (Read more.)
From ParaTiMujer Radio Program: Social Isolation is one of the biggest barriers for Immigrants. In order to success in a new country, we should speak the language and learn the culture. A group of women from different parts of the globe share their stories of overcoming social isolation. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: Although they both start at the same level of poverty, the child who comes of age in the less-poor community will make more money in life than the child who spends her life in the low-income area. (Read more.)
From The Philadelphia Tribune: U.S. Census Bureau figures for 2017 released last week show nearly one in five children in America still lives in poverty, making them the poorest age group in our country. Almost one-third of the 39.7 million poor people in the United States are children. (Read more.)
From Billy Penn: Now that she represents Pennsylvania’s 116th legislative district, Rep. Toohil (R-Luzerne County) is working to make foster care a little more affordable and attractive. (Read more.)
For this inaugural house, How partnered with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, part of the international nonprofit that builds affordable housing, to select a family. (Read more.)
Given the short timeline between the construction of the Hub of Hope and then the turnstiles, it puts into question if SEPTA’s investment in the service station was in an effort to save face for the negative ramifications the turnstiles may have on the city’s homeless community. (Read more.)
Resolve Philadelphia, the organization that brings you Broke in Philly, is proud to announce that we’ve received a grant from the CLEF Listening Fund to underwrite our subscription to Hearken. Hearken is a digital tool that allows news organizations to include the public as a story develops, from conception to publication, resulting in more inclusive, original reporting and helping newsrooms create new revenue streams. We are excited to roll this out among our media partners over the coming months and giving you even better coverage of our focal issues, so stay tuned! (Read more.)
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