Most of the time when renters go to Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant court, they lose. Advocates say that’s because the vast majority of renters cannot afford a lawyer, while the vast majority of landlords can. On Tuesday, the city took a step towards addressing this power imbalance. (Read more.)
WURD’s afternoon host wonders if a new bill assistance program can keep the water on and cover aging system costs (Read more.)
Guiding chronically homeless people to the assistance they need is a delicate process, said those who work with the city’s indigent, and requires giving people with nowhere to go a place to feel welcome. (Read more.)
Philly’s youth unemployment rate has been hovering between 14 and 16 percent for the past few years — and that number jumps by 10 points when considering youth of color. One way to tackle the issue? Prepare those young people for employment and then connect them to job opportunities. (Read more.)
India Baxley, a mother of two and a welfare recipient, wants to add an important line to her resumé: Banker. The Northeast Philadelphia resident works with a group of women in poverty whose aim is to create a credit union for people of limited means. (Read more.)
The decision by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey to narrow its grant-making focus to fight “intergenerational poverty” means that more than half of the 233 nonprofits that receive United Way money will now come up empty-handed in the fiscal year that begins in July. (Read more.)
Gov. Wolf filed a brief Wednesday asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to speed up its consideration of the lawsuit seeking to overhaul the state’s current system for funding education, abandoning his prior objections. (Read more.)
Over the last year, a 35-year-old West Philadelphia resident came to the realization that while he worked hard for his $120,000-a-year corporate salary, he didn’t necessarily earn it. After all, he figured, white privilege paved the way for his many advantages: a college education, limited debt, and that well-paying job. (Read more.)
The Philadelphia School District has rebooted its plan to protect students from lead paint after work done in at least three schools was found to be incomplete and, in some cases, shoddy. (Read more.)
WURD’s afternoon host contends unemployment is worse than officials want you to know (Read more.)
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