August 2018 – Broke in Philly

This Week at Broke in Philly: 08.31.18

August 31, 2018

• How reverse mortgages can hurt, rather than help, aging Philly homeowners | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• Wake Up With WURD – Oscar Abello | From: WURD Radio
• Why some workers think Walmart’s pay-in-advance app is a lousy deal | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• Introduciendo EN ESPAÑOL
• Family gets ‘stability, security, a place to call home,’ thanks to Conshohocken developer’s new charity | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• HBCU’s as engines of economic mobility | From: FunTimes
• What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it? | From: Philadelphia Media Network
• The Lenfest Institute: Community Listening and Engagement Fund announces 18 new grants
• #BrokeinPhilly: The high cost of being broke
(Read more.)

In Philly, two-thirds of the landlords won’t take affordable housing vouchers — even when the renter can afford the place

August 31, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: A study released last week by the Urban Institute found that landlords often reject voucher holders, particularly in wealthier neighborhoods, even when the rents are within the range of what the voucher recipient can pay. (Read more.)

What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it?

August 30, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: A program that helps the state’s most vulnerable residents with a small monthly grant of around $200 is being reinstated this fall, six years after it had been cut. But few know it’s back. (Read more.)

Get employed: 12 free or affordable job-training programs in Philly

August 29, 2018

Here are a dozen job-training and readiness programs, workshops and courses that are free, affordable or have financial aid and scholarship options available. (Read more.)

HBCU’s as engines of economic mobility

August 28, 2018

Resolve Philadelphia supported Fun Times to produce a series about the role of historically Black colleges and universities as engines of economic mobility. See their reporting, which was the cover story of their July/August print edition, at the links below.

Reports:

• Lincoln University

• Dr. Brenda Allen

• Lt. Governor Oliver

• Congresswoman Adams

• HBCU Alumni (Read more.)

How reverse mortgages can hurt, rather than help, aging Philly homeowners

August 28, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: While some say reverse mortgages are useful because they allow the elderly to age in place, many others have recounted harrowing experiences — including foreclosures. (Read more.)

Family gets ‘stability, security, a place to call home,’ thanks to Conshohocken developer’s new charity

August 27, 2018

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.)

#BrokeinPhilly: The high cost of being broke

August 27, 2018

Broke in Philly editor Jean Friedman-Rudovsky appeared over the weekend on CBSN, CBS News’ streaming video channel, to discuss the #HighCost of Being Broke series — which launched earlier this month.

The first installment covered banking, transportation, cell phone access, food staples and more, also highlighting solutions, policies or programs or options that help alleviate some of the cost born by those who can least afford to take them on.

Visit: #HighCost (Read more.)

Alarmantes cifras de insolvencia económica

August 24, 2018

Sin dinero en Filadelfia es una serie de reportajes informativos sobre la insolvencia económica en la ciudad. (Read more.)

This Week at Broke in Philly: 08.24.18

August 24, 2018

• SEPTA’s new regional rail turnstile design keeps Key card users in and the city’s homeless population out | From: Philly Weekly
• To prevent chronic homelessness, Philly nonprofit offers some young adults more than shelter | From: WHYY
• Voices: Abundantly Good Cheese | From: PhillyCAM
• A hotter topic: Building heat resilience into multifamily housing | From: PlanPhilly
• How Benefits Data Trust will use $4 million to increase food security across the U.S. | From: Generocity
• Broke in Philly update: Cash bail processing fees
• Reflecting on media roles (Read more.)