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Month: September 2019

Income and Wages

How can Philly be thriving overall while poverty is increasing? | Opinion

September 5, 2019

While jobs and population are up overall, they are localized and too many neighborhoods struggle with a lack of investment, chronic low employment, and poverty. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Housing

Census 2020: How going digital could undercount those who need the census most | Opinion

September 5, 2019

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.)

Civic and Community Engagement

Wake Up With WURD 9.5.19 – Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko

September 5, 2019

Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko, co-founder of Put People First! PA, discusses the Poor People’s Hearing where people impacted by mass incarceration, gentrification, and the closure of Hahnemann Hospital will give testimonies. | From: WURD (Read more.)

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Censo 2020: Cómo es que un censo digitalizado afectaría a quienes más lo necesitan | Opinión

September 5, 2019

Las preocupaciones sobre la privacidad digital podrían tener serias implicaciones para el Censo 2020, que es el primero que se responde principalmente en línea. | The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

En Español

¿Por qué el jurado de Pensilvania paga $ 9 por día?

September 5, 2019

El deber de ser parte del jurado aleja a las personas del trabajo y otras obligaciones y puede incurrir en costos de viaje. Entonces, ¿por qué el pago es de $ 9 por día durante los primeros tres días? (Read more.)

En Español

¿Cómo puede prosperar Philly en general mientras aumenta la pobreza? El | Opinión

September 5, 2019

Si bien los empleos y la población aumentaron en general, están localizados y muchos vecindarios luchan con la falta de inversión, el bajo empleo crónico y la pobreza. | The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Income and Wages

Norris Square: A neighborhood built on its fight for existence faces a new challenge

September 4, 2019

Thirty years ago, Norris Square battled to rid itself of drugs and violence. Now it has another fight with outside investment skyrocketing over the last couple years. | From: Al DÍA News (Read more.)

Housing

Wake Up With WURD 9.4.19 – Karima Zedan

September 4, 2019

Karima Zedan, Vice President of Digital Inclusion and Internet Essential joins Wake Up with WURD to talk about how low income communities benefit from Comcast Internet Essentials. | From: WURD (Read more.)

Civic and Community Engagement

Pa. Poor People’s Campaign to push poverty agenda at Philly hearing

September 3, 2019

The two-hour event in Mt. Airy will center on testimony from residents who have personally struggled with poverty. The hearing will also address the closures of Hahnemann University Hospital and the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Income and Wages

Why Pennsylvania jury duty pays $9 per day

September 3, 2019

Jury duty takes people from work and other obligations and can incur travel costs. So why is the pay at $9 per day for the first three days? | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

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