Dr. Robynn Cox, Assistant Professor of Social Work Dept. of Social Change and Innovation, and Volunteer Director at the Pennsylvania Prison Society, John Hargreaves, discuss food security in the prison system. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
On Thursday, hundreds of in-flight meal prep workers protested against the high cost of health care at the American Airlines section of Terminal C in the Philadelphia International Airport. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia City Council took a step toward strengthening tenants’ rights Tuesday when a committee voted in favor of a bill that would provide free legal counsel to low-income residents facing eviction. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A bill that would secure lawyers for low-income renters in eviction court moved out of City Council committee Tuesday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Paolo Narciso, vice president of AARP Foundation Impact Areas, and Meredith Ponder Whitmire, policy director for the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition, join host Charles Ellison to discuss food insecurity among seniors. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
The Day of Dignity campaign strives to help people who are homeless or from low-income households get hot meals, winter coats, hygiene kits, and other items. These events are expected to help 950 beneficiaries. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The last 10 years have been a period of historic job growth for Philadelphia. But a closer look at the kind of jobs Philadelphia is adding shows that the majority of the growth has been in the low-wage sector according to a new Center City District report. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A pediatrician explains why raising the minimum wage would improve life for his patients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its participants. That will stop by the end of 2019. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Hoy, la violencia doméstica está llevando a las mujeres a los opiáceos, pero rara vez escuchamos sus historias, especialmente las historias de superación de la adicción. Esta es la historia de una mujer perseverante. | Presentado Por: AL DÍA News (Read more.)
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