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Month: October 2019

From: East Idaho News
Health

Reality Check 10.31.19: EcoWURD Foodlab

October 31, 2019

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.)

Civic and Community Engagement

Why these workers are bypassing employers and protesting bigger targets: American Airlines and Ross

October 31, 2019

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.)

Housing

Philly bill moves forward to provide free legal counsel for low-income tenants facing eviction

October 31, 2019

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.)

Housing

‘Everyone deserves an attorney’: City Council advances bill guaranteeing legal aide to renters facing eviction

October 31, 2019

A bill that would secure lawyers for low-income renters in eviction court moved out of City Council committee Tuesday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Education

Reality Check 10.17.19: EcoWURD Foodlab

October 29, 2019

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.)

Housing

A Day of Dignity to fight the challenges of poverty | Opinion

October 25, 2019

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.)

Income and Wages

Philadelphia’s job growth has largely been low-wage, report finds

October 25, 2019

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.)

Health

I’m a Philadelphia pediatrician. Here’s the one thing that would help my patients most. l Opinion

October 25, 2019

A pediatrician explains why raising the minimum wage would improve life for his patients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Health

Safety net program for Pa. women and children is switching out paper for plastic

October 22, 2019

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.)

En Español

Ramona: La historia de una mujer perseverante en Kensington

October 21, 2019

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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