Yolanda Walker-Jackson smoked marijuana to aid nausea from her pregnancy. Now, Walker-Jackson is in a fight with DHS to regain full custody of her three sons. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Alicia Lozano hosted a discussion about how poverty impacts youth with guests Donna Cooper, executive director of Public Citizens for Children and Youth, Dos Puntos host Emma Restrepo, business entrepreneur Jonathon Williams, and high school student Ethan Rodriguez . | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
We need to keep advocating for structural policy reforms to support students. We also need creative solutions, including from tech. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Local artist Carolyn Harper combines her interest in photography, drawing, painting, portraiture, embroidery, and textiles to tell stories of men, women, and children experiencing homelessness through the creation of quilts. | From: CityWide Stories (Read more.)
After her and her boyfriend were accused of neglect, Miltreda Kress’s daughters were removed from her home and have been separated into different foster families. Kress is fighting to get them back. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill that will provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
La Salle University hosted a poverty simulation with the goal of teaching students to be sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and how to better meet their needs. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Bridget Powell has been fighting for more than three years for custody of her 3-and-a-half-year-old niece, Nas’neen, and protested at the DHS and Family Court buildings over the summer to rally others who were struggling with the system. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
At the Better Gun Violence Reporting summit in Philly, people who’ve been impacted firsthand by gun violence requested news organizations share resources when reporting on issues like this — so we put together this list. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Methodist Services offers 10 transitional housing units for LGBTQ young people ages 18-21 in its Quads on Lancaster supportive housing program with a familial approach. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
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