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Month: November 2019

Community and Family

The Kids are Crying III: The final chapter chronicling the despair that comes from dealing with DHS

November 23, 2019

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.)

Housing

A panel on youth and poverty in Philadelphia

November 21, 2019

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.)

Finance

Fighting student poverty requires help from an imperfect ally: the private sector | Opinion

November 21, 2019

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.)

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My Philly Neighbor: Artist Carolyn Harper’s Quilted Portraits of People Experiencing Homelessness

November 19, 2019

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.)

Community and Family

The kids are crying II: Part II in a three-part series chronicling displacement, despair at the hands of DHS

November 18, 2019

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.)

Housing

Philly Council passes Right to Counsel, giving free legal representation to tenants who are evicted

November 15, 2019

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.)

Education

Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion

November 14, 2019

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.)

Community and Family

‘The kids are crying’: Three-part series chronicles despair, displacement and what DHS plans to do

November 14, 2019

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.)

Health

Here’s a list of resources to include when reporting on gun violence in Philly

November 14, 2019

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.)

Housing

Housing initiative for LGBTQ young people strives to create a ‘family bond’

November 13, 2019

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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