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Month: December 2019

Health

Pa. High Court Declines to Restore Cash Assistance to Low-Income, Disabled Residents

December 21, 2019

The payments stopped in August after Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill that ended the $24 million annual program along with reauthorizing subsidies to Philadelphia hospitals. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)

Education

Hunger Games Part 2: Sports as Fuel

December 20, 2019

Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas show how athletics help girls fight back against food insecurity. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Health

It’s No Longer Going to Cost People Experiencing Homelessness $20 to Get a Birth Certificate

December 20, 2019

Pennsylvania is waiving birth certificate fees for people experiencing homelessness as part of efforts to help vulnerable people in the Keystone State. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)

Housing

House Rules: How Philly could curb retaliatory evictions

December 19, 2019

Philadelphia renters dealing with major issues forced to lie down and take it — or risk eviction. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)

Housing

The reality of an opportunity zone in Philadelphia

December 16, 2019

Just north of Fishtown and Northern Liberties is Norris Square, a proud Puerto Rican community facing an uncertain future as gentrification takes hold. (Read more.)

Finance

How LIHEAP Helps Keep the Power for Thousands of Families

December 13, 2019

Keeping the power on when it gets cold outside can be a struggle for thousands of families experiencing financial insecurity. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program offers up to $1,600 to help cover the cost of gas, electric and even oil. (Read more.)

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Peligran cupones de alimentos de miles en Pensilvania

December 9, 2019

En abril del 2020 comenzará euno de los nuevos requisitos para el programa de beneficios y cupones de alimentos llamado SNAP. | Presentado Por: Telemundo (Read more.)

Housing

Youth talk about what poverty means to them

December 6, 2019

Dos Puntos’ Emma Restrepo and AL DÍA News Media’s Edwin López Moya interviewed Philadelphia high school students and recent high school graduates about what poverty means to them. (Read more.)

Health

‘Strain on Our System’: Thousands of Pennsylvanians to Lose SNAP Benefits Under Trump Administration Policy Change

December 6, 2019

About 50,000 people in Pennsylvania will lose access to SNAP benefits as a result of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)

Education

Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it’s happening.

December 6, 2019

Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)

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