Mercedes, una trabajadora del hogar y miembro de la Alianza de Trabajadores del Hogar de Pensilvania, habla con los reporteros fuera de las oficinas del Consejo de la Ciudad el 31 de octubre, después de que el Consejo Municipal de Filadelfia aprobara la Declaración de Derechos de los Trabajadores del Hogar de Filadelfia. | From: Al Día News Media (Read more.)
As the vice president of civic affairs at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Yvette Núñez has helped expand efforts that directly impact those who are economically disadvantaged. | From: Al Día News (Read more.)
On her first day in City Council, Kendra Brooks introduced a resolution calling for hearings on rent regulations in Philadelphia. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
When Ryan Kellermeyer looks out on the junkyard spanning five blocks in Hunting Park, he doesn’t just see a pile of old cars and scrap metal. He sees a clear case of right versus wrong. The goal is to clear the debris off the land and turn it into a public park. | From: Green Philly
After a two-year court battle with a negligent landlord, the city of Philadelphia is now the rightful owner of dozens of blighted residential properties that had plagued the Germantown neighborhood for years. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
After City Council passed Domestic Workers Bill of Rights on Nov. 26, Philadelphia joined nine states and the city of Seattle in passing labor protections for domestic workers. | From: Al Día News (Read more.)
After taking a break from activism to focus on her grandchildren, Catalina Hunter is back and more committed than ever to holding pollution-producing businesses to account and making Hunting Park a better place to live. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Since 2011, Chester County officials and community organizations have been pouring time and money into reaching what is a lofty goal even for one of Pennsylvania’s wealthiest counties: ending chronic homelessness within 10 years. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
As the city moves forward with a first-ever Philadelphia Urban Agriculture Plan, three maps created by Interface Studio, with data gathered by Interface and partners at Soil Generation, tell the story of where Philly’s urban farmers are now and where they may be in the future. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
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