WIC benefits, distributed via the federally-funded program that helps parents with fewer economic means feed their kids, can only be used on specific sizes and brands of product — and other shoppers are wiping shelves clean. (Read more.)
As school resources shut down, students with economic hardship are being left behind. Philly universities have offered to buy students flights home, but for some this means returning to war-torn countries and unstable households, placing financial burdens on their families. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The Bread & Roses Community Fund, a social justice fundraising organization based in Center City, is distributing 20 grants to go toward supporting equitable space projects in the city, like gardens, park and library programs, and a neighborhood marketplace. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
In one of the city’s lowest-wealth neighborhoods, dozens of brown-bag breakfasts and lunches went untouched Monday, the first of what is to be many days of schoolchildren being kept at home and their parents being out of work. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
‘Not us or them’: Landlord group asks members to follow court order to halt evictions
Philadelphia workers covered under the city’s sick leave law can now use their sick time during a public health emergency, such as the coronavirus pandemic, the Mayor’s Office of Labor announced Monday. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
With more people working and studying from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, Comcast is giving customers unlimited data for no additional charge and making its vast network of Xfinity WiFi hot spots free for everyone. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
President Donald Trump’s administration is talking about sending most Americans a $1,000 payment in the mail. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department said it wants to start issuing direct payments to Americans as soon as April through two $250 billion cash infusions. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
In reaction to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, PECO and other utility providers have announced that they are suspending service disconnections and waiving new late payment charges through at least May 1, 2020. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Ante la posibilidad de que la crisis continúe, las empresas de servicios públicos están buscando formas de beneficiar a los que pueden verse afectados por el COVID-19. | Por: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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