In the last program we learned that there are more than 16 thousand household workers in the city of Philadelphia who, from this year, have a Bill of Rights. That means there is a law protecting them from abuse by some of their clients. | From: DosPuntos (Read more.)
Since 2008, Philadelphia’s annual spring cleanup has helped people all over The City of Brotherly Love make it even more green. The neighborhood of Kensington, a northeastern community near the Delaware River, is no different. | From: Next City (Read more.)
In the weeks since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin took George Floyd’s life on May 25, tens of thousands of Philadelphians have taken to public streets demanding an end to police brutality, some of them calling for defunding of even abolishing the police. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
While black people have accounted for more than half of the coronavirus deaths in Philadelphia, the black community was left to rely on grassroots efforts to bring them testing while the city waited on federal funding. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s first grant to expand testing for the coronavirus is going to the Black Doctors Consortium, an established network of black doctors, who have been working in the communities most vulnerable to the disease. There are dozens of city sites to get a test, but few had the reach in some neighborhoods like the volunteer group. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
On June 5, Philadelphia City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and Homelessness passed five of six bills part of the Emergency Housing Protections Act. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The district is partnering with the City of Philadelphia to continue providing food to students, expanding on the 2.7 million meals it has already distributed since schools were forced to shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak, Superintendent William Hite said. He added that food distribution is a “critical” issue for students. | From: NBC 10 Philadelphia (Read more.)
Locally-owned pharmacies, many of which were already facing financial challenges prior to the coronavirus, have teamed up to create a hotline to better serve customers during the pandemic. People can call the number if they have problems getting their medications. It’s also there in case a pharmacy is forced to shut down due to an outbreak among employees. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
The “New Normal Budget Act” would amend existing budget bills to shift $25 million towards job training, rental subsidies, food access, home repair and other programs that address poverty. It also includes police reform language billed as “a first step” in addressing “civil unrest roiling the city.” | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
Right now, it is more important than ever for the city to commit to doing all that it can for communities, organizations, and individuals — especially those in neighborhoods where access to museums, galleries, and other cultural venues is limited. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
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