During COVID-19, the industrial machines of the couple’s embroidery and silkscreen business, Beyond the Seams, are no longer fabricating the visions of the neighborhood’s budding fashion designers. For now, it’s face masks. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Tayyib Smith and his development firm Smith & Roller are behind plans for a five-story entrepreneurship hub proposed for 52nd and Arch streets in West Philadelphia. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Our current system does little to promote safety but creates extraordinary harm and inequality. Inequality, exclusion, punishment and mass incarceration prevent improving safety, building community and achieving justice. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
In a last-minute ruling on July 2, an administrative order from Philadelphia’s First Judicial District once again extended the closure of eviction court in the city through September 2. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Como parte del programa COVID-19 Relief Pennsylvania Statewide Small Business Assistance, se otorgarán subsidios por un total de $225 millones y entre $5,000 y $50,000 a pequeñas empresas, particularmente a aquellas que son propiedad de empresarios de color. | Para: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Un grupo de personas sin hogar han montado sus tiendas en el Benjamin Franklin Parkway desde que fueron desplazados por COVID-19 y las recientes protestas como parte del movimiento #OccupyPHA. El campamento a lo largo del parque se llama “El Lakay Nou”, una palabra haitiana para “Nuestro Hogar”. | Para: AL DÍA (Read more.)
In a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday, the Homeowners Association of Philadelphia (HAPCO) asked a judge to declare the ordinances unconstitutional and to void the new laws, which, among other measures, bar landlords from initiating eviction proceedings for failure to pay rent through Aug. 31. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Many donation centers in Philadelphia are slowly reopening after months of non-essential businesses being closed as a safety measure against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. If you cleaned out your closet during that time, several local organizations are now asking for clothing donations that they can distribute to Philadelphians in need. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
If you need rent relief because of the coronavirus pandemic, you can now can apply for assistance through a program from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency that began accepting applications this week. The PHFA’s CARES Rent Relief Program will provide $150 million worth of rental assistance to qualified tenants, and you can apply until Sept. 30. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Why buy food when you can grow it, experts and local farmers are asking. It might be a solution to the food insecurity caused by the current pandemic. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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