As the vaccine rollout begins reaching home health care workers in Pennsylvania’s combined Phase 1A and 1B distribution, the chance at a vaccine comes after nearly a year of added complications around caregiving during the pandemic. For workers and clients alike, it’s another wake-up call to longstanding issues in the industry. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphians were already financially strapped before the pandemic hit. The Chamber of Commerce CEO says it’s time for a public-private recovery plan to put people back to work | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
The provider details are for information only — not a representation of where you can make an appointment. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Team up, talk to your neighbors, practice self care and don’t judge, say folks who’ve joined the local movement. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Las escuelas de la ciudad volverán a abrir sus puertas para un aprendizaje presencial limitado el 1 de marzo. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Schools in the city are now set to reopen for limited in-person learning on March 1. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
An average shrinking district saw funding increase by $3,200 per student over the past three decades, according to a January report from Public Citizens for Children and Youth, a nonprofit led by a member of former Gov. Ed Rendell’s cabinet. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Delgado said there are 45,000 Hispanic people living in Montgomery County, representing 5% of the population. Yet a significant number have not been vaccinated, she said, arguing that many are hesitant to take the first dose, unsure if it is safe. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Yet while some developers and sources close to the agency shared this outlook, a report from the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities, a consortium of nonprofit groups, released this month raised questions about the Land Bank’s approach. It criticized the agency for both the slow pace of sales and not directing more vacant land toward land trusts, community gardening groups, or other public goods. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Health commissioner Tom Farley says he expects Phase 1B vaccinations to conclude in April, Phase 1C to end in May, and for everyone else to be vaccinated by the end of July. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
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