The Eviction Diversion Program, spearheaded by Councilmember Helen Gym, enables landlords and tenants to undergo a mediation process and arrive at an agreement without having to go to court. It’s required for all landlords that (Read more.)
Nearly three in five college students experienced food or housing insecurity in 2020, according to a yearlong survey conducted by The Hope Center for College Community and Justice at Temple University. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
We must bring resources to the arts and art to our communities by directing support to individual artists and small- to medium-sized organizations in underserved areas of our city. These neighborhood-based groups bring vitality and inspiration to Philadelphia’s streets, and artists who work outside the conventional art world have a vital role to play in our city’s creative expression. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
For individuals making less than $32,200 or a family of four making less than $66,250 (up to 250% of the federal poverty level), utilities must offer repayment plans of at least five years, although a customer can request a shorter timespan if able to pay each month. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Pennsylvania does not require nonprofits, including colleges and universities with large endowments, to pay property taxes, but Philadelphia advocates have been pushing for these payments, known as PILOTs, since at least November 2019. Now, they’re explicitly asking the universities to contribute 40% of the property taxes they don’t pay to the district. The group did not have an estimate for how much that would yield for the city’s schools. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab and Accelerator for America offer a roadmap to help cities grow minority- and women-owned businesses. Are you paying attention, Philly? | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Los elevadores de la estación de Somerset estaban tan dañados que su reparación se prolongará después de su fecha de reapertura. | From: Telemundo62 (Read more.)
“Emergency maintenance and repair work was needed throughout the station to mitigate damage from urination, human waste, discarded needles and other debris,” SEPTA said in a press release | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Some housing activists said some of the people living in the PATCO encampment include those who previously took up the city’s offer for temporary hotel housing but have since been displaced | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
El nuevo Centro de Vacunación Tipo II estará ubicado en Esperanza Academy Charter High School, en Franklinville. | From: Telemundo 62 (Read more.)
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