Month: July 2021

Income and Wages

PropelPHL launches to connect job-seekers, employers, social services

July 22, 2021

A new digital platform has been launched in Philly to bring together those offering jobs and those seeking them.

PropelPHL is being billed as a first-of-its-kind site that joins together job-seekers, business owners, and workforce training programs, said Kathryn Epps Roberson of website sponsor Hire! Philly.

The goal, Epps Roberson said, is to match people with businesses that have immediate hiring needs. | From WHYY (Read more.)

Latest

Lyft to Restart Shared Rides in Philadelphia

July 22, 2021

The cheapest option when ordering a Lyft will return to Philadelphia on Monday as the company once again begins to allow people to share rides.

The news comes as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions continue to ease in many parts of the country. However, some pandemic restrictions will still apply, like mask-wearing for all and a limit on the number of riders. | From NBC10 (Read more.)

Community and Family

SWAG wants to bring soccer into the lives of inner-city kids

July 22, 2021

Philadelphia Union defender Olivier Mbaizo stood in front of a group of kids, mostly ages 4-8, at Conservatory Field in Upper Darby after a two-hour soccer clinic. The children were asked by SWAG director of coaching Nick Bibbs to name the person in front of them.

A bunch of children confidently raise their hand, but none could name Mbaizo. Well, one was technically right, saying Mbaizo was a “person.”

Bibbs, who played on the Union reserve team and professionally in Sweden, informed the kids of Mbaizo’s identity before the Union defender talked and took pictures with the group. | From The Inquirer (Read more.)

Community and Family

Misinformation about vaccine door-knocking is spreading. But neighborhood outreach has worked around Philly

July 22, 2021

Outreach efforts, including door-knocking, have been going on for months across the country. For local groups working to get people vaccinated, door-knocking and neighborhood canvassing have been a key tool in reaching people who have not already sought out the vaccine.

“You could just put a vaccine site and offer [the shots], but you’re not really going to get much bang for your buck,” Paula Ostroff, a community outreach manager for Thomas Jefferson University who has been coordinating on-the-ground canvassing for vaccine clinics, said Thursday. “So this community outreach is really important to bringing people to those sites.” | From The Inquirer (Read more.)