ESOPs, or employee stock ownership plans, are like 401k plans for employees — but with more benefits. They’re also touted as a way to boost workers’ wealth. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Connecting victims of gun violence to resources that may help them achieve a sense of well-being means navigating a complex system with ambiguous rules. When you’re trying to find resources to pay for counseling, medical care, or funeral services for a family member who was a victim of gun violence, there are a lot of acronyms you might want to learn. | From: Love Now Media (Read more.)
The $1.1 million in federal funding is being distributed via $200 gift cards. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Advocates say there are still some issues. The deadline to submit paperwork is Thursday. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Saved by the bell? Not this time. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The former First Lady has been in collaboration with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) as part of a campaign to hand out meals in various U.S. cities. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Community leaders gathered on a muggy Wednesday morning at Harrowgate Park to celebrate what city officials called a first-of-its-kind grant program meant to strengthen Kensington.
A panel composed entirely of residents chose 20 groups serving people in Kensington, Harrowgate and Fairhill to receive a total of $200,0000. The participatory process took nearly two years.
The neighborhoods have been ravaged by an epidemic of homelessness, crime and litter, all results of the opioid crisis, and long-term residents have for years urged the city to devote additional resources. | From Metro Philly (Read more.)
The developers pursuing a $2.6 billion project at the South Philadelphia Navy Yard said they are committing $1 billion of that money to hiring workers and contractors from underrepresented groups and taking other diversity measures over the next two decades.
Mosaic Development Partners and Ensemble Real Estate Investments will open the project to underrepresented investors and put $1 million into a charitable foundation to support the development of minority- and women-owned firms. Executives also promised to make available a quarter of the retail sites to women, minority, veteran, and disabled business owners with subsidized leases, the team said Tuesday. | From The Inquirer (Read more.)
Visit one of our historic commercial corridors in West Philadelphia or any predominantly diverse community after sundown, and the sight is the same: silver shutter gates, dark storefronts, and empty businesses that have closed for the day.
Now, on that same day, visit Center City after dark. Bars and restaurants are thriving, people of all ages stroll by storefronts, and everyone is open for business.
The reason for the difference? Public safety. | From The Inquirer (Read more.)
If you’re getting unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania, there’s been an important change you need to know about: you will now need to show you’re looking for work in order to continue receiving payments.
Known as a “work search requirement,” that requirement — which had been suspended during the pandemic — resumed this week. Starting on Sunday, July 18, you will need to show that you are actively looking for work, and track your job search in order to prove it, should the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry ask.
What exactly are the work search requirements, and how do you keep track of them? Here is what you need to know. | From The Inquirer (Read more.)
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