Community and Family
Philly in the ‘final stages’ of multi-million dollar reforms promised after police killed Walter Wallace Jr.
One crisis responder says the city is “living up to its commitment.” | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Month: November 2021
En Español
¿Cuidas de niños que no son tuyos? Podrías recibir jugoso crédito del IRS
Los cheques del crédito por hijos están siendo enviados mensualmente en pagos de entre $250 y $300 a las personas elegibles. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Community and Family
Grief and loss: These new programs in Kensington help mothers and fathers heal
Kensington resident Brenda Mosley is on a mission to help mothers and fathers deal with the grief of losing a loved one to gun violence, incarceration, and addiction, among other things. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Income and Wages
No, restaurant workers don’t want to work (for long hours with low pay) | Opinion
A longtime Philly cook describes the industry’s employment conundrum. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Housing
Project HOME expands supportive housing for Philadelphians experiencing homelessness
This week, a ribbon was cut at the newly constructed Maguire Residence in Kensington, a housing facility for people who previously experienced homelessness. The 42-unit apartment complex has been completely full for a year, with a waiting list. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Latest
SEPTA will spend $3.6 million to bulk up social services for homeless people and drug users
The deployment of social-outreach workers on SEPTA transit is set to increase eight fold. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
What COP26 means for the City of Brotherly Love
As world leaders negotiate climate standards, here’s what it means for Philadelphia. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Community and Family
Inside Philadelphia’s Thriving Community Fridge Movement
Community fridges are a grassroots mutual aid effort to address food insecurity. Organizers usually work with hosts in the community to set up fridges and food pantries, stocked with fresh produce and nonperishables such as pasta and dried beans. There are now about 30 fridges citywide that provide easy and healthy food access to people in need — a number way higher than cities with similar populations, according to data compiled by Freedge, a non-profit networking platform for community fridge activists. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philly coalition pushes City Council to end ‘prison gerrymandering’
Advocates are pushing for inmates at the city’s prison complex in Northeast Philadelphia to be counted as being from where they lived before getting arrested. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philly trans artist who depends on Facebook for income has accounts suspended for a week, despite providing documentation
It’s been an issue for the platform for over a decade. There are several reasons people might not want to put their legal name out there, but LGBTQ people have been at the forefront of the effort to get policies updated. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)