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Month: January 2022

Community and Family

Ideas We Should Steal: More Trees 🌳

January 26, 2022

The benefits of trees go beyond health, heat and economic equity—though those are reason enough to increase Philly’s tree canopy. Here’s how other cities are doing just that. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)

Housing

The problem with homelessness ‘innovation’

January 25, 2022

About 5,700 people are homeless in Philadelphia. Innovation for housing those individuals is needed — but must center their humanity, not just technical ingenuity, this advocate writes. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)

Housing

Philly’s first legislative response to deadly Fairmount fire is a proposed tax credit for landlords

January 25, 2022

A bill moving through City Council would effectively reimburse property owners and landlords who purchase and install fire-escape ladders in their apartments. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)

Community and Family

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: Bache-Martin community processes grief in wake of tragic fire

January 25, 2022

Andre Wright has been a wreck since the Fairmount rowhouse fire. As leader of Give and Go Athletics, which runs both a recess and after-school basketball program at Bache-Martin Elementary school, he knew several of the young victims well and had coached siblings Destiny McDonald, 15, and Quintien Tate-McDonald, 16. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Income and Wages

What Philly’s ban on pre-hire marijuana testing means if you’re looking for a job

January 25, 2022

There’s a new platform that lists marijuana-friendly positions. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

coronavirus

When school feels ‘chaotic’: Philly parents struggle with shifting virtual learning guidelines

January 25, 2022

Even as city officials vow to reduce omicron-related interruptions to in-person learning, the Philadelphia School District’s rotating roster of virtual classrooms is causing angst and consternation for many families. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Education

Pennsylvania doesn’t spend enough on schools, state education secretary testifies

January 24, 2022

Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Noe Ortega testified Tuesday at the fair funding trial that the state cannot reach its goals for post-secondary enrollment and completion without investing more in K-12 education. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)

Community and Family

Philly pushes to connect thousands of families to expanded child benefits, stressing need to file taxes

January 24, 2022

As the political future of the expanded child tax credit has dimmed, Philadelphia is trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

coronavirus

School District of Philadelphia partners with the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium to increase vaccine availability across Philly

January 24, 2022

As a result of this new partnership, a series of vaccination clinics will launch across numerous Philly schools. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)

Health

Philly’s queer doula collective is helping LGBTQ parents navigate the health system

January 24, 2022

There are support groups, family meet-ups, and a growing resource list. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

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ICYMI

  • More cities are offering no-strings-attached cash to residents. Here’s what Philly can learn.
    July 11, 2023
  • Tale of two cities: What Philadelphia can learn from New Orleans’ guaranteed income pilot
    June 20, 2023
  • How to Take Care of Your Lungs After Breathing Wildfire Smoke
    June 16, 2023
  • Banking On Moms
    June 13, 2023
  • Penn Medicine offering free cancer screenings during the month of June
    June 13, 2023
  • Broken elevators terrify older people and those with disabilities in Philly apartment buildings
    June 13, 2023
  • To buy, or not to buy? Philly’s weak housing market is serving up a mix of emotions
    June 13, 2023
  • The Philly area doesn’t have enough homes available for low- and middle-income buyers
    June 12, 2023
  • Philly nonprofit to help small businesses buy property
    June 8, 2023
  • Some Pa. residents can get free air conditioners this summer
    June 8, 2023

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