Income and Wages
How to find a summer job in Philly
Looking for a summer job? To make the search a bit easier, here are some resources that can help. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Month: April 2022
Civic and Community Engagement
Should Philadelphia’s Fair Housing Commission be made permanent? (Ballot question)
The Fair Housing Commission, a mayor-appointed board that’s existed in Philadelphia for decades, is on the verge of cementing its place in the constellation of official bodies concerned with tenant-landlord relations and unfair rental practices. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Five ways employers can make their jobs more friendly to autistic employees
Accommodations and modifications that improve access for people who are disabled also tend to make life a little better for everyone. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Latest
SEPTA’s new bus network will feature fewer, more frequent routes
When SEPTA debuts its new bus network next year, the system will likely have fewer routes, faster service and — in designated suburban zones — an option for riders to order a ride through their phones. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
A Philly Quaker congregation committed to reparations is helping Black homeowners
Members of Green Street Monthly Meeting of Friends and the nonprofit legal services agency Philadelphia VIP are helping Black Germantown homeowners create wills, understand their deeds, and get help with tangled titles to help them keep their homes — for free. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Philly residents transform vacant lot to deter gun violence
Many Philadelphia residents are pitching in to reduce blight this spring, some with the goal of making neighborhoods safer. And environmental advocates are calling on the city to invest more in that effort. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philadelphia child welfare system rampant with abuse, new report says
After a detailed investigation of the city’s child welfare system, a City Council committee issued an urgent call for wholesale reforms. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
South Philly residents demand input in redevelopment of refinery site
As the now-shuttered Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery is redeveloped, South Philadelphia residents are asking for a say in the process and benefits for the community. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
Affordable housing plan in North Philly that neighbors opposed passes Council
Since last year, a parking lot in North Philadelphia has been at the center of a dispute between longtime residents who rely on it and Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, which wants to build homes for waiting families with low to moderate incomes. (Read more.)
Education
Philadelphia students express fears, propose solutions to gun violence
Philadelphia schools can’t ignore rising gun violence if they want to reverse the trend, students said during a Wednesday panel discussion sponsored by Chalkbeat Philadelphia. That means creating safe spaces for students to express their fears and acknowledging that gun violence affects everyone. | From: Chalkbeat (Read more.)