Housing
Philly spending nearly $8 million to resolve tangled titles
Clearing titles helps prevent homes from being stolen and keeps them in the family. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Month: September 2022
Housing
New housing initiative for LGBTQ people scheduled to open this fall
Co-founded and led by Tatyana Woodard and Bishop Romaine Gibbs, Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven will provide a variety of resources and support services, including a weekly nighttime drop-in for people to come and get a hot meal and a shower, emergency shelter services, and, thanks to a grant from Homeless Assistance Fund Incorporated (HAFI), a two-year rapid rehousing program specifically for trans individuals of color. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Income and Wages
Philadelphia’s cell and gene therapy sector is target of new job training program
To help build that skilled workforce, the Wistar Institute, the University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, and partners have launched a new biomedical technician training program. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
Philadelphia homeless shelter for LGBTQ people: Ark of Safety opens this month
Philly resident Tatyana Woodard is opening a shelter for LGBTQ people because she knows how much it would have helped her, decades ago. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Health
Philadelphia Health Groups Can Apply for Monkeypox Outreach Grants
More than a week after the City of Philadelphia announced it would receive another 3,500 vials of monkeypox vaccine, city health officials said it would give up to $375,000 in grants to groups that could help increase the equitable distribution of the vaccines to residents. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Wolf, Fetterman announce effort to pardon low-level marijuana convictions
People who have been convicted of low-level marijuana offenses in Pennsylvania can now participate in an expedited process for clearing their criminal record, at least for a limited time, state leaders announced Thursday. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)