Health
Autism services for adults in Philly area still haven’t rebounded from COVID shutdowns
Even those with the best benefits available in Pennsylvania are finding it extraordinarily difficult to find day programs. (Read more.)
Month: October 2022
Community and Family
What to do with the Philadelphia Roundhouse?
The City plans to sell the old police headquarters. Can — and will — it be redeveloped in a way that respects the building’s history? From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Housing
Why tech education nonprofit Hopeworks is expanding to Philly
After launching the new location by the end of 2022, the Camden-founded org aims to train and place about 60 young Philadelphians into high-wage tech jobs in its first year, Executive Director Dan Rhoton said. From: Techical.ly (Read more.)
Education
How Pa.’s new graduation standards could impact Philly students
If Pennsylvania’s new high school graduation standards had been in place in 2018 and 2019, just 35% of Philadelphia’s public school students would have been able to graduate based on their test scores alone. From: WHYY (Read more.)
Housing
Wells Fargo grant will help Philly nonprofits create 5,000 new Black and brown homeowners
The $7.5 million grant will help tackle tangled titles, diversify the real estate and appraisal industries, support housing counselors, and fund construction of affordable housing. From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Housing
Want to fix illegal dumping in Philly? Let the DOJ investigate.
Over the summer, the DOJ started investigating the City of Houston’s management of illegal dumping in majority-Black neighborhoods as a Title VI civil rights case. The outcome of the investigation is still up in the air, but the mere presence of the DOJ has breathed new life into Houston’s solid waste bureaucracy. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Community and Family
The Problem with Blaming Parents for Kids’ Unlawful Behavior
Glibly blaming parents without acknowledging those intricate family schemes of 21st century America simply doesn’t cut it. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Housing
‘Old and outraged:’ Life isn’t good for seniors right now | Opinion
I’m 85 and poor. Pennsylvania isn’t doing nearly enough to help its oldest residents. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Education
John Story Jenks reopens its library in a district with only four librarians
It took a year, thousands in donations, hours of volunteer time, and a massive amount of planning. But as of this week, John Story Jenks, the public school in Chestnut Hill, pulled off a feat — it reopened its long-closed school library. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Equally Informed Philly
How to get a small business loan in Philly
Getting a loan takes a lot of administrative work: preparing documents, speaking with lenders, and filling out applications over the course of weeks to months. It can be overwhelming to say the least — especially if you’ve never done this before. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)