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Asistencia económica a la renta ahora incluirá pago de utilidades
Programa de pago de renta ahora incluirá pago de utilidades
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly residents in Phase 1C eligible for vaccine starting April 5
The city plans to prioritize four specific groups within 1C for vaccines: sanitation workers, maintenance and janitorial staff, utility workers, and postal and package delivery workers. The Philadelphia Health Department has asked providers to help these groups set up appointments first. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Communities can’t solve Philadelphia’s inequitable vaccine rollout alone
Our experience reveals that getting people vaccinated — doing the education and outreach necessary to even get people signed up— requires a lot of time and labor, especially in communities of color.
But in Philadelphia, the individuals and organizations doing the work are doing it for free without any funding from the city for outreach. The data on who’s and where’s getting the vaccine the fastest reveals a public cost to this ad-hoc strategy: a chasm that affects communities of color across the city and region. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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As Philly schools reopen, Kensington students and teachers still need help with online learning
While online learning, hybrid or not, continues for the majority of students, Mejía said she and her fellow students deserve a better plan from the school district. That plan should address accessibility issues, like internet (Read more.)
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City of Philadelphia holds first Latino roundtable on Covid-19 vaccine, four months into rollout
Apart from general vaccination information, the panel discussed access to immigrant and undocumented communities, how to get the vaccines in Philadelphia, and the FEMA sites available, both in Center City and in North Philadelphia at (Read more.)
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Millions in additional SNAP funds en route to Pennsylvania after lawsuit settlement
Until now, those funds allocated to Pennsylvania had not been distributed to SNAP beneficiaries. Plaintiffs and USDA reached a settlement, under which all funds allocated by USDA to Pennsylvania to date — over $700 million (Read more.)
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COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
We must bring resources to the arts and art to our communities by directing support to individual artists and small- to medium-sized organizations in underserved areas of our city. These neighborhood-based groups bring vitality and inspiration to Philadelphia’s streets, and artists who work outside the conventional art world have a vital role to play in our city’s creative expression. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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A roadmap for growing minority- and women-owned businesses in Philly
Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab and Accelerator for America offer a roadmap to help cities grow minority- and women-owned businesses. Are you paying attention, Philly? | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
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Más pinchazos para los hispanos: abrirán clínica comunitaria operada por FEMA
El nuevo Centro de Vacunación Tipo II estará ubicado en Esperanza Academy Charter High School, en Franklinville. | From: Telemundo 62 (Read more.)
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Philly court order changes eviction rules
Philadelphia landlords cannot file an eviction without first applying for rental assistance and going through an eviction diversion program under a fresh court order. The unprecedented order, which came late Wednesday night after months of hard-fought negotiations between tenant advocates and landlords, went into effect Thursday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)