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Housing Advocates Prep for Worst-Case Scenario on Evictions in Philadelphia
Housing Advocates Prep for Worst-Case Scenario on Evictions in Philly
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Pennsylvania’s Eviction Moratorium is over, so what now?
After extending the moratorium again in July, Governor Tom Wolf has stated that ordering another extension is not no longer his jurisdiction and is now calling on the state legislature to step in. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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Scores of Cars Line the Linc for Drive-Thru Backpack Giveaway
Though it looked different than in years past, not even the COVID-19 pandemic could stop the School District of Philadelphia’s annual free backpack giveaway. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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Indecisive Pennsylvania panel retains a ban on utilities shutting off nonpaying customers
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday postponed a decision on allowing utilities to resume shutoffs of nonpaying customers until Sept. 17, marking the third time the stalemated panel has been unable to agree about lifting a coronavirus moratorium on service terminations. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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PA unemployment update: Who gets the extra $300 and how long will it last?
More than 600k Pennsylvanians are currently collecting unemployment. That’s nearly one out of every 20 residents. Some could be eligible for a weekly $300 boost now that FEMA has released an additional $44 billion in funding, with $1.5 billion of it going to Pa. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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Educating The Next Generation During COVID-19
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/25/322465/educating-the-next-generation-during-covid-19
Community and Family
Impact Of COVID-19 On Small Businesses
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/03/322475/impact-of-covid-19-on-small-businesses
Community and Family
DuBose Printing & Business Services: Finding A New Groove During COVID-19
https://www.funtimesmagazine.com/2020/06/25/322464/dubose-printing-business-services-finding-a-new-groove-during-covid-19
Community and Family
Pools Out for Summer: How COVID-19 stole another Philly institution this Summer
Philadelphia Public Pools are a community asset often overlooked, despite thousands of people relying on them year after year. Summer 2020 was devoid of the nearly one million memories made at the Philly’s Public Pools. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
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Pa. court says you can’t deny cosmetology license based on ‘moral character’
After years of debate and a growing consensus that the law was outdated, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has decided the state Board of Cosmetology will no longer be able to deny applicants licenses based on what it perceives to be a lack of “good moral character. | From: WHYY (Read more.)