Child care providers say new state reimbursement rules scheduled to start in September will devastate the industry, forcing many to close and leaving parents without options as more go back to work. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)
The recent boost in funding is impactful, yes, but without systemic change, it’s not enough. Because Black-led, Black-serving nonprofits have long faced unjust barriers to accessing to funding. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
According to Kerri Hartnett, Prevention Point Philadelphia’s drop-in coordinator, starting in March, she began hearing of people being scammed out of unemployment money and stimulus checks in Kensington. For many experiencing homelessness, it’s difficult to secure these needed benefits. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The digital divide is one thing, but socioeconomic pressures highlighted and intensified by the pandemic are creating new hurdles for the most marginalized students.| From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
With Philadelphia public school students slated to start the school year online, advocates renewed their calls for expanded internet access with a rally outside Comcast’s corporate headquarters Monday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
In July, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that he’d launch a $50 million hazard pay program, backed by federal coronavirus stimulus money, for workers making under $20 an hour in healthcare, food service and other industries. But some Pennsylvania employers turned down the opportunity to vie for the funds, enraging their workers and showing the difficulties of administering such a program. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
In Kensington and surrounding areas, Hispanic and Latinx people are among those who need relief and support, most. According to the Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey data, approximately 60% of the population in Kensington, Fairhill, and Harrowgate is Hispanic. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The everyday conditions amplify the reality that black and people of color are most affected by the impacts of climate change, amongst other issues. But just like redlining, environmental injustices and Pollution segregation continue to plague our city, more specifically the low income, predominately black neighborhoods in Philly. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
If your home or business was damaged during the vandalism or arson that followed many of the early days of protests in Philadelphia or the surrounding counties, there’s a new opportunity to access money to fix things up. The federal Small Business Administration approved Governor Tom Wolf’s request for a special disaster declaration for the events between May 30 and June 8. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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