coronavirus – Page 47 – Broke in Philly

Pennsylvania’s newest COVID-19 small business relief program is here

June 10, 2020

On Monday, June 8, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a new slate of funding going towards small businesses across the state affected by both COVID-19 and its subsequent shutdown worth $225 million. The funds, which come from the state’s $2.6 billion allocation from the federal CARES Act, will be for eligible businesses to cover operating costs during the shutdown, to help them as they reopen and for other guidance and training services for business owners. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)

Trash collectors rally for PPE, hazard pay

June 9, 2020

More than 100 sanitation workers and other city employees rallied Tuesday morning in Love Park to demand better working conditions. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)

Philly Chefs Host Food Drive to Feed Underserved Communities

June 9, 2020

The team behind Cooking for the Culture, a platform for black culinary professionals, is organizing food drives after the city shut down food distribution sites. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)

Free COVID-19 testing available in Germantown

June 8, 2020

Test sites in Germantown are located at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health Center 9, 131 E. Chelten Avenue and Abbottsford-Falls Family Practice and Counseling Network, 4700 Wissahickon Avenue, Building D. | From: Germantown Info Hub (Read more.)

Resources for Philly’s housing insecure

June 5, 2020

Many are still vulnerable to housing insecurity, especially LGBTQ people. Due to a lack of funding, the city is now pointing folks in the direction of additional housing resources. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

El presupuesto revisado del coronavirus de Filadelfia recorta el programa de asesoría legal gratuita para inmigrantes

June 5, 2020

El Proyecto de Unidad de Familia de Inmigrantes de Pensilvania de Filadelfia (PAIFUP), un fondo dedicado a proporcionar asesoría legal gratuita a inmigrantes que de otra manera no podrían pagar los servicios legales de inmigración podría estar en riesgo debido al coronavirus y al nuevo presupuesto revisado del alcalde Jim Kenney, que planea recortar los fondos de la ciudad para el programa El | De: AL DÍA (Read more.)

Philadelphia’s revised coronavirus budget cuts free legal counsel program for immigrants

June 5, 2020

Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania Immigrant Family Unity Project (PAIFUP), a fund dedicated to providing free legal counsel to immigrants who otherwise can’t afford immigration legal services might be at risk given coronavirus and Mayor Jim Kenney’s new revised budget, which plans to cut the city’s funding for the program. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)

Quarantine intake delays overwhelm shelter guests, staff after majority of shelter tests positive for coronavirus

June 5, 2020

After 35 people at the city’s largest men’s shelter tested positive for coronavirus last week, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s intake process resulted in 24 men stuck in one room overnight and shelter staff scrambling to get them cleared for transportation to one of the city’s emergency quarantine sites. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)

Shelter guests return to Sunday Breakfast after two-week quarantine following coronavirus outbreak

June 5, 2020

The 35 guests and staff from the city’s largest men’s shelter who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month returned to the facility on Friday after a two-week quarantine, which the majority completed at the Holiday Inn Express in Center City. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)

City Council fights to fund Black Doctors COVID-19 consortium

June 4, 2020

The lack of public investment in the organization has reopened a larger conflict between some City Council members and the mayor. | From: WHYY (Read more.)