In Pennsylvania, the website to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance didn’t launch until April 18. More than two weeks later, not a single PUA applicant has yet been paid. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
After the pandemic decimates the estimated 75 percent of the American restaurant scene, we are responsible for rebuilding the industry anew. Dining out culture needs to evolve just as much as the restaurants themselves. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
May 1 marked the second rent day since the coronavirus pandemic shut down the region and the livelihoods of millions. Many of those who lost their jobs now risk losing their homes. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
About 100 people have taken shelter at the desolate Philadelphia International Airport amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some people told NBC10 they had nowhere else to go due to shelters operating at limited capacity in the Philadelphia area. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The City of Philadelphia is giving away free food to those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, but standard food pantry fare isn’t comfort food for all. So, local immigrant-led organizations and businesses are branching out with efforts to give away the food their communities crave. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
El nuevo sitio web de la ciudad presenta un mapa de todas las ubicaciones y otros criterios para ciertos sitios. | Por: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The city recently unveiled a website that provides a database for all Philadelphians need to know about getting free food (and where) amid the coronavirus shutdown. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Earlier this week, a COVID-19 testing facility opened Kensington in a tent next to Rock Ministries, which is coordinating with Esperanza Health Center to provide walk-in testing Monday through Friday from 2-4 p.m. to people showing symptoms, healthcare and essential workers, people over 50, and people with chronic health conditions. | From: Philly Weekly (Read more.)
On May 1, the Philadelphia Domestic Worker Bill of Rights went into effect, granting a once unheard population of the workforce a new reality and voice in the fight for a more equitable city for all. This bill has gone into effect in the middle of a pandemic that has essential workers scrambling to solidify their rights. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Each year, about 700 or more young people in Pennsylvania age out of the foster care system. Research shows foster youth who age out of the system without achieving the permanency of family reunification, adoption or guardianship face increased risk of experiencing poverty, homelessness, trauma and more. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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