Recently, Pennsylvania has specifically expanded some of these regulations, which may make it easier for people with criminal records to get licenses for specific jobs, or even have their records sealed or expunged. So what are your rights when you’re looking for work and you have a criminal record, and how should prospective employers handle your application? | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Ceiba is joining forces with APM, Congreso, Esperanza, HACE, and the Norris Square Community Alliance to bring to scale the use of free tax preparation as a gateway to connect residents of Fairhill/Kensington, and other (Read more.)
Operating under the city’s newly formed Department of Labor, the Office of Worker Protections has two main functions: receive and investigate complaints about labor law violations and educate people about their rights if they work in Philly. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
El sueño de Raúl Castro era abrir un restaurante, donde la gente pudiera probar la auténtica cocina mexicana. Pero desde que la pandemia del coronavirus llegó a Filadelfia, su sueño se está convirtiendo en una pesadilla. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Raul Castro’s dream was to open a restaurant, where people could taste authentic Mexican cuisine. But ever since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Philadelphia, his dream is turning into a nightmare. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
White workers have fared better than Black and Hispanic workers, and workers with a bachelor’s degree have fared better than those with lower levels of formal education,” said Keith Wardrip, the Fed’s community development research manager. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The reason? A triad of underlying issues steeped in racism leading to a deadly cycle that find more and more people of color who would have benefitted from early intervention either in behind bars labeled as mentally unstable, or worse, finding an untimely death. | From: Next City (Read more.)
Overall, SNAP benefits enrollment has decreased slightly since a peak in May. Miller said this is likely due to federal pandemic unemployment compensation, which was being counted as income on peoples’ SNAP application. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
By: Lawrence McGlynn, WPPM/PhillyCAM The child tax credit, which helps millions of Americans and more than 100,000 Philadelphia families, could see an increase and overhaul under the Biden/Harris administration that would benefit families living below (Read more.)
Globally, GoFundMe campaigns this year raised more than $625 million for COVID relief, according to the company, and funding via this method outpaced last year by more than a third, per stats firm Fundera. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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