From The Philadelphia Tribune: City officials are working with business leaders to establish or expand industry partnerships in seven opportunity industries identified by the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, including health care, retail and hospitality, early childhood education, technology services, business and financial services, construction and infrastructure, and manufacturing and logistics. […]
From The Philadelphia Tribune: Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city — 19132 (North Philadelphia-West), 19134 (Port Richmond) and 19140 (Germantown, Nicetown and North Philadelphia-West) — are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013. […]
From Philadelphia Media Network: Organizers say prospective employers will be “returning citizen friendly,” meaning those with criminal records won’t immediately be disqualified. Although there will be a heavy police presence, I’ve been assured that officers won’t be checking for outstanding warrants. […]
From Billy Penn: Part II of list of programs that provide the tools, guidance and confidence needed to land solid work. […]
From Philadelphia Media Network: 200,000 Walmart workers are now using the retail giant’s app to get a portion of their paycheck in advance. But some fear hidden fees. […]
From Philadelphia Media Network: A program that helps the state’s most vulnerable residents with a small monthly grant of around $200 is being reinstated this fall, six years after it had been cut. But few know it’s back. […]
Here are a dozen job-training and readiness programs, workshops and courses that are free, affordable or have financial aid and scholarship options available. […]
From NBC10/Telemundo62: A Philadelphia woman who endured homelessness her entire life experienced a huge turn around two years ago– she now owns her own business. […]
From Technical.ly: For the one in four Philadelphians living below the poverty line, a jump into the technology sector — a high-opportunity area thought to be key to reducing levels of poverty — could be transformative. […]
From NBC10/Telemundo62: A new report is showing the squeeze on Philadelphia’s wallets — and so more people are working two jobs. Chris Clackum reports. […]
© 2018 Resolve Philadelphia