From WHYY: In the coming weeks, Philadelphia City Council will begin debating a bill designed to deal with a common headache for an estimated 20 percent of the city’s labor force: their often unpredictable work schedules. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network:
As Philadelphia’s City Council prepares to host a hearing Oct. 30 about its own version of Seattle’s year-old “secure-scheduling law,” known here and around the country as “fair-workweek” laws, here’s a look at what the city can learn from Seattle, thought to be a national leader in worker laws that aim to combat poverty. (Read more.)
From ParaTiMujer Radio Program: How trauma deeply affects the options of success in life. Talking with Antonio Valdez CEEO Children Crisis Treatment Center. We explored the differences between asking “What is wrong with you” to “What happened to you” (Read more.)
Join us for a panel on issues facing women in the workplace—and learn how women are fighting for change. (Read more.)
From Next City: How grassroots study groups, nonprofit fellowships and municipal fiscal support conspire to seed the cooperative ecosystem, particularly for people of color. (Read more.)
“This is all born of United Way’s belief that if we really want to end intergenerational poverty, and really move the needle, then we need to bring more supports to our agencies and partners.” (Read more.)
From Next City: Philadelphia assesses something called a probate fee — $580 — the Henrys would learn they needed to pay City Hall just to process their inheritance. It may not sound like much, but to Ora Henry, who makes $12-an-hour as a social worker, and her mother, who was recently reduced to part-time hours at her job, it meant a lot. (Read more.)
As Philly grapples with stubborn levels of poverty, one New Mexico city could yield some lessons. Tag along for this reporting trip to Albuquerque, funded by Broke in Philly. (Read more.)
From WURD Radio: Technical.ly’s Roberto Torres spoke with WURD’s Keaton Nichols about a Broke in Philly reporting trip to New Mexico to look at new ways to connect people to tech jobs. They also spoke about Technical.ly’s recent Technologists of Color series. (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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