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Women in the Workforce
Join us for a panel on issues facing women in the workplace—and learn how women are fighting for change. (Read more.)
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Worker Co-ops Catch on in Philadelphia
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.)
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United Way’s Job Opportunity Investment Network aims to be a national model for racial equity training
“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.)
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The Government Fee That Can Cost Philadelphians Their Inheritance
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.)
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Five questions we’ll be asking in Albuquerque this week
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.)
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The Lounge 9.19.18 – Roberto Torres
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.)
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BREAKING POVERTY: A need to create access to jobs, training
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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BREAKING POVERTY: Crime, poverty often linked
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. (Read more.)
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Kudos to SW Police Division for taking much-needed jobs to street corners | Jenice Armstrong
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. (Read more.)
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Find your career: 12 more free or affordable job-training programs in Philly
From Billy Penn: Part II of list of programs that provide the tools, guidance and confidence needed to land solid work. (Read more.)