Philadelphia Youth Network will work with businesses and organizations to think through how to design and maintain virtual internships. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)
As Philadelphia prepares for the June 2 primary amid the coronavirus pandemic, neighborhoods with low-income residents and communities of color are requesting absentee ballots at rates that far lag other parts of the city. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Two Pennsylvania congresspeople have introduced the Giving Retailers and Our Convenience Employees Relief Act, or GROCER Act. The bill would establish a four-month federal tax holiday for grocery and convenience store workers who make less than $75,000 annually. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
After voting to strike during the coronavirus pandemic, when they were needed the most, nursing home workers at South Philadelphia’s St. Monica’s emerged with a contract that union leaders say is “night and day” compared to their previous contracts. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Through Proyecto Tamal, Caballero helps a different out-of-work cook every Friday to whip up around 400 tamales in a kitchen at Craft Hall. The tamales are then sold through Proyecto Tamal’s website the following Sunday, and all proceeds go to that week’s cook and their family. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Uno de los programas que se están recortando junto con toda la Oficina de Artes, Cultura y Economía Creativa es el Fondo Cultural de Filadelfia, que repartió aproximadamente 3 millones de dólares en fondos para un récord de 349 organizaciones en 2019. El perdido de estos fondos va a poner varias organiziaciones en lugar difícil. | Por: AL DÍA (Read more.)
One of the programs being cut along with the entire Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy is the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, which dished approximately $3 million in funding to a record 349 organizations in 2019. The cut in funding puts many arts organizations in a hard place. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
A partnership between Center City District and Philly’s Mural Arts Program — which despite concerns over looming budget cuts to arts funding and the city’s arts office — is finding ways to get artists work, and to get them paid. Twenty eight pieces have been installed in Center City so far. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program will help up to 3,000 families throughout Philadelphia. If you’re selected, you will receive up to $2,500 in rent help over a three-month period. However, not everyone is eligible, and there are some important things to know when applying. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
If you got laid off when the coronavirus pandemic hit and lost your employer-sponsored health insurance, you have options to get covered — but you should act fast. Here’s what you need to know. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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