Pennsylvania is waiving birth certificate fees for people experiencing homelessness as part of efforts to help vulnerable people in the Keystone State. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
En abril del 2020 comenzará euno de los nuevos requisitos para el programa de beneficios y cupones de alimentos llamado SNAP. | Presentado Por: Telemundo (Read more.)
About 50,000 people in Pennsylvania will lose access to SNAP benefits as a result of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
At the Better Gun Violence Reporting summit in Philly, people who’ve been impacted firsthand by gun violence requested news organizations share resources when reporting on issues like this — so we put together this list. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center, a new hub providing services including health care and therapy referrals, job services and help enrolling in insurance and food assistance programs, will open Thursday at the William Way LGBT Community Center. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Dr. Robynn Cox, Assistant Professor of Social Work Dept. of Social Change and Innovation, and Volunteer Director at the Pennsylvania Prison Society, John Hargreaves, discuss food security in the prison system. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
A pediatrician explains why raising the minimum wage would improve life for his patients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
For decades, the state’s WIC program has cut checks — lots of them — to its participants. That will stop by the end of 2019. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Today, domestic violence is driving women to opiates, yet we rarely hear their stories, especially not the stories of overcoming addiction. This is one woman’s story of perseverance. | From: AL DÍA News (Read more.)
The festival on Saturday, Oct. 12 in South Philly will celebrate culture and educate attendees about a seldom talked-about issue in their community. | From: AL DÍA News Media (Read more.)
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