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AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania offers remote services during COVID-19 shutdowns

March 30, 2020

Like many other integral businesses in Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the nonprofit public interest law firm AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania (ALPP) continues to provide its clients with remote legal services during state-wide shutdowns to thwart the spread of the new coronavirus. New and existing clients can still reach ALPP staff by phone or email. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

Mutual aid at an organizational level helps those most at-risk during COVID-19

March 30, 2020

SisTers PGH is a “transgender centered drop-in space, resource provider and shelter transitioning program based in Pittsburgh, PA.” The mutual aid and emergency funds distribution system implemented by Thomas and her team in Pittsburgh could be a model for Philadelphia and other cities. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)

How much money will Philly residents get from the federal coronavirus aid package?

March 30, 2020

Close to half a million Philadelphians will get direct payouts and more than half a million could be eligible for increased unemployment under the federal coronavirus stimulus program. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

City clears encampment during COVID-19 pandemic, drawing criticism from housing activists

March 30, 2020

A new Philadelphia stay-at-home order shut down all non-life-essential businesses, gatherings, and activities due to the rising severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the order didn’t stop the city’s plans to remove people experiencing homelessness from an encampment near the Convention Center Monday morning. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)

‘I’m an essential worker’: Nannies, Uber drivers and other low-wage earners ask Philly for coronavirus relief fund

March 30, 2020

Hundreds of low-wage workers are asking Philadelphia lawmakers for financial help as the coronavirus outbreak decimates their already tenuous livelihoods. Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration says the money isn’t there. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

Coronavirus is already having a ‘stunning’ impact on unemployment in Pennsylvania

March 26, 2020

More than a whopping half a million Pennsylvanians have filed new unemployment claims during the last week, according to a state senator briefed by the Department of Labor and Industry. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

Workers in the poorest big city in America are reeling as coronavirus leaves thousands jobless

March 26, 2020

Employers are laying off thousands of workers or reducing hours across the region with breathtaking speed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The hardest burden, experts say, is falling on lower-income hourly workers with scarce household savings and threadbare safety nets. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)

AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania offers remote services during COVID-19 shutdowns

Mutual aid at an organizational level helps those most at-risk during COVID-19

How much money will Philly residents get from the federal coronavirus aid package?

City clears encampment during COVID-19 pandemic, drawing criticism from housing activists

‘I’m an essential worker’: Nannies, Uber drivers and other low-wage earners ask Philly for coronavirus relief fund

Coronavirus is already having a ‘stunning’ impact on unemployment in Pennsylvania

Workers in the poorest big city in America are reeling as coronavirus leaves thousands jobless

Coronavirus puts Philly homeless services in survival mode

As coronavirus cases rise, outreach workers respond to concerns among Philly’s unhoused residents

Homeless Outreach Groups in Philadelphia Adjust Protocols Amid Coronavirus Outbreak