Mantua is one of four neighborhoods in West Philadelphia set to receive traffic safety investments totaling $13 million if INVEST becomes law. A city project on Parkside Avenue between 53rd Street and Bryn Mawr Avenue would also receive $4 million. | From WHYY (Read more.)
Sixty-five years ago, two sons of immigrants burst from a West Philly garage and revolutionized the ice-cream business. The city has changed. Mister Softee hasn’t — and that’s a good thing. | From Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
The St. Louis-based nonprofit LaunchCode has recently come to Philly to fuel our tech talent pipeline, with training and job placement that support marginalized candidates. | From The Citizen (Read more.)
The CAPABLE program will be expanding to the Philadelphia region, thanks to a critical new partnership.
On July 7, it was announced that Heart Home Healthcare Services (“HFTH”) has partnered with The Hairston Foundation for Social Justice to help Philadelphia region seniors age safely in their homes.
The CAPABLE program, which stands for “Community Aging in Place – Advancing Better Living for Elders” was launched more than a decade ago by nurses at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and implemented locally by HFTH. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s art scene is one of the most prominent in the country. One nonprofit organization coloring the city and changing lives in the process is Color Me Back, which is bringing local, struggling artists the opportunity to create murals at SEPTA stations and other areas in Philly.
The program was initially founded in April 2019 as a 28-week starting project. However, Color Me Back became a major hit, and has built a strong following since. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
El crédito fiscal por hijos te proporcionaría un pago de hasta $500 por cada hijo que esté en la universidad. | From Telemundo 62 (Read more.)
The New York City based nonprofit FABSCRAP is working to offset the waste created by the fashion industry by recycling pre-consumer textiles such as unfinished samples, cuttings, and deadstock material, then making them accessible to local creatives for reuse. | From Green Philly (Read more.)
Helping Black-owned social enterprises thrive is Chelsey Lowe’s passion.
Lowe is one of two people running the Well City Challenge, a citywide quest to develop new ventures that boost the health of millennial Philadelphians, which studies show is generally worse than generations before them.
Raised in Pittsburgh, Lowe said she’s realized how her childhood surrounded by Black, community-based entrepreneurship helps guide the work she does today. | From Billy Penn (Read more.)
Every student in Pennsylvania is eligible to repeat a grade to make up for COVID-19 learning losses, but families who want to exercise that right have to move quickly. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Chelsea Lowe is one of two people running the Well City Challenge, a citywide quest to develop new ventures that boost the health of millennial Philadelphians, which studies show is generally worse than generations before them. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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