Kensington Voice asked SEPTA to respond to some of the action items listed in a joint statement from three Kensington organizations. Here’s what SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said, verbatim. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
How do shootings relate to employment, education, income and age — and what’s the financial toll on the hospital system and the community? | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Bunny Hop PHL was given advance notice of the pending change. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The program helped keep hundreds of Philadelphians in their homes amid the pandemic. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Digital navigators can help residents sign up for PHLConnectED, the city’s free internet program for students, apply for and set up low-cost internet, and obtain low-cost or free computers. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Philadelphia landlords cannot file an eviction without first applying for rental assistance and going through an eviction diversion program under a fresh court order. The unprecedented order, which came late Wednesday night after months of hard-fought negotiations between tenant advocates and landlords, went into effect Thursday. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Federally qualified health centers are uniquely well positioned to vaccinate underserved communities and those most vulnerable to COVID-19. They provide primary care to millions of people across the United States, and the majority of their patients live at or below the federal poverty line. Yet on the ground, employees at federally qualified health centers in Philadelphia say the demand for vaccines in the communities they serve far outstrips the space, staffing, and overall infrastructure available to get shots in arms at scale. (Read more.)
Initially, SEPTA officials estimated the station might remain closed for months. Residents banded together and demanded transparency and participation in the process to safely reopen the station. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Since the start of the pandemic, more than a dozen community fridges in Philly have opened to help alleviate the deepening and long-existing systems of racism and oppression that contribute to food insecurity in the city. Sometimes known as “freedges,” community fridges are a type of mutual aid project that offer fresh fruit and vegetables, prepared meals and non-perishable items that are free for all and can be accessed through an outdoor refrigerator at any time. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Councilmember Cherelle Parker’s office indicated it will introduce a resolution next week calling for hearings examining the move from live auctions of distressed real estate held in West Philadelphia and officiated by the Sheriff’s Office to online bidding, handled by a third-party auction company called Bid4Assets.com. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
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