The Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, better known as MANNA, is hoping more research will convince the medical-industrial complex to cover meal plans. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
As Philadelphia turns to more workplace laws to fight poverty, attention to enforcement has become increasingly important. And there are signs that the city’s enforcement office will improve, pushed in part by organizers and advocates working to ensure the laws they’ve won have teeth. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
In January 2017, the Mayor’s Office launched PHLpreK, a publically-funded pre-K option for Philadelphia families. The Notebook investigates how it’s working for both families and providers. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
300 homeless Philadelphians might be back on the street this month. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Middle-and low-income Philadelphia residents whose houses need new windows, doors and even roofs are now eligible for low-interest home improvement loans through the city’s Restore, Repair, Renew program, unveiled Wednesday afternoon. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
The loan can be used for a wide range of home repairs, including mold and radon mitigation, window and door replacements, and roofing and siding repairs — all of which must be completed by a city-licensed contractor. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The city program clears its biggest legal hurdle and continues to grow as it enters year three. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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Salary and prestige of these jobs are still low, despite their importance to child development. | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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A local worker-led organization is leading the fight to ensure that legal protection is extended to one of the most vulnerable professions in the labor force of Philadelphia – which could become the largest U.S. city to date to pass such legislation. | From: AL DÍA News (Read more.)
Ambitiously titled “Ending Hunger. For Good,” the initiative will involve Philabundance’s collaborating with partners who provide social services to low-income people in the region, then monitoring the results over time. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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