From NBC10/Telemundo62 : Broke In Philly: Sunday Suppers Fight Food Insecurity
In this episode of Broke In Philly, NBC10 talks to Sherita Mouzon, who works as a Witness to Hunger with Drexel’s Center for Hunger Free Communities. There, she helps to fight food insecurity by equipping families to prepare and cook healthy meals at weekly Sunday suppers. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: Although they both start at the same level of poverty, the child who comes of age in the less-poor community will make more money in life than the child who spends her life in the low-income area. (Read more.)
From The Philadelphia Tribune: A drop in the poverty rate for Black Philadelphians reported in recent census estimates has been met with skepticism by some who say the numbers are moving in the opposite direction. (Read more.)
From Technical.ly: Thanks to a machine learning model built in-house at Center City nonprofit Benefits Data Trust, call-center staffers get extra insights while enrolling users onto the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). (Read more.)
From Next City: How grassroots study groups, nonprofit fellowships and municipal fiscal support conspire to seed the cooperative ecosystem, particularly for people of color.
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From The Philadelphia Tribune: Philadelphia is the only large city with a decline in median household income from 2016 to 2017, from $41,449 in 2016 to $39,759 in 2017. Behind these alarming numbers are thousands of men, women and children struggling in poverty. We have families in Philadelphia with barely enough food to eat and no place to live. They are living in dilapidated housing, shelters and on the streets. (Read more.)
From The Philadelphia Tribune: Poverty in the city has remained at nearly 26 percent for another year — the highest figure among the most populous metropolitan areas in the nation.African-American and Black poverty remains high, but ticked down from 30.8 percent to 27.1 percent last year as White poverty rose from 17.7 percent to 23.5 percent. (Read more.)
“This is all born of United Way’s belief that if we really want to end intergenerational poverty, and really move the needle, then we need to bring more supports to our agencies and partners.” (Read more.)
A new study out today from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that the vast majority of low-income Philadelphians receive no assistance with their housing costs. As a result, many have to rely on unconventional and sometimes illegal arrangements to secure shelter. (Read more.)
From NBC10/Telemundo62 : The trauma associated with poverty is not new. But a new report released Wednesday by The Pew Charitable Trusts shines a light on the experiences of Philadelphia’s lowest income residents and shows how financial insecurity can affect everything from education to health. (Read more.)
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