With an eye to improving access to sun-powered energy, Solarize Philly — a city group-buying program run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority — recently introduced a special pilot program bringing that upfront cost down to zero for 45 low- and moderate-income households. From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Despite economic gains in the last few years, children remain the poorest age group in America with nearly one in five living in poverty. From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
From WHYY: The proposed policy would take into consideration the person’s use of non-cash assistance programs, including heating assistance; food assistance programs such as SNAP and WIC; the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); as well as Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), among others.
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City Councilman Bobby Henon has introduced a bill that would make city funds for insurance available to all registered community groups that hold zoning meetings regarding new development projects in their neighborhoods. From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
In North Philadelphia and nearby communities, hunger is too easy to find. Hunger fighters are trying, in ways old and new, to beat back an untiring scourge. From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
We see Broke as a natural extension of the reporting and engagement work we did last year—digging deeper into an issue that touches all of you, and all of us. (Read more.)
For the past decade, Philadelphia has been unable to shake its notorious distinction as the poorest big city in the U.S. (Read more.)
India Baxley, a mother of two and a welfare recipient, wants to add an important line to her resumé: Banker. The Northeast Philadelphia resident works with a group of women in poverty whose aim is to create a credit union for people of limited means. (Read more.)
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