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Kenney in denial
From The Philadelphia Citizen: When it comes to poverty, Philly remains in last place. So why does the Mayor sound like he’s satisfied? […]
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BREAKING POVERTY: Crime, poverty often linked
From The Philadelphia Tribune: Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city — 19132 (North Philadelphia-West), 19134 (Port Richmond) and 19140 (Germantown, Nicetown and North Philadelphia-West) — are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013. […]
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Philly antipoverty office: Lack of clout, vision, and leadership
From Philadelphia Media Network: In 2013, Mayor Michael Nutter rebranded Philadelphia’s community services office and charged it with nothing less than the slashing of poverty in the poorest big city in the United States. Five years on, the Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity has spent $65 million with few measurable accomplishments. […]
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Around the country, incomes are rising. In Philly, they’re falling.
From Philadelphia Media Network: Two reports from the U.S. Census Bureau released Wednesday and Thursday show that as poverty has declined and income has increased nationwide, Philadelphia’s poverty rate remained stuck at 25.7 percent in 2017, the same as in 2016, and close to 2015’s level of 25.8 percent. […]
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Democratizing Food
From The Philadelphia Citizen: For the last decade, Common Market has spread affordable access to locally-sourced nutrient-dense food to the city’s neediest. Now its mission is spreading nationwide […]
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Sheriffs target ‘deadbeat dads’ with midnight raids, debtor’s prison. But does it help the kids?
From Philadelphia Media Network: Sheriff’s deputies in Montgomery County, and across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, conduct regular “deadbeat dad” sweeps and invite the evening news to film the perp walks. Parents say the practice is not only counterproductive but also traumatic to kids. […]
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BREAKING POVERTY: Bad breaks early in life often weave an inescapable web for the poor
From The Philadelphia Tribune: About 400,000 Philadelphia residents — including roughly 37 percent of the city’s children under the age of 18 — live below the federal poverty line. Blacks have the second highest poverty rate in the city at 30.8 percent, following Hispanics who come in at 37.9 percent. […]
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Wake Up With WURD – Oscar Abello
From WURD Radio: Joining Wake Up With WURD, is Oscar Abello, writer for Next City, who discusses the roll out of this new initiative and breaks down how redlining negatively targets people of color. […]
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BREAKING POVERTY: For many, state of living is a struggle
From The Philadelphia Tribune: A shortage of affordable housing. Gentrification. Homelessness. Drug addictions. Limited healthcare options. Mental health issues. For the quarter of Philadelphia’s population living in poverty, these are only a few of the struggles they endure every day. […]
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In Philly, two-thirds of the landlords won’t take affordable housing vouchers — even when the renter can afford the place
From Philadelphia Media Network: A study released last week by the Urban Institute found that landlords often reject voucher holders, particularly in wealthier neighborhoods, even when the rents are within the range of what the voucher recipient can pay. […]