Community Development Financial Institutions promote financial inclusion and economic development in communities that suffer from neglect and disinvestment. They focus on social responsibility and inclusion. | From: Generocity Philly (Read more.)
“In Philadelphia, landlords can’t evict a tenant without first going through the Eviction Diversion Program. Here’s how it works.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
““With advances in AI, we have choices,” machine learning economist Vitaly Meursault said. “To ban it, to accept them as they are, or to guide their use to achieve outcomes that are more consistent with our values.” From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Nearly 64.6 percent indicated they were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. | From Al Día News (Read more.)
Nearly 37,000 people applied for the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s housing voucher lottery in hopes of being one of the 10,000 randomly selected for the waiting list to receive the subsidy. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
“Philadelphia has launched a new financial assistance program to help resolve landlord-tenant disputes over back rent before they become the basis of an eviction filing.” From: WHYY (Read more.)
“Rent control advocates on Tuesday accused City Council President Darrell Clarke of bowing to pressure from landlords and shutting down a hearing on the subject. But Clarke’s office said no such committee meeting about rent control was ever scheduled.” From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
“Owners of more than 26,000 Philadelphia properties have challenged the city’s real-estate valuations following sharp jumps in this year’s real estate tax bills.
But those most in need of help are least likely to appeal.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
“After launching in DC in late 2020, birdSEED expanded its reach to Philadelphia, where the organization awarded its first round of provisional grants in October. With affordable housing becoming increasingly out of reach, small grants like those birdSEED provides offer one solution toward closing the racial wealth gap through home ownership in the mid-Atlantic and beyond.” From: BillyPenn (Read more.)
“The city is expanding a program that provides free legal representation to Philadelphia renters with low income who are at risk of losing their home, including those facing an eviction filing.” From: WHYY (Read more.)
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