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.)
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.)
From The Philadelphia Citizen: When it comes to poverty, Philly remains in last place. So why does the Mayor sound like he’s satisfied? (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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 (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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. (Read more.)
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