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Miles en efectivo por llevar y recoger estudiantes a las escuelas

September 20, 2021

Debido a la escasez de choferes de autobuses escolares el Distrito Escolar de Filadelfia está ofreciendo miles de dólares a padres y guardianes para que llevan y recojan a los niños a los planteles. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

Community and Family

Philly School District Will Pay Parents Thousands to Take Kids to School

September 17, 2021

Families interested in getting paid to take their kids to school can apply to the Parent Flat Rate Program online. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)

Community and Family

Kensington’s recovery plan: Can this City-led solution actually work?

September 17, 2021

At the epicenter of the region’s opioid and homelessness crisis, the River Wards have been all but abandoned by city leaders. But does the City already have a solution to the problem? | From: The Citizen (Read more.)

Community and Family

Birth trauma for parents is common at Philadelphia hospitals, but not usually covered by insurance

September 15, 2021

The modern hospital birthing process doesn’t usually involve a mistake this serious, but for many parents, it can feel very unfriendly — and even traumatic. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)

Community and Family

Another round of grants and a warning from Philadelphia’s DA

September 13, 2021

Philadelphia’s District Attorney has given out another round of grants to nonprofits to combat violence in the city and a stern warning to those who are thinking about committing a gun crime. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Community and Family

Federal money available to city residents for Ida damage

September 13, 2021

Residents of Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs can now apply for federal funding to repair damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which brought historic flooding and several tornadoes to the area earlier this month. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)

Community and Family

Bloc started local, serves local and is now expanding locally

September 12, 2021

Bloc, a growing online marketplace and e-bike delivery service supporting small businesses of the city recently announced its expansion. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)

Community and Family

How to cope with the anxiety Ida left behind with all that damage

September 10, 2021

With losses that ranged from precious photographs and family keepsakes to vehicles and whole houses, lives were upended in so many ways last week when the remnants of Hurricane Ida leveled parts of this region with severe winds and submerged other parts with historic flooding. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Community and Family

Pew Center grants $10.2 million for digital and diversity efforts

September 9, 2021

The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage will distribute $10.2 million in arts grants over the next fiscal year. Thirty organizations in the Philadelphia region will receive grants ranging from $120,000 to $480,000, much of it targeted for pandemic relief, as well as strengthening internal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. | From: WHYY (Read more.)

Community and Family

Food insecurity rose ‘significantly’ in households with children and among people of color, report finds

September 8, 2021

“Over the course of last year, we saw months that showed the biggest spikes in food insecurity in the last 50 years in this country.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)

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ICYMI

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