The platform allows residents to report brewing neighborhood conflicts and people to volunteer and train to work as mediators to help de-escalate those conflicts before shooting starts. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
People experiencing homelessness with their pets can find refuge at the Sacred Heart Residence operated by Philadelphia’s Project HOME. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Authorities are in the process of assessing the destruction caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which swept through the Philadelphia region last week. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Spokesperson Joy Huertas said that the city is encouraging businesses and homeowners to take photos of any storm or flood damage once the waters recede — but before any repairs are made. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
A leading expert says that the state, acting “erratically,” has become “an unreliable partner.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
I wasn’t sure what to expect while applying for unemployment, but I did expect to be called lazy, entitled, and good-for-nothing by people who judge others based on what and how much they earn. Contrary to these judgmental beliefs, I survived a pandemic this long while being immunocompromised, caring for three people, searching for employment, battling with my mental health, all while being a fulltime student. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Philly resident Raegen Coby doesn’t remember which city her mother took her to for an all-Black production of the “Nutcracker,” but she vividly remembers everything else. She gazed on as a Black girl danced “Clara,” the story’s heroine, and paid rapt attention as a Black woman danced the part of the Sugar Plum Fairy. “I just wanted to do ballet since I was younger,” said Raegen, now 9 years old, “so for me to see different people do it, it just inspired me to do it.” | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Zulene Mayfield, who raised a family in a two-story rowhouse in that neighborhood at Front and Thurlow Streets off the Delaware River, has been fighting for 30 years against what she and other residents see as the industrial scarring of her hometown. Mayfield said that home, assessed at about $17,000, is now worthless because of all the industry surrounding it, and she has since moved. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
State law requires that caseworkers place children who were removed from their parents with kin—but Philly lags behind Los Angeles and Lackawanna County in getting the job done. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
The Philadelphia-based concert promotional company held its first live show after COVID earlier this summer. The main drive for that show and also for their upcoming endeavors is to share positive messages and encouraging words from artists and guests to the youth of the city. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
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