Philadelphia City Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier are reviving a push for mandatory inclusionary housing with a new overlay that would require developers building in certain areas to include affordable homes in new residential projects containing 10 or more units. | From WHYY (Read more.)
The City of Philadelphia, along with the School District of Philadelphia and Nutritional Development Services, announced Thursday it will be supporting more than 500 child and youth meal sites this summer. The joint partnership is an effort to make sure children have access to free, healthy food. | From WHYY (Read more.)
Poverty and trauma take more than mental tolls on children. Childhood adversity affects kids’ physical development too, and new research suggests it leaves its mark in an unexpected place: teeth. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
One of the biggest shifts in restaurant dining over the last year has been the push into public streets for the streeteries legalized by the city last year. One huge benefit of the outdoor set-up is more space for people. Many Philadelphians don’t want things to go back to the cramped, less accessible normal. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has committed to giving nearly $3 billion to 286 organizations helping communities in Philadelphia and around the country. | From NBC10 (Read more.)
A group of 14-24 year-olds are leading their neighborhoods in a series of conversations and focus group sessions dedicated to creating safer, more equitable communities within the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Kensington and Fairhill. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
For years, around 9,000 Pennsylvania child care workers received money from the state in recognition that they’d earned additional credentials. The award — the median amount was $1,500 — was a bonus of sorts, meant to keep qualified early childhood workers in a field marked by low pay and high turnover. But during the pandemic, the “education and retention awards” disappeared when the state reallocated the funds to give $600 relief payments to a much larger pool of child care workers. | From Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Philadelphia will create a new youth ombudsperson office designed to advocate for vulnerable children and teens in group homes and other residential facilities. The new office, housed within the Inspector General’s office, will have subpoena powers and a small staff able to independently investigate anonymous complaints on behalf of youths and families. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
A financial advisor-turned-social work professor has launched a Penn course that teams up students with formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs to help them launch their businesses—and stay out of prison. | From The Citizen (Read more.)
A bill gaining steam in City Council would eliminate monetary penalties for youth who violate Philadelphia’s curfew laws. | From Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
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