A local program has taught wealth-building skills to 1,500 students and the adults in their lives. Now, it’s growing—with the support of powerful local institutions—to take the poverty-fighting work nationwide. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
At a press conference held at the Hawthorne recreation Center in Queen Village, council members, clergy, and advocates urged Mayor Jim Kenney to treat the problem of gun violence as a public health crisis. Seven council members are calling on Kenney to use at least $50 million of the city’s federal stimulus funds to significantly increase and coordinate programs for young people, so as to treat gun violence as an epidemic that demands an emergency response. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
At a Chalkbeat Philadelphia virtual event on June 9th, high school students had the opportunity to ask Superintendent William Hite about a range of topics: including summer learning, vaccine requirements, antiracism and equity initiatives, and ongoing issues with building conditions throughout the district. | From: Chalkbeat Philadelphia (Read more.)
Decenas de refrigeradores comunitarios se han abierto en el último año para ayudar a mitigar el hambre. A continuación, una guía paso a paso para lanzar uno en su vecindario. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
Men Who Care began life as a neighborhood cleanup initiative in 2011. Now the group facilitates anti-violence programs, runs virtual learning pods for students during COVID, and holds a weekly food pantry, among many other initiatives. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Tree House Books’ philosophy is straightforward: Books in children’s homes is a measure of future success. Since 2005, the nonprofit has made it its mission to support a new generation of readers and writers in North Philadelphia through literacy programs and book giveaways. They distributed more than 80,000 books in 2019. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The new position, which is the subject of a scheduled Thursday virtual hearing, would have broad powers to investigate complaints on behalf of children and families in group and congregate care facilities.
Advocates, however, are girding themselves for a fight. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Philibros installed its first community-based library last week at Taquitos de Puebla Restaurant in the Ninth Street Market. Still coming are more than 15 wooden libraries on track for arrival to various Mexican-owned business locations throughout South Philly. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Wolf is calling for a $1.35 billion increase to the state’s main pot of K-12 education funding. The increase would allow him to redistribute the entire basic education subsidy through a formula based on school and student needs without negatively affecting any school district in the state. Currently, only 11% of Pennsylvania’s $6.8 billion basic education subsidy is distributed via that formula. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Mount Airy Groceries has grown into a storefront operation from a couple that used to provide groceries to just their neighbors and friends. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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