The mass shooting occurred in a period of increased gun violence in Philadelphia. Because of that, local government leaders hoped Friday’s news conference at the transportation center would be a springboard to rally support for tougher gun laws. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia Financial Scholars (PFS) launched this week to help high school students develop “wealth-building tools” via lessons on budgeting and saving, as well as building a business plan. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Una nueva tienda de comestibles económica llegará a East Norriton dentro de una semana y traerá más puestos de trabajo y comida de calidad. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The COVID-19 Relief Fund for South Philly Mexican Businesses campaign on GoFundMe launched two weeks ago and has raised a little over $24,000 from 200 individual donors, almost half of its $50,000 goal. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
The new initiative, which officially launched on February 16th, aims to increase access to paid internship opportunities for low-income and first-generation college students at life science companies across the Philadelphia region. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Nearly half of Philadelphia’s residents are Black, but there don’t appear to be any Black-owned supermarkets in the city. Some corner stores and produce stores have Black proprietors, but not the kind of operations that offer one-stop shopping. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Las escuelas de la ciudad volverán a abrir sus puertas para un aprendizaje presencial limitado el 1 de marzo. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Each week, Sharing Excess rescues an average of 100,000 pounds of food, or enough to feed 900 families for seven days. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
With Love is a new project from Resolve Philly to give Philadelphia residents a chance to write a final goodbye to loved ones lost to COVID-19.
The Philly suburbs are getting a new grocery store in the coming days. But it isn’t any old supermarket. Grocery Outlet Bargain Market wants households to understand they can eat nutritiously, and still save money. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
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