Community and Family
Philly’s Gyms Don’t Have a Lifeline
As we hurtle into a second pandemic shutdown, Philly’s gym and studio owners feel they’ve been given no choice but to fail. | From: Philly Mag (Read more.)
Community and Family
Civic and Community Engagement
Get to know the Greater and Inclusive Philadelphia Construction Program: A nonprofit to diversify the city’s construction workforce
After a successful two-year pilot program, organizers Post Brothers and RANG will take their construction pre-apprenticeship effort to new levels. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philly’s housing agency taps nonprofits to build affordable housing on 240 city-owned lots
Under the plan, the vacant structures and empty lots will be transferred to area nonprofit groups committed to housing longtime community residents, as they increasingly struggle against rising rents and home prices, officials said in a news conference Tuesday. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
TreePhilly Continues to Green the City Despite Coronavirus
How local tree giveaways adapted in 2020 with contactless pickups and drop-offs. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Community and Family
El Consejo de Filadelfia crea un fondo de 10 M para luchar contra la pobreza
El “Fondo de Acción contra la Pobreza” es otro paso en el largo camino para sacar a 100.000 personas de la pobreza. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philadelphia City Council creates $10 million nonprofit fund to fight poverty
The ‘Poverty Action Fund’ is another step in the long journey to pull 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Community and Family
TreePhilly Continues to Green the City Despite Coronavirus
How local tree giveaways adapted In 2020 with contactless pickups and drop-offs. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Philly Hunger Relief Program Extended Through March
The ‘Step Up to the Plate’ program, which has served more than 370,000 meals to Philadelphians since the start of the pandemic, has been extended through March of 2021. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Community and Family
For families involved in Philly’s child welfare system, this program is building a safety net
The program, funded by the city’s Department of Human Services, provides a small number of Philadelphia parents involved in the child welfare system with wraparound services — an attorney, social workers, and Lee, who is currently the only peer advocate. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philadelphia City Council votes to create a nonprofit fund aimed at pulling 100,000 out of poverty
The Philadelphia Poverty Action Fund would be a public-private partnership that would pay for anti-poverty programs and services. The nonprofit is part of a city plan that aims to pull 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty over the next four years. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)