Community and Family
Who did the pandemic hit worst? Young adults aging out of foster care got slammed, new survey shows
Advocates in Pa. say there are ways to mitigate the disaster, but officials must act. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Community and Family
Community and Family
Dear Mr. Alexander: Here’s what over 40 Playstreet supervisors thought the city of Philadelphia should know.
We asked over 40 Playstreet supervisors what they wished the city of Philadelphia knew about their blocks. The result? This letter to Managing Director Tumar Alexander, and a hope for continued improvements. | From: Resolve Philly (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Changing their minds, and their lives: A way out of poverty in Philadelphia
https://www.inquirer.com/business/philadelphia-poverty-episcopal-community-services-mindset-empath-mobility-mentoring-20200912.html
Community and Family
In fast-developing corner of North Philly, vacant lots become priceless
Two decades ago, nothing was more emblematic of blight in West Kensington and Norris Square than the abundance of trash-strewn vacant lots, havens for drug use and prostitution. Claiming the lots as yards and gardens began as a way to create some security, recalled Patricia DeCarlo, a 30-year Norris Square resident. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Community and Family
Community fridges a fresh form of a long Philly tradition
Here’s one good thing that’s popped up in Philly during the pandemic: community fridges full of free food to help people who have been struggling to make ends meet. It turns out the fridges are an example of something called “mutual aid,” which is a tradition in Philadelphia stretching back more than a century. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
To stop shootings, young people say Philly must confront the ‘status and money’ guns can bring
Addressing these issues and offering young people paths to success that don’t involve a gun, explained Solomon, are the only way to curb the violence in the city long term. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Community and Family
Philly arts venues to go red for live events workers
It’s called Red Alert, and it’s not just Philadelphia. People who work in theaters, convention centers, and live events around the world have been out of work for nearly six months due to the coronavirus. Red Alert is an international effort to push for awareness and legislation to help millions of people not able to earn a paycheck. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Community and Family
These 3 young developers want to give back to North Philly creators
Real estate investor Ani Sanyal and his partners are offering gallery space to local artists — for free — as part of a three-and-a-half-month artist-in-residence program. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
Community and Family
Locked out of the economy: Unemployed workers face mounting fiscal, emotional stress
Some parts of life look almost normal right now. Hair is being cut. Restaurant sidewalks are bustling. The stock market is soaring. But in the five months since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States, safety concerns and business shut down orders have triggered a steep recession. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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Philly’s smaller businesses are underperforming those in other big cities, report finds
In the years after the Great Recession, Philadelphia’s small and mid-size companies made up a shrinking share of the local economy’s total sales, taxes, and workers, as these crucial growth engines underperformed those in other big cities, according to a new report. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)