Mortgages valued at $100,000 or less — called small-dollar mortgages — can help aspiring homeowners with lower incomes afford to purchase. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
SNAP, which is short for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, can help reduce the stress of figuring out how to afford food by providing individuals with a monthly food stipend. As of September 2022, 1.88 million Pennsylvanians are enrolled, of whom 667,153 are children. Check to see if your family qualifies. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Established by city ordinance, the pandemic-inspired program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing, which can make it harder for tenants to secure safe and affordable housing in the future, even if a judge rules in their favor. From: WHYY (Read more.)
Singers of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir, which performs “The Messiah” with the Philadelphia Orchestra next week, seeks to negotiate wages and work rules. From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Revamping the playground area at McPherson is one part of a larger strategy led by the city to address their concerns about parks in the neighborhood, including Harrowgate Park, Hissey Park, and Hope Park. From: WHYY (Read more.)
The atmosphere was charged, and firmly anti-arena, with frequent booing over the Sixers’ proposal to build the team’s new home on Market Street, replacing the western part of the Fashion District, by 2031. From: BillyPenn (Read more.)
Launchpad Philly, a workforce development program targeting older School District of Philadelphia high school students interested in tech fields, kicked off its first cohort with a community night last week. From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
The School District of Philadelphia and the PECO Workforce Development Team have spearheaded a new partnership that is helping introduce resources and provide access to sustainable jobs. From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
These kinds of health centers operate within school walls, and provide medical, behavioral, and sexual health care to students on site, regardless of insurance status. Supporters say it often saves students and their families a trip to a doctor’s office elsewhere. From: WHYY (Read more.)
Amid an ongoing affordable housing crisis, a large Philadelphia landlord is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly discriminating against prospective tenants with housing vouchers. The government subsidy enables very low-income families to rent on the private market. From: WHYY (Read more.)
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