From Broke in Philly: Today, we’re announcing two new features on our site: The ear icon [??] and “We’re Listening” category. All stories that originated with a question, idea or tip from our audience will be tagged and identifiable so that you can make sure we keep up this part of our project. (Read more.)
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky joined #WitnessesChat, a monthly conversation hosted by Witnesses to Hunger, a research and advocacy group comprised of mothers and caregivers of young children who have experienced hunger and poverty, to talk about improving reporting on poverty. (Read more.)
From NBC10/Telemundo62: The fair workweek ordinance would require a reasonable notice of schedules, at least 11 hours rest time between shifts, opportunities to work additional hours and provide for enforcement and penalties if an employer does not comply. (Read more.)
State Rep. Doyle Heffley says House Bill 2429 is not a payday lending bill – if it were, it would be at least the sixth time in as many years that usury groups had lobbied to erode Pennsylvania’s protections against predatory loans. From: City & State PA (Read more.)
From Billy Penn: The Women’s Community Revitalization Project offers 282 units and a slew of community services.
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• Ready? Set? Work | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
• How to break poverty cycles throughout education in ElBarrio North Philly | From: ParaTiMujer Radio Program
• Helping students think about work | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
• ‘I just give up’: As U.S. unemployment falls, life still hard for Philadelphians out of work | From: WHYY
• Ideas we should steal: Transit oriented development | From: The Philadelphia Citizen
• Educators help students sample new careers | From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
The farmers for a day — from Univest banking and insurance in Souderton and other locations — were among a legion of volunteers who work on the West Chester farm throughout the growing season for the Chester County Food Bank. From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
Sena, an adjunct history professor at Villanova University, oversees the Student-Run Emergency Housing Unit of Philadelphia (SREHUP), a nonprofit she helped found as a way to engage her millennial students in making a difference to their world. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
A school that is located right in the center of the opioid epidemic in Kensington, works as one of the best schools for K-12; bilingual, international bachelor, technology. In other words, they offer the type of education that a private school would offer. From: ParaTiMujer Radio Program (Read more.)
Career Day was designed to reach the young people at three pivotal periods: students finishing seventh grade, who will be applying to high schools in the fall; high school juniors, who will be applying to colleges; and high school seniors entering the workforce who will be looking for jobs. From: The Philadelphia Public School Notebook (Read more.)
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