Here are more than a dozen grants, funding opportunities and programs for Black entrepreneurs, women, and other underrepresented groups. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
I’ve lived here for more than 25 years. I cherish this community and will fight for us and every other tenant facing eviction in Philly until I can’t anymore. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Two years ago, Philadelphia stopped disconnecting household water service as a pandemic protection. As the pandemic moratorium ended, and shutoffs were set to resume, the city delayed to keep water flowing during the recent heat health emergency. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
An estimated 280,000 occupied housing units in Pennsylvania need repairs, according to Sen. Nikil Saval in a Pennsylvania State Senate co-sponsorship memo, prompting legislators to fund a statewide whole home repair program. | From: Kensington Voice (Read more.)
It’s been about half a year since Chyna Parker, Tatyanna Woodard and Courtney Lane shared harmful behavior they experienced from management at the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit with Billy Penn. They detailed transphobia, racism, abuse, dangerous conditions, and sexual assault.
Now, several grassroots orgs are pledging to help them recover. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
To some, it’s a great area to visit: a place to eat noodles, get bubble tea, and sing karaoke. To the roughly 3,000 people who live there — and thousands more who count on it for cultural connection — it’s home.
The neighborhood has also been a consistent battleground for development plans, many of them proposed without residents’ support. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Mural Arts Philadelphia has big plans for August.
Most recently, the organization kicked off an event—Porch Light Community Curator: Connecting Communities—where the community merged together with three artists for a Porch Light van design at a festive block party. In doing so, Mural Arts also continued its main mission: To utilize art to inspire change. And they did so in a partnership with the city. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
These were the sounds of the fourth annual 2K Skills and Drills Academy, a basketball camp focused on developing young girls’ and women’s skills. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Days before the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul — which commenced the giant air evacuation of wartime Afghan allies to the United States — the House and Senate introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act on Tuesday. The law has been sought by Afghans, their supporters, clergy and immigration organizations who say it’s crucial to securing the futures of those who fought side-by-side with American troops. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Child advocates and health care providers in Philadelphia say Jones’ experience is reflected in a new report that shows the COVID-19 pandemic’s deep toll on the city’s children, with long-term consequences that could become worse if action isn’t taken. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
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