Almost 13,000 households applied for the rental assistance program Philadelphia created to support tenants who lost income because of the pandemic. Of those, more than 10,200 met the program’s requirements. The city ran out of money after pledging support for 4,000 households. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The plan involves creating a “Good Parking Jobs for Philadelphia Review Committee” composed of workers, industry, and Council that would assess the industry’s progress on developing good jobs. Exactly what that means is up to the committee, but parking workers, who are predominantly African American or immigrants from Africa, have said they’re forced to endure arbitrary firings, low wages, and unaffordable health care. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Nearly a year after Hahnemann University Hospital slid into bankruptcy, the imposing shell of the shuttered safety-net facility has become a symbol of inequity in health care amid a pandemic that has hit Philadelphia’s African American population especially hard. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
City Council unanimously passed five housing bills Thursday meant to keep tenants struggling financially because of the coronavirus. Council voted to extend the eviction moratorium, scheduled to end statewide in Pennsylvania on July 10, until Aug. 31 for Philadelphia’s residential renters and small businesses. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
With many people still suffering from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a package of bills aimed at helping renters facing eviction. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Top Republicans in Washington like Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey want to “fix” part of the federal unemployment pay. Many unemployed workers hope it remains. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The Germantown Supply Hub Mutual Aid & Protest Support, developed in response to both the pandemic and the protests against racism and police violence, opened its doors about two weeks ago. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
A plan for cooling centers, which in the past included libraries and swimming pools, has not yet been finalized. Pools will not open this year and libraries remain closed. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
City Council unanimously approved a bill Thursday morning that will make it illegal for employers to fire, discipline, or otherwise retaliate against workers who speak up about unsafe coronavirus conditions. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Donavan West wants to help Black communities and businesses starved by the pandemic, damaged by civil unrest and suffering from long-term underinvestment. West hopes to promote workforce development, improve career education programs, close the digital divide, train young people in innovation and automation, and teach them about finance and entrepreneurship. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
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