During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Peace Park is considered a life-sustaining business, and it has stepped up its work to meet the increased need. They plan to continue distributing produce once a month during the pandemic. The next free produce day will be held towards the end of May. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions by another two months, saying residents should not have to worry about losing their homes during the pandemic. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Though the School District of Philadelphia has made inroads in recent weeks to locate students after the end of in-person instruction, at least 500 of them have yet to log in to school-issued Chromebooks or otherwise check in with their teachers or principals. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia launched its COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program on Tuesday morning. The program will pay the rent of about 3,000 households. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
On May 8, Philadelphia announced its COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program through PHDC. The program will provide up to $2,500 in rental assistance over a three-month period. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
El 8 de mayo, Filadelfia anunció su Programa de Asistencia de Alquiler de Emergencia COVID-19 a través de PHDC. El programa proporcionará hasta 2.500 dólares en asistencia de alquiler durante un período de tres meses. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
When Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, it increased the amount of money for food stamps. But the USDA narrowly interpreted that change, and while increasing more families’ benefits to the maximum allowed, it did not increase the benefits for those already getting the maximum. That effectively left 40% of recipients at the same level. From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The city’s largest men’s shelter experienced a massive COVID-19 outbreak this weekend when more than half of its 63 guests and staff members tested positive for coronavirus. | From: The Kensington Voice (Read more.)
The Emergency Gap Fund is a grant program launched by the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia to help black working artists in Philadelphia who were disproportionately impacted by shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic and, on average, have fewer resources and less generational wealth to fall back on. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The proposed legislation would expand the law to cover all workers, including ones currently ineligible for its protections, such as gig workers and those working for companies with fewer than 10 employees. The legislation seeks to fill the large gaps left by the federal government’s emergency paid sick leave bill. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer
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