Penn Medicine rolled into the West Lehigh neighborhood to provide free 3D mammograms for women over 40 who are in need. Staff on the screening bus provided individual 10-minute screenings, a private changing room, and Spanish translation services. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Council President Darrell Clarke introduced legislation today that would ban affordable housing zoning bonuses in virtually all of his North Philadelphia district. | From: PlanPhilly (Read more.)
A leading expert says that the state, acting “erratically,” has become “an unreliable partner.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
North Philadelphia real estate developer SHIFT Capital and a coalition of area community groups signed a community benefits agreement promising construction jobs and affordable housing in exchange for support of an apartment complex to rise next to the Beury Building on North Broad Street. | From WHYY (Read more.)
Four North Philadelphia organizations will be receiving a total of $430,000 thanks to the American Heart Association (AHA), the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all. | From AL DÍA (Read more.)
Tree House Books’ philosophy is straightforward: Books in children’s homes is a measure of future success. Since 2005, the nonprofit has made it its mission to support a new generation of readers and writers in North Philadelphia through literacy programs and book giveaways. They distributed more than 80,000 books in 2019. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Had the HEZ become what it set out to be, there would have been a three-year head start on coordinating healthcare services for a poor community of color before the pandemic hit. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
Once the clinics are at full operating capacity, the city plans to inoculate 500 people per day open at each location, twice a week. At full capacity, the clinics should be processing 3,000 residents a week. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The virtual gathering on Feb. 18 is part of the organization’s Comunidades Conectadas programming for 2021.
By the report’s metric, no elementary school serving a school population that’s more than 85% economically disadvantaged is high achieving. Less than 10% of Black and Hispanic students are enrolled in high-achieving schools; 45% of white students attend schools in the high-achieving tier. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
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