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Finance

Update: Philadelphia Courts policy amended; will no longer keep bail fees

October 11, 2018

The First Judicial District has amended their procedures to authorize the return of the entire amount of posted bail in cases when defendants meet other conditions and appear as required until the final disposition of the case. (Read more.)

Income and Wages

Why some workers think Walmart’s pay-in-advance app is a lousy deal

September 5, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: 200,000 Walmart workers are now using the retail giant’s app to get a portion of their paycheck in advance. But some fear hidden fees. (Read more.)

Income and Wages

What happens when you reinstate an anti-poverty program and no one knows about it?

August 30, 2018

From Philadelphia Media Network: A program that helps the state’s most vulnerable residents with a small monthly grant of around $200 is being reinstated this fall, six years after it had been cut. But few know it’s back. (Read more.)

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Family gets ‘stability, security, a place to call home,’ thanks to Conshohocken developer’s new charity

August 27, 2018

For this inaugural house, How partnered with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, part of the international nonprofit that builds affordable housing, to select a family.
(Read more.)

Housing

At Temple, campus food pantry becomes summer lifeline for hungry students

August 14, 2018

Hundreds of hungry and food insecure college students turned up to campus food pantries this summer to supplement where financial aid, meal plans and part-time jobs fell short.
(Read more.)

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Technical.ly joins collaborative reporting project Broke in Philly

July 31, 2018

From Technical.ly: Poverty in Philadelphia is the intractable elephant in the room. We are stubbornly poor. It’s a major problem. Yet there are solutions in various corners of the city — and those elsewhere worth importing — that need more attention. (Read more.)

Events

Residents share stories of violence’s impact at WURD Radio event

May 30, 2018

Broke in Philly partner WURD Radio hosted a two-day community event on violence at Fotterall Square in North Philadelphia’s Hartranft neighborhood. (Read more.)

Inside Broke in Philly

Slideshow: Broke in Philly invites panel of experts to inform collaborative reporting project

April 20, 2018

Dozens of journalists attended a panel discussion at the Philadelphia Media Network headquarters in Center City Friday morning, hosted by Broke in Philly to help inform our collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty. Stay tuned for more reporting on this event from our partners. (Read more.)

Housing

Why 1 in 14 Philly renters faces eviction every year

April 19, 2018

The rowhouse in Port Richmond looked promising, with three bedrooms, new floors, and a small white porch out front. After having moved three times in 15 months, Linda Watson hoped she’d found some stability there with her 21-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. (Read more.)

Housing

Homeless in Philadelphia: Overcrowded shelters, lack of affordable housing hit those with disabilities even harder

February 28, 2018

After Leola Howell and her 4-year-old daughter became homeless last May, they stayed on Howell’s friends’ couches for eight months, fruitlessly looking for a subsidized accessible housing unit of their own. (Read more.)

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ICYMI

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    March 31, 2023
  • People with criminal records face barriers getting loans. A new fund wants to fix that for Philly residents
    March 31, 2023
  • Mariposa Food Co-op’s union employees are trying to unseat CEO
    March 29, 2023
  • Fair Chance Hiring Initiative in Philadelphia hopes to lower recidivism, provide employment for previously incarcerated
    March 29, 2023
  • Housing voucher discrimination widespread in Philly. Renters need more resources, advocates say
    March 29, 2023
  • How to testify in the Philadelphia Water Department water rate increase hearing
    March 29, 2023
  • SEPTA expands employer-provided transit pass program, Key Advantage
    March 29, 2023
  • Philadelphia is piloting a guaranteed income program to reduce rates of infant mortality
    March 29, 2023
  • Philadelphia small business grant: Quality Job Program provides $5,000 for each new full-time hire
    March 21, 2023
  • LIHEAPalooza: Philly resource fair offers utility bill help
    March 20, 2023

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