General assistance was reinstated last summer after a six-year hiatus. New legislation threatens to gut the program, which offers about $200 per month to qualified residents. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
As the city honors “economic mobility month,” Broke in Philly wants to hear from you. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
From Generocity: “As Hispanic people,” said President and CEO Rev. Luis Cortés, “we need to build institutions that we control.” Here’s the ethos behind the North Philadelphia nonprofit’s long-term community engagement strategy. (Read more.)
Young people experiencing poverty from all over the world came to Philly to find solutions to their joint plight. Can they be the answer we’re looking for? (Read more.)
From Billy Penn | A present is much more expensive if you have to pay interest. (Read more.)
From Generocity: Only 71.6 percent of households in the city had broadband in 2017, compared to 83.5 percent nationally. On the bright side, smartphone users in Center City can now use five of an eventual 100 kiosks to access the internet. (Read more.)
From WURD: Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym joins Wake Up With WURD to talk about the Fair Workweek Legislation that will be going up for a vote on Thursday and why she is in support of the bill. (Read more.)
From WURD: Minister Rodney Muhammad serves as the Minister of the Delaware Valley area for Mosque no. 12 and is also the President of the Philadelphia NAACP. He joins Wake Up WURD to talk about why he stands behind the Fair Workweek Legislation (Read more.)
From WURD: Joel Berg is CEO, Hunger Free America, and author of “America, We Need to Talk” and Glenn Bergman is the CEO of Philabundance. They both join Wake Up With WURD to talk about their programs and to discuss the rise of hunger in Philadelphia. (Read more.)
From WURD: Liz Hersh is the Director of Homeless Services in Philadelphia. She joins Wake Up With WURD to talk about poverty, her position, and the programs that are available through the office. (Read more.)
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