Mayor Jim Kenney explains Philadelphia’s commitments to lifting its citizens out of poverty through job training programs, increase of minimum wage, access to pre-K, and other initiatives. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Bridges to Wealth, a University of Pennsylvania nonprofit, teaches high school students, parents, and their neighbors in communities struggling to break out of poverty how to build personal wealth, begin investing in businesses as Beyoncé does, and managing their credit scores using computer technology. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
For the first time in 10 years, the poverty rate in Philadelphia has gone below 25 percent and the state’s median household incomes have grown, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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