September 15, 2021 Issue 505

More American families, especially Latinx and Black families, experienced food insecurity last year amid the pandemic, rising to 21.7 percent in 2020 from 19.1 percent in 2019. more

By partnering with businesses, labor, clergy, civic organizations and governments, the Alliance advances solutions that help close the racial wealth gap in Philadelphia. more

There were 7,759 reported hate crimes in the U.S. last year — the most in 12 years, the FBI reported last week. But some experts and advocacy groups say the true number is probably even higher. more

Bread and Roses Community Fund has announced that it is now accepting applications for the second round of the Neighborhood Equitable Recovery Fund. more

The Seybert Foundation is now accepting proposals for its 2021 Innovation Grants Program. more

September is designated National Preparedness Month by FEMA to raise awareness of the hazards you face and ways to prepare for those risks. more

Union Benevolent Association has announced its Fall 2021 grant cycle, aimed at providing funding to organizations whose work alleviates the burden of poverty in Philadelphia neighborhoods. more

The Philly Homes 4 Youth Coalition is conducting a recruitment drive among currently and formerly homeless youth to join its advocacy campaign for homes. more

Transitional housing programs are seen by backers as critical, filling a gap at a key point in the lives of the country’s 4.2 million unaccompanied homeless youth. more

This year’s report underscores the resilience of this program that has worked to create a world in which LGBTQ+ youth and families can live free from bias, discrimination, and inequity. more

Pennsylvania will more than double the length of postpartum Medicaid coverage for eligible mothers in an effort to address Pennsylvania’s high maternal mortality rate and improve maternal healthcare. more

For 40 years Public Citizens for Children and Youth has put children first. Now, we’re making it official. As of now, PCCY’s name will formally be Children First. more

The project was first launched in 2020 by the Reinvestment Fund and the Philadelphia Health Department’s Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, also known as Get Healthy Philly. more