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Economy League studies changing distribution of poverty in city

The report takes a closer look at the concentration of poverty in the city and its growth and decline within city neighborhoods using the recently released 2019 estimates of the U.S. Census Bureau. more

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Study: Over 50 years, tax cuts actually don't 'trickle down'

Tax cuts for the wealthy have long drawn support from conservative lawmakers and economists who argue that such measures will "trickle down" and eventually boost jobs and incomes for everyone else. more

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Report: Gap widens between teachers and students of color

A new reports shows that more than one-fifth of the state’s 500 school districts haven’t had a single teacher of color in at least seven years. more

Education

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Study: 1/3 of African Americans hesitant to getting vaccine

Black Americans, citing rationale for hesitancy, among the groups that have the least confidence in the vaccine, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. more

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PA releases details on availability of COVID vaccine in state

Pennsylvania has receive an initial shipment of more than 110,000 doses of the vaccine, with the first given to health workers, first responders and residents and staff in nursing and group homes. more

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Report & benchmarking tool help nonprofits compare their financial data to peers

A report, The Financial Health of Greater Philadelphia Nonprofits, illuminates the dire financial challenges nonprofits were facing before the pandemic and provides a benchmarking tool for leaders. more

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United Way

Study reviews how poor people spend when given cash gifts

It is increasingly common for governments to give poor people money. more

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8 million in US slipped into poverty as CARES Act money ran out

Millions of low-income Americans are locked into poverty thanks to U.S. tax policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta researchers say. more

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New study outlines cost of child care in Pennsylvania

Recommendations are provided to reassess the subsidy rate structure and explore viable alternatives. more

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City releases comprehensive HIV/AIDS plan on World AIDS Day

Last week on World AIDS Day (December 1st), the Philadelphia Health Department released an innovative new plan to effectively end the decades-long HIV epidemic in Philadelphia. more

Health

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