Moratorium on utility shutoffs to end April 1st: PUC
Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission last Thursday approved the lifting of its year-old moratorium preventing utilities from terminating service to all non-paying customers. more
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Hunger Coalition sets 25th Annual Race Against Hunger
This Coalition Against Hunger 5K hunger race is a fun, safe, family-friendly way for people of all ages to help those in need. more
Blacks evicted at twice the rate of whites in city: report
Landlords are more than twice as likely to file for evictions against Black renters in Philadelphia than against white renters, a rate disproportionate to the share of Black renters in the city. more
Advocacy groups conduct survey on city police funding
More than 90% of Philadelphians surveyed in a new poll from a coalition of community-based groups say they support redistributing money from police toward social, health, and housing programs. more
Almost 8,000 public school students in city are homeless: report
The report shows a 42 percent increase in the number of homeless students since 2016 and a 10% increase since last year. more
RFA: Significant undercount of homeless students in PA
Research for Action has released its newest policy brief, Students Experiencing Homelessness in Pennsylvania: New Evidence of Under-Identification and Inequity. more
Way Home program offers support for LGBTQ+ housing stability
Way Home is a program collaboration between SELF, Inc. and William Way LGBT Community Center that seeks to increase housing stability for LGBTQ+ individuals. more
$4.5 million awarded through UW Poverty Action Fund
As part of the ambitious plan to move 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty over the next five years, the city sent $4.5 million to community organizations so they can help people with their taxes. more
Federal judge in Texas rules CDC evicition ban unconstitutional
The Texas judge stopped short of issuing a preliminary injunction, but said he expected the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to respect his ruling and withdraw the moratorium. more
What's in the Biden $1.9 trillion dollar COVID stimulus plan
The US House of Representatives last Saturday approved President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, marking a crucial step toward passage of the White House’s first major piece of legislation. more
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