Germantown's FacetoFace: Not just another soup kitchen
FaceToFace believes that food-insecure members of the Philadelphian community deserve more than just a meal. more
Basic Needs
Feds restore Medicaid, CHIP benefits to 500k wrongly disenrolled
Nearly 500,000 children and other individuals who were improperly disenrolled from Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program will regain their coverage. more
PEN America sounds alarm on dramatic increase in book bans
Book banning campaigns are on the rise in the US. Many of the bans target books on racial equity.
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SDP worst among largest school districts in identifying homeless students
A study from Research for Action, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, found that the city has the lowest homeless student identification rate of the nation’s 20 largest school districts. more
New film focuses on Black men, Black boys, and the gun crisis
“A Hope that Lights the Way” focuses on Black men and boys and the ongoing gun violence crisis. more
Children's Scholarship Fund pledges $4m for tuition-based schools
The need-based scholarships will provide financial assistance to students in kindergarten through 8th grade to more than 150 tuition-based schools. more
Federal rule proposed to support of LGBTQ+ youth in foster care
The Biden Administration is proposing a rule aimed at assuring that LGBTQ+ and intersex youth in foster care are placed in supportive homes. more
Study: In Philadelphia, 1/3 of evicted people are under 5 years old
In Pennsylvania, 23 percent of the 40,003 children and youth identified as homeless are in the age range birth to kindergarten-age; Philadelphia’s percentage is 33 percent. more
UW Digital Navigator Network expands to collar counties
Thanks to a generous grant from Comcast, the Digital Navigator Network is expanding throughout the region to cover Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties! more
City sees significant reduction in gun violence: Analysis
Though gun violence continues to dominate media coverage, Philadelphia has actually achieved a significant reduction in gun violence this year. more
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