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Economy League reports analyzes city housing costs

PEL analyzes changes in Philadelphia’s housing landscape between 2016 and 2021. Through this comparison, we see the impacts of interventions in the city’s rental market in the wake of the pandemicmore

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Reports

Biden issues executive order supporting family caregivers

Access to high-quality care for older Americans and support for family caregivers, long-term care workers, early educators and veterans will be improved under the executive order. more

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Fund provides burials for whose remains are unclaimed

The Lester Ross Memorial Fund was created to honor a man well-known among the homeless services community, who passed away from COVID-19 in 2020 and whose remains were left unclaimed. more

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New Casey Foundation report highlights youth homelessness

In March, Annie E. Casey Foundation released a report highlighting housing inequality, a disturbing yet pervasive issue impacting young people across America. more

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Merger seeks to improve lives of homeless young people

Close to 4,700 Philadelphia students identified as homeless during the 2021-22 school year, according to the School District of Philadelphia. more

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Millions set to lose Medicaid coverage in 2023

Though millions of Americans are expected to be kicked off of Medicaid in coming months, they don't all have to be left uninsured. more

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Advocates complain about overcrowding in youth facilities

Youth advocates and a juvenile justice official have called on Pennsylvania lawmakers to address a shortage of space and staff that has created a crisis affecting children in the justice system. more

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PA House committee passes gun violence prevention bills

The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee passed a package of four life-saving gun violence prevention bills known as the Common Agenda to End Gun Violence on April 26th. more

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Shapiro proposes increase to seniors' tax, rent rebate program

The number of people getting help from a state program that offsets some housing costs for older and disabled Pennsylvanians will drop again this year, continuing more than a decade of decline. more

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