Basic Needs

Additional PA pandemic SNAP food payments end this month

Starting in March, households will no longer get the extra SNAP they have been getting during the pandemic. Households will only get the amount they've been getting in the beginning of the month. more

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Income

City publishes dashboard on language access in city programs

The Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) and the Office of Innovation & Technology have launched a Language Services Usage dashboard. more

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Reports

Media coverage on violence dehumanizes victims: study

Episodic media coverage of gun violence can dehumanize victims and force them to relive their trauma while also undermining support for public health solutions, according to a new research study. more

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Health

Reports

Pandemic policies that lowered health barriers to expire

Several changes that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to expire. more

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Health

City to reopen applications for PHA housing on January 23rd

The HCV waiting list has been closed since 2010, after more than 55,000 people sent in submissions. more

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Deal set to end federal oversight of NJ child welfare services

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that puts New Jersey’s child welfare system on a path to ending 20 years of federal court oversight next year. more

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