Tag: Poverty
My cousin’s experience with childhood trauma
We know the effect of things like second-hand smoke and lead paint on the developing brain, but we need to pay more attention to toxic emotional stress, too.
4 years ago
Philadelphia City Council is forging ahead to expand an existing tax break for low-income workers in defiance of the Kenney administration’s objections.
4 years ago
Project HOME, insurance companies seek to alleviate harm caused by poverty
Project HOME, Independence Blue Cross and AmeriHealth Caritas unveiled a 3-year, $1 million initiative to offer services to reduce the harm of poverty.
4 years ago
Poor man’s game: Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion
The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs.
5 years ago
I’m a Philadelphia pediatrician. Here’s the one thing that would help my patients most.
I ask all the families of my young patients if they are working, staying at home, or in school.
5 years ago
In struggling Atlantic City, a special focus on problems faced by the young
Survey: 14% of city youngsters are thriving, 39% have the tools needed to succeed, 37% are vulnerable and 10% are challenged or fragile.
5 years ago
Senator Hughes wants to flood Pa. Capitol with data on poverty
A top Senate Democrat is launching two bills he hopes will prompt his fellow lawmakers to think more carefully about poverty.
5 years ago
Biggest health problems in Philadelphia: Opioids, HIV, poverty
Drug overdose deaths and homicides mean that life expectancy in Philadelphia actually dropped, following a national trend.
5 years ago
Despite high poverty, why fewer people live on Philly’s streets than in other big cities
Philly is one of the poorest cities in the country, but it’s street homeless population is one of the smallest. What’s driving this counterintuitive dynamic?
5 years ago
Tireless minister who once worked in Bryn Mawr now battles poverty in Kensington
Ten years ago, the Rev. Adan Mairena decided to leave the Main Line majesty of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church to minister to people living in poverty in Kensington.
5 years ago
Double-digit jump in hunger for Philly, the country’s poorest big city
6 years ago
Dip in black poverty draws skepticism
A drop in the poverty rate for Black Philadelphians reported in recent census estimates has been met with skepticism.
6 years ago
Breaking poverty: Crime, poverty often linked
Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013.
6 years ago
Poverty still plaguing Philadelphia, poorest big city in the country
Beyond the boundaries of some of Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhoods lies a vastly different reality.
6 years ago
WHYY is one of 19 news organizations producing Broke in Philly, a collaborative reporting project on solutions to poverty.
6 years ago