Income Inequality

The Inn of the Amazing Mercy will provide short-term and permanent supportive housing to more than 60 residents.

Marisa Shuter had agreed to temporarily stop performing evictions after a string of shootings involving her deputies.

Pa. promised fixes for a troubled mortgage relief program. Months later, problems persist, new challenges have emerged, and thousands of homeowners are still waiting for help.

Numbers from Chester County’s 2023 Point-In-Time count show an eight percent increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness.

The suit seeks damages in excess of $50,000 for the “substantial physical and emotional pain and suffering” Angel Davis has endured as a result of the shooting.

A blockbuster new study, released today, finds that, effectively, affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well.

PWD is well aware of the issue, but says there’s nothing more it can do.

In a city where nearly half of renters don’t own personal vehicles, Camden leaders are hoping to close the social equity gap in transportation.

The suit seeks to bar SBG Management Services from renewing lease agreements and collecting rent until all properties are repaired.

The move will erase $39 billion in federal student loan debt.

"[It] has the potential to massively change student loan repayment in our country as we know it," says Dominique Baker, an associate professor of education policy at SMU.

Grants are offered on a first-come, first-served basis for applicants who meet certain income requirements and who have past-due water bills.

Chester County identified transportation as a major barrier to community members getting to problem-solving court appointments and recovery services.

The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan.

Food insecurity was the fifth most pressing need facing Lower Merion Township residents, according to the township’s 2022 community need assessment.