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Income Inequality

Service workers pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
Education

Free school meals expand to ‘middle-income families’ in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy said new legislation he signed into law would reduce food insecurity and offer healthy meals to more families.

3 years ago

An exterior view of a gray stone building.
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Education

Princeton University will cover costs for students whose families earn below $100K

Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school announced Thursday.

3 years ago

Jefferson County School District Food Service Department staff arrange some of the hundreds of free lunches that was given to students on March 3, 2021 in Fayette, Miss. As one of the most food insecure counties in the United States, many families and their children come to depend on the free meals as their only means of daily sustenance. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP
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Community

Food access increased for children in 2021, but decreased for adults living alone

The rate of food insecurity was 6.2% for households with children in 2021, a decrease from 7.9% in 2020. The national average is 10.2%.

3 years ago

Residents have been protesting the potential sale of UC Townhomes for months since property owners announced last July that the HUD contract wouldn't be renewed. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

City Council members call for extension of UC Townhomes HUD contract

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Council announced a $7.6 million investment in legal assistance for residents dealing with tangled titles on Sept. 7, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly is spending millions to help low-income residents resolve tangled titles

The money is part of the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, and will go to four legal aid groups with a history of helping people claim legal ownership of their homes.

3 years ago

Conor Alguire, a Starbucks barista trainer and union organizer, fighting for worker rights, outside the coffee shop at 22nd and South Street on Labor Day, September 5, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly ‘sip-ins’ used to help Starbucks employees on Labor Day

Local workers at the large-chain coffeehouse are encouraging customers to skip buying a cup of Starbucks for a day, but still tipping a barista.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a Capitol news conference
Politics & Policy
WESA

Gov. Wolf pushes for $2,000 direct payments, without plan to bring GOP to the table

Wolf says there is more than enough money in the state’s own coffers to fund the $500 million program for more than 250,000 state residents.

3 years ago

People walk along University of Pennsylvania's campus in the spring
Politics & Policy

Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Biden’s plan

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.

3 years ago

Graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement
Politics & Policy

Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)

Here's what we know about Biden's student loan plan so far and what it means for people with outstanding debt.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right.
NPR
Education

3 things you need to know about Biden’s student loan announcement

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 for qualifying borrowers. Here are three things you need to know.

3 years ago

The 600 homes will be built over a four-year period. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

‘Glad it all came together’: First Wilmington residents move into revitalized Riverside housing project

The new homes mark a dramatic rebirth of decaying and partly-boarded housing development built in the late 1940s for returning white veterans of World War II.

3 years ago

Sheri Cole is The Wardrobe's executive director. (The Wardrobe)
Community

Philly’s The Wardrobe is holding an event for newcomers, including immigrants and refugees

The Executive Director of The Wardrobe says clothes are the underpinning that helps a lot of people think differently about themselves.

3 years ago

Listen 5:59
President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House
Politics & Policy

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell grant recipients

More than 43 million owe a combined $1.6 trillion in federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000, according to federal data.

3 years ago

The LIHEAP program can help residents pay their heating bill. (Mikhalitskaia / BigStock)
PlanPhilly
Community

Help with heating bills for low-income Pennsylvanians available Tuesday

The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.

3 years ago

This Jan. 25, 2022 photo shows a large trash incinerator in Rahway, N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

N.J. advocates are mobilizing to prevent fossil fuel companies from expanding in low-income neighborhoods

A statewide coalition will host three workshops, where residents can learn about the harmful health impacts caused by incinerators and other polluting facilities.

3 years ago

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