Income Inequality

About 1,700 families signed up for the toy shop at Camden’s Kroc Center, but more help is needed to serve the more than 400 families on the waitlist.

The program is guided by one goal: To settle disagreements between landlords and tenants outside of court and without an eviction filing.

The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023.

The complaint alleges that ProManaged Inc. violated federal housing laws by openly barring voucher holders from renting in majority-white neighborhoods.

Family Promise of Northern New Castle County will be able to help up to 50 more families with the grant.

The Biden administration is extending its student loan repayment pause — which was set to expire at the end of the year — into 2023.

The open enrollment period for health insurance coverage in 2023 through the Affordable Care Act begins Nov. 1 and ends in January.

Local nonprofits and activists met Monday at The Wardrobe in Old City for an event meant to address clothing insecurities in Philly’s LGBTQ community.

The administration published a beta version of the application last week. Since its launch on Friday, more than 8 million borrowers have already applied for debt relief.

The acclaimed program was slated to expire at the end of the year. It is now poised to operate through the first half of 2024.

Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 babies.

Under the proposal, students who qualify for the New Jersey Educational Opportunities Program would not need to work 20 hours to be eligible for SNAP benefits.

The Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Public Library is joining several other libraries in Delaware County and the Free Library of Philadelphia in the fine-free shift.

In order to hold scammers accountable, the administration plans to increase collaboration between the Department of Education and other federal agencies.

SEPTA will partner with local college students to offer social services to people experiencing homelessness using the transit system as a shelter.