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Food Bank of Delaware breaks ground on the new Center in Southern, Delaware. (Picture from Kim Turner, Public Relation of Food Bank of Delaware)
Community

A Delaware food bank is breaking ground on downstate location to meet rise in demand

The new 67,000-square-foot facility in Kent County will provide expanded training programs and wider food distribution capabilities.

4 years ago

Rowhouses line North 29th Street in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philly’s eviction diversion effort closer to extension

The effort is designed to keep harmful evictions off the tenants’ records and prevent landlords from having to find another tenant.

4 years ago

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona appeared alongside President Biden when he announced his student loan relief plan on Aug. 24. On Thursday, the administration quietly changed its guidance around which borrowers qualify for this relief. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding millions from student loan relief

At the center of the change are borrowers who took out federal student loans many years ago, both Perkins loans and Federal Family Education Loans.

4 years ago

The Pottstown Beacon of Hope team is seen under a banner during a fundraising event.
Community

A 24/7 shelter for single adults is coming to Pottstown. It may be the first of its kind in Montgomery County

Homelessness is on the rise in Montco, which shuttered two shelter facilities over the summer. Officials hope a new shelter can serve as a model for other townships.

4 years ago

President Biden holds a microphone as he speaks from behind a podium outdoors.
Politics & Policy

Biden’s strategy to end hunger in U.S. includes more benefits

The Biden administration has an ambitious goal for America: ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030.

4 years ago

Penn students and supporters rally at the encampment on College Green Monday. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Penn students accuse school of ‘intimidation’ at housing, climate protest encampment

Students have camped out for over a week, demanding the school divest from fossil fuels and help save the UC Townhomes. They say they’re facing backlash.

4 years ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark.
Community

University of Delaware Disaster Research Center gets $16.5 million to study equity in disaster recovery

The University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center will explore community concerns in areas of resilience, economy, and equity.

4 years ago

Drexel University
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Drexel reduces tuition for community college transfers

Beginning in fall 2023, Drexel University will make its bachelor’s degree programs more affordable by cutting the tuition cost in half for community college graduates from Pen

4 years ago

Rowhouses are seen in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

City Council seeks to extend Philly’s eviction diversion program past December

The heralded program is currently set to expire at the end of the year. A bill moving through the City Council would change that.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

To get unconnected neighbors online, Philly needs to ramp up offline efforts

The White House’s broadband affordability plan is a big opportunity for Philly — but getting families signed up demands offline efforts, writes Julia Rivera.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

An exterior view of a gray stone building.
NPR
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.

4 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
NPR
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%.

4 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.

4 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.

4 years ago

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