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Income Inequality

Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Philly’s eviction diversion program poised for 18-month extension

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.

4 years ago

This map from the nonprofit March of Dimes shows maternity care deserts across the U.S. in 2020. (March of Dimes/US Health Resources and Services Administration.)
NPR
Health

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here’s what can be done

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.

4 years ago

(Jonathan Weiss/BigStock)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey college students support proposal to eliminate work requirement for SNAP benefits

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.

4 years ago

Books are arranged on booshelves and tables.
Community

Upper Darby libraries will stop charging fines on overdue materials

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.

4 years ago

(Chelsea Beck/NPR)
NPR
Education

Biden administration steps up protection against student loan forgiveness scams

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

4 years ago

SEPTA workers power wash Allegheny Station on Kensington Avenue. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

SEPTA launches safety and cleaning program to provide social services to people using stations as shelters

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

4 years ago

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

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