Income Inequality

Bipartisan negotiators are still trying to finalize a COVID deal with money for states, unemployed Americans, and vaccine distribution, but some want more direct payments.

Without those funds, enrollees in both programs “[will] struggle to pay for basic human necessities, like food, housing and medication,” said Jenn Berrier.

As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.

Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a food drive benefiting Philabundance, along with a free screening of the 2004 animated film “Polar Express.”

An October survey showed an increase in food insecurity in southwestern Pa. of more than 40 percent.

The southern branch of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey hopes to receive enough donations to get beyond the holidays as COVID-19 cases surge.

Atlantic City, Hoboken and Camden among the most vulnerable to climate effects.

The GAO said the problems in data collection and reporting were making it hard for policymakers to get a reliable picture.

The Warrington-based nonprofit, started in 2012, prepared 3,000 meals for Bucks and Montco residents, the most in its history.

The program has been plagued with problems, advocates say.

New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week for the second week in a row, signaling ongoing weakness in the job market as coronavirus infections continue to soar.

The latest figures show that tenants and landlords who go through Philadelphia’s Eviction Diversion program reach an agreement in more than 86% of cases.

Years of financial oversight through Act 47 has prepared cities that were thought to be doomed by the pandemic, while others face cuts and potentially massive tax hikes.

Nonprofits and ministries that offer annual sit-down Thanksgiving dinners to those in need say this year's fellowship will look different.

Economists warn that without more relief for out-of-work people and small-business owners the economy will be damaged more than it needs to be.