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Income Inequality

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Community
PlanPhilly

Pew finds most poor Philly renters receive no public assistance

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7 years ago

Ori Feibush, owner of ocfrealty in Philadelphia, stands on vacant lots on the 1700 block of Manton St in Point Breeze across the street from four 3-story townhouses his company built and is selling (Clem Murray/Inquirer)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

Philly developers say numbers don’t ‘pencil’ out on city’s latest affordable housing scheme

A new voluntary inclusionary zoning bill is projected to bring $18 million to the Housing Trust over the next five years.

7 years ago

The Gretz Brewery complex in Kensington has been vacant since 1961. (Ashley Hahn/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

Pa. Supreme Court restores Philly’s right to fight blight

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reaffirmed the city’s ability to force property owners to maintain appearances of their vacant buildings, reversing a 2015 lower court ruling.

8 years ago

Students participate in a CVS Pharmacy technician apprenticeship program at Philadelphia Job Corps. The program is supported by federal training dollars (Courtesy of Philadelphia Works)
Community
Broke in Philly

Breaking Poverty: A need to create access to jobs, training

Positive male influences were hard to come by in Nyhein Webb’s Southwest Philadelphia neighborhood.

8 years ago

The Little Giant Creative Team during the setup of the Dream Deferred exhibit at 6th and Spring Garden Streets in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment
PlanPhilly

New exhibit explores redlining with immersive maps, art and film

Redlining has shaped Philadelphia dramatically, affecting not only the city’s demographics and widespread inequality, but also its psychology.

8 years ago

Derrick Eberhart, whose brother was murdered, sits  on his front porch in Nicetown (Philadelphia Tribune/John Mitchell)
Community
Broke in Philly

Breaking poverty: Crime, poverty often linked

Three of the poorest ZIP codes in the city are responsible for almost a third of the city’s homicides since January 2013.

8 years ago

Philadelphia remains the poorest of the country's largest cities. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Money

Poverty still plaguing Philadelphia, poorest big city in the country

Beyond the boundaries of some of Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhoods lies a vastly different reality.

8 years ago

It's been five years since the Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity was charged with alleviating poverty in Philadelphia. Yet, the city's poverty rate remains stagnant and the office itself has seen significant reduction in staff and function. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Media Network)
Money
Broke in Philly

Philly antipoverty office: Lack of clout, vision, and leadership

Philadelphia's poverty rate is the highest among the 10 largest U.S. cities.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

How to fix youth sports

Guests: Beth Devine, Travis Dorsch, Tom Farrey Participation in youth sports is declining, particularly among low ...

Air Date: September 10, 2018 10:00 am

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(photo/MacKenzie Stroh)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Anand Giridharadas on predatory philanthropy

Guest: Anand Giridharadas Do-gooder billionaires–people like Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Michael Bloo ...

Air Date: September 6, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:58
Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business destroyed by Hurricane Harvey Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
Community
The Conversation

Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

8 years ago

A woman packs crates at a  weekly free food pantry in the Bronx in New York City. The Trump administration is considering penalizing legal immigrants for using government benefits such as Medicaid and food stamps
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump administration moves to penalize immigrants for using government benefits

For months, the Trump administration has been taking steps to limit how much immigrants use welfare programs.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is seen along the banks of the Delaware River.
Community
Broke in Philly

Comcast’s $10 internet for low-income Americans is exploding in popularity

Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians take advantage of Internet Essentials, along with six million users nationwide.

8 years ago

Listen 5:59
(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
Money

The high cost of being broke: Dental care

Delayed dental care can lead to infection, costly surgery.

8 years ago

Listen 2:36
(Steve Teare for Broke In Philly/WHYY)
Community

The high cost of being broke: Diapers

For single mom Sheri Milton, getting basic necessities for her three children, a four year-old son and one-year-old twin daughters, can b ...

8 years ago

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