Income Inequality
Philly public housing residents get discounted car share access to advance economic mobility
The PHA partnership is meant to advance economic mobility by helping make it easier to get to doctor’s appointments and job interviews.
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Millions could benefit from a new way out of student loan default
The Education Department has given itself the next year to reach millions of the system's most vulnerable borrowers.
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Joy of Sox celebrates receiving 1 million pairs of socks, sets sights on new goal by 2025
Joy of Sox celebrated with Prevention Point Philadelphia Wednesday after achieving the goal of reaching one million socks by October.
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The Biden administration is requesting that Congress appropriate $7.5 billion for WIC in the 2024 fiscal budget, up from $6 billion last year.
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Food Bank of Delaware readies for its busiest season amid growing food insecurity
More Delawareans are seeking help putting food on the table, in part due to rising food prices.
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Philadelphia Bail Fund ceases operations indefinitely
Anyone arrested in the next several years will have to find bail from some other source besides the Philadelphia Bail Fund.
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Families with low income are determined to break the cycle. But the end of some federal assistance is making that harder, experts say.
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Listen 3:28‘Digital Navigator’ program to expand internet help to Philadelphia’s neighboring counties
Comcast and United Way’s program aimed to stem the digital divide in Philadelphia. Now, it’s growing to Bucks, Chester, and beyond.
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Second wave of free SEPTA keys on the way for Philly residents in need
The Zero Fare program is designed to offer transportation relief for those who couldn’t previously afford to ride mass transit.
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75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job
In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday.
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Deadline for tax relief program could be extended for Philly homeowners
Legislation introduced in City Council would give residents more time to sign up for the Longtime Owner Occupants Program.
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Princeton University offering free tuition for families making less than $100K a year
School officials say 1,500 students will benefit from the income increase.
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‘Saddled with debt’: As student loan repayments loom, many Philly-area borrowers aren’t ready
After a payment freeze of more than three years, borrowers face an uncertain future.
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Listen 5:36Penn grads to launch reimagined corner store for Philly families in need
The Community Grocer is expected to open next year with hopes of expanding the experimental concept in the future.
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Listen 1:11Sky-high CEO pay is in focus as workers everywhere are demanding higher wages
Workers of all stripes have chafed at the stratospheric pay of their CEO bosses for years, even decades.
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