Update 08/10/2020 1:55 p.m. – Due to issues with their online system, Prevention Point Philadelphia is only processing unemployment claims for current clients at this time. Check back to this article or contact Prevention…
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Esperanza and HACE will use state CARES grant towards homelessness prevention in Hispanic and Latinx communities
Two North Philadelphia homelessness prevention and housing organizations are using a newly awarded grant to support low-income Hispanic and Latinx communities in Philadelphia. The organizations, the Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises…
Philadelphia’s Managing Director’s Office releases a partially-funded action plan for Kensington
After a neighborhood protest where community members demanded that the city restore Kensington and Harrowgate, Philadelphia Managing Director Brian Abernathy promised to implement Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez’s Restorative Investment Plan for Kensington Residents,…
PECO urges low-income customers affected by COVID-19 to apply to PA’s LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program
When Kensington resident Verlonda Bagnall heard that the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) extended the LIHEAP utility cost assistance program for people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, she was very pleased. …
Here’s how Philadelphia public schools will operate this fall
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, The School District of Philadelphia’s upcoming 2020-2021 school year will operate differently than in the past. On Wednesday, the school district released an official reopening plan…
Protesters gather at Kensington’s main intersection to send a message to City Hall
To see more photos of the protest, view the slideshow at the end of the article or follow @KensingtonVoice on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Updated: 07/09/2020 8:26 p.m. Dozens of protesters shut…
The Love Lot: Where Step Up to the Plate offers free meals, live music, and medical attention to Kensington residents during COVID-19
When coronavirus cut off access to in-person services in Kensington, Step Up to the Plate, a collaboration between Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, Project HOME and SEAMAAC, began to provide free…
There’s a new COVID-19 grant program for ‘historically disadvantaged’ businesses in PA
Updated: 08/11/2020 6:48 p.m. Many small-business owners need financial assistance to reopen or stay in business after Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 business closure. In June, local and state officials announced more programs to help…
Hey, Kensington: Here’s a list of online resources the Free Library is offering while they’re closed
The Free Library of Philadelphia branches are physically closed due to COVID-19 but many librarians and staffers are still providing online programs and services through the Free Library website and the branches’…
How the city and Kensington-area organizations are trying to fix the Hispanic undercount
As a Puerto Rican native, Margarita Rodriguez was familiar with the United States Census since it includes Puerto Rico. But until recently, she wasn’t sure how safe it was. “I didn’t know…