Alyssa Biederman is the deputy campus news editor for The Temple News, the university's student-run weekly newspaper. She is a journalism and political science major. After graduating in 2020, Alyssa hopes to pursue political reporting in the Greater Philadelphia area.
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Jul. 7, 2021 9:00 am
New unemployment system issues? Philadelphia Legal Assistance offers help
The state replaced a more than 40-year-old unemployment filing system last month. The new one enables weekly filing, along with other upgrades, and there are resources available to help you learn how to navigate it.
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Mar. 29, 2021 12:44 pm
Focus on funders: The Barra Foundation
After the killing of George Floyd, the foundation took a hard look at the funds they still had and committed to supporting organizations that focused on the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism.
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Mar. 23, 2021 8:52 am
With new funding, ACANA expects to aid more than 800 African and Caribbean immigrants
CEO Voffee Jabateh says the $1 million grant from Poverty Action Fund is a good start, but the city needs to take small nonprofits more seriously.
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Nov. 16, 2020 7:10 am
Klein News Camp creates engaging platform for journalism solutions
The virtual "unconference" featured significant discussions about ethics, newsroom diversity and the future of journalism.
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Sep. 11, 2020 1:22 pm
Here’s an up-to-date guide to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and other benefits in PA
Julia Simon-Mishel, of Philadelphia Legal Assistance's unemployment compensation division, has more advice on how gig workers can apply for benefits during COVID-19.
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Jun. 23, 2020 11:25 am
‘Para ser una promotora, tienes que venir de la comunidad, ese es el verdadero poder del modelo’
Puentes de Salud cuenta con sus promotoras para alentar y facilitar vidas más saludables en ‘Puebladelfia’.
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Jun. 23, 2020 7:06 am
‘To be a promotora you have to come from within the community — that’s the real power of the model’
Puentes de Salud counts on its promotoras to encourage and facilitate healthier lives in South Philly’s ‘Puebladelphia.'
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Jun. 11, 2020 10:53 am
Promotoras: un modelo comunitario que tiene garra — y corazón
El primero de una serie de cinco artículos que analizan si este distintivo modelo de salud y defensa de la comunidad de inmigrantes latinos sobrevivirá o prevalecerá en el tiempo de COVID-19.
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Jun. 10, 2020 1:06 pm
Promotoras: A community model with heart — and teeth
The first of a five-part look at whether the distinctive Latinx immigrant community health and advocacy model will survive — or thrive — in the time of COVID-19.
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May 14, 2020 8:00 am
12 answers to questions self-employed and gig workers have about PA’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
Generocity contributor Alyssa Biederman gets all the crucial information from Julia Simon-Mishel of Philadelphia Legal Assistance.