Erin Flynn Jay is a writer and publicist for authors, non-profits and small businesses (www.flynnmedia.com). Locally, Erin has written for CityWide Stories and Chestnut Hill Local. Erin loves self-employment and working with diverse clients. She lives in the city with her husband and two children.
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May 11, 2021 2:58 pm
Brook J. Lenfest Foundation partners with nonprofits to help former foster kids go to college
“It’s estimated that only 3% of former foster youth who enroll in college will graduate. Through this program, we hope to significantly increase that percentage," said Pedro Ramos of the Philadelphia Foundation, which will administer the grants.
Apr. 20, 2021 1:20 pm
The new COVID-19 Prevention & Response Fund will open its second round of funding June 3
"We decided that an equity-based pooled fund that used trust-based principles and was community-led would be the most successful model,” said Shira Hodges of Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia.
Mar. 24, 2021 10:23 am
Kensington residents and nonprofits mobilize to protest SEPTA station closure
"We will continue applying pressure until this station is reopened and until residents are properly at the table with decision-making power about the future of this community," said NKCDC Executive Director Dr. Bill McKinney.
Mar. 10, 2021 2:57 pm
Denise Gomez DelSignore is part of a team focused on fostering economic stability in Philly
Through the Family Stability Community Challenge, UWGPSNJ identified four high-performing nonprofit organizations — the Poverty Action Fund's first grantees — whose proposals connect individuals and families to important economic security programs.
Mar. 3, 2021 8:40 am
The Mighty Writers trajectory: How to start small, scale up with success, and pivot in crisis
After the pandemic shut down its five sites, the nonprofit took its literacy efforts online, and put boots on the ground to distribute food and necessities to the hard-hit communities it serves in North, West and South Philly.
Feb. 26, 2021 3:23 pm
Report: Race, housing insecurity, and COVID-19 are connected
CLS's "COVID-19’s Impact on Race and Housing Security Across Philadelphia: Philadelphia Renters Report" shows that pre-existing housing insecurity and failures to address structural housing inequities left Black and brown communities more exposed to the virus.
Feb. 11, 2021 9:30 am
Nation’s first menstrual hub set to open this month in Germantown
The only challenge Lynette Medley faced in opening The SPOT Period was the stigma in the community around menstrual care and the idea of a menstrual hub opening at all.
Jan. 25, 2021 4:07 pm
Could ‘one-apply for benefits’ work to stabilize income in Southwest Philadelphia?
Dr. Eric Edi, chief operating officer of The Coalition of African and Caribbean Communities, says a simplified, and less invasive benefits application form would eliminate hesitancy and fear that has kept numerous families from applying for benefits.
Jan. 13, 2021 9:00 am
In Mantua: If benefits are building blocks, what do we do about benefit cliffs?
When people who receive benefits increase earned income as well, they often face a "benefits cliff," where the benefits taper off before sustainable economic self-sufficiency and growth can occur.
Jan. 11, 2021 11:09 am
Can EITC be a tool for poverty alleviation or wealth building in Fairhill?
“We need to develop systems to ensure warm and effective connectivity between the free tax prep and the comprehensive set of public benefits, subsidies, supports, and resources," says Will Gonzalez, executive director of Ceiba.