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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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Jun. 10, 2021 9:45 am
Student voice needs to be at forefront of CRT decision-making
Legislators in several states, including Pennsylvania, want to ban teaching that acknowledges that the legacy of slavery, segregation, and other forms of institutional racism continues to permeate the social fabric of the nation.
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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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Aug. 4, 2020 2:30 pm
Opinion: Governor Wolf — free the vulnerable people you promised to release
Those who are incarcerated are unable to social distance, are denied cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment — and in PA, 25% of all those incarcerated are over 50, says Lulu Obaditch in her op-ed.
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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.
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Dec. 12, 2016 9:03 am
Do you trust Pa. nonprofits?
Only 10 percent of nonprofits in the state believe public trust in the nonprofit sector is high. Thirty-one percent think it's gotten worse.
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Mar. 28, 2016 8:14 am
10 community land trusts from across Pa. have united
The Pennsylvania Community Land Trust Collaborative will work together on advocacy and fundraising initiatives to ensure affordable housing.
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Aug. 13, 2015 2:11 pm
Kids count: Report shows PA’s progress in helping children
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, which focuses its grantmaking on helping children, has released its annual report looking at the state of child welfare in the United States. The 2015 Kids Count Data Book measures 16 indicators, four each in the domains of health, education, economic well-being, and family and community. With a few exceptions, […]
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Sep. 3, 2014 3:18 pm
Protests in Harrisburg Call for Increased Commutation for Lifers
‘ Protesters gathered on the steps of the rotunda in the Capital Building The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted on Thursday, August 28, not to grant Avis Lee, who has been imprisoned since she was a teenager, a chance to reduce her sentence of life without parole through the commutation process. Friends and supporters of […]