Sep. 24, 2025 8:00 am
Job Seekers Need More Than Jobs: Addressing the Grief of Unemployment
Image above Michael O’Bryan introducing fellow colleagues and panelists at the Wealth + Work Futures Lab (L-R) Kevin Carter, Alicia Atkinson and Timothy (TJ) Dean at the CommonGround Grief & Workforce event on September 18, 2025. It was a simple and attractive promise: if you study and work hard, you can count on a secure […]
Sep. 6, 2023 6:51 am
Unlocking Greater Philadelphia’s Workforce Potential: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
Greater Philadelphia has always been known for its resilience and recovery, but what is needed to promote a sustainable future?
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Sep. 7, 2021 1:46 pm
Pandemic hardship is about to get a lot worse for millions of out-of-work Americans
Nearly a third of those currently unemployed come from three sectors of the economy: health care and social assistance; accommodation and food services; and retail trade.
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Aug. 31, 2021 2:45 pm
Letters to our ancestors
In this guest column, the three coauthors of the recent report "How the Pandemic Response Has Failed Young People" write letters to themselves from their descendants, imagining a future transformed by youth-empowering policies.
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Aug. 30, 2021 1:00 pm
How the pandemic response has failed young people: Unemployment, caregiving and education
"For young people like myself, we did not have a safety net, we were the safety net," says Madison Nardy, a member the Youth Action Board of Community Legal Services, and a coauthor of its recently released report.
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Aug. 25, 2021 1:52 pm
New report calls for youth-centric approaches to policy
"How the Pandemic Response Has Failed Young People and What We Need to Thrive" was co-written and researched by three members of the Youth Action Board of Community Legal Services.
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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. 12, 2021 11:00 am
What does the new stimulus bill mean for unemployed Pennsylvanians?
Philadelphia Legal Assistance's Julia Simon-Mishel says the $300 supplement is essential to providing workers with stability as they wait for the economy to rebound and for jobs to return.
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Jan. 27, 2021 6:59 am
Here’s how gig workers can file for unemployment benefits and get the extra $300
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance — commonly known as PUA — has returned, after the CARES Act program had expired at the end of December.
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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.