Reducing poverty would benefit all Philadelphians
Phil Goldsmith, For The Inquirer, Sunday, March 1, 2015 About 400,000 Philadelphians live in poverty, including nearly four out of every 10…MORE
Highlights of the Uniting to Fight Poverty Summit
On November 17, 2014, the Mayor’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) convened its first annual Uniting to Fight…MORE
Find a BenePhilly Center Near You!
Philadelphia now has six BenePhilly Centers open across the city. These center provide screening low-income Philadelphia residents for federal, state,…MORE
Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia Seeks Strategic Plans for Promise Zone
The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia solicits proposals for developing two products that will help advance the Philadelphia Promise Zone. These…MORE
Summit to tackle soaring local poverty rate
Damon C. Williams, The Philadelphia Tribune, Nov. 16, 2014 Mayor Michael Nutter has made confronting poverty a staple of his…MORE
First-year report released on city’s plan to combat poverty
Stephanie Farr, Daily News, Nov. 17, 2014 Shared Prosperity Philadelphia – the city’s plan to tackle its staggeringly deep poverty…MORE
Philadelphia’s Poverty Rate Declined in 2013, But Not By Much
By Kim Glovas, CBS Philly, Nov. 17, 2014 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The latest figures on Philadelphia’s poverty rate show the…MORE
Nutter salutes year of anti-poverty work, $30 million federal grant for N. Philly
HOLLY OTTERBEIN, WHYY NewsWorks, Nov. 18,2014 More than a year after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter unveiled his anti-poverty plan, the…MORE
Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia Seeks Strategic Plans for Promise Zone
The Mayor’s Fund for Philadelphia solicits proposals for developing two products that will help advance the Philadelphia Promise Zone. These…MORE
West Philadelphia Promise Zone
In January 2014, West Philadelphia was one of three cities designated as a “Promise Zone” by the Federal government. The…MORE