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
Roundtable Series: Criminal Records: From Barriers to Solutions
Sharon Dietrich, Litigation Director for Community Legal Services (CLS) Philadelphia, was the featured speaker for the September 2014 Shared Prosperity…MORE