Immigrants and advocates are expressing cautious optimism after President Biden’s first two weeks in office. An estimated 11 million immigrants would benefit from his proposals to expedite a path to citizenship. BC,…
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Temple Food Trucks Face Shut Down – For Some, Permanently
Temple University’s decision to hold classes remotely this school year has consequences for students, teachers, and also the small army of food trucks that usually feed them. Since shutdowns due to COVID-19…
Faulty video service disrupts valuable visitation time in Pennsylvania’s prisons
In the 11 years her husband has been incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution Chester, Sharon Murchison and her teenage son visited him weekly — often staying six hours at a…
Navalny Protests in NYC: A Fight Against Putin
Protesters brandished signs and toilet brushes in New York on Sunday, Jan. 31, to mock Russian President Vladimir Putin’s treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.  The protesters gathered in front of…
Philadelphia Organizations Support Homeless Individuals During COVID-19
Homeless support services are working harder than ever to protect the high risk and vulnerable homeless community from contracting COVID-19. Homelessness is difficult under any circumstances, but researchers at the University of…
Bucks County SPCA makes adoption possible during COVID-19
Our responsibility as people is to help animals, and here we are in a position where we’re seeking comfort through them. I’d like to share the story of how the pandemic has affected…
COVID 19 pandemic makes life harder for senior citizens
Since the pandemic erupted in early March, the CDC said elderly people are the most vulnerable to COVID-19. Reatha Flowers, an 81-year-old woman, has health issues ranging from asthma to diabetes which…
Nonprofits Team Up With City Government To Feed Those In Need During Pandemic
Statewide stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of coronavirus are making it even more difficult than usual to find food in Philadelphia. America’s poorest big city already had some of the area’s…
Community members help one another amidst pandemic
The city of Pompano Beach feeds 1000 families in need every Thursday. Local churches, clubs and city council members came together to lift the burden of food disparity off of families’ shoulders….
New Jersey home faces damaged during COVID 19 crisis
On Monday April 13th, The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for Cape May County and nearly all of New Jersey through 6pm. I spoke with New Jersey resident Dana Tack,…