Events for June 2018

End of temporary FEMA housing for Puerto Rican evacuees won’t be catastrophic in Philly

WHYY: Original Post: https://whyy.org/articles/end-of-temporary-fema-housing-for-puerto-rican-evacuees-wont-be-catastrophic-in-philly/ By : Catalina Jaramillo September 1, 2018 Almost a year later, many Hurricane Maria evacuees are more established in Philadelphia communities such as Norris Square. (Catalina Jaramillo/PlanPhilly) When Charlie Pérez and wife Daisy Rivera Pérez arrived in Philadelphia with their three teenage daughters last December, leaving behind their two sons and everything theyContinue reading →

Where are you most likely to be killed by a car in Philadelphia? (Hint: Not Center City)

Philadelphia Inquirer by Jason Laughlin August 8, 2018 – 11:34 AM The 20 or so people lining 22nd Street’s bike lane on a gorgeous morning in July earned high fives, cheers, and a few bicycle bell rings from passing cyclists. The predominantly white demonstrators were protesting poorly painted lane markers and motorists’ tendency to park in theContinue reading →

How environmental outreach efforts are targeting Philly Latinos: The most interested in climate change, study shows

Philadelphia Inquirer July 25, 2018 by Jesenia De Moya Correa, Staff Writer  @JeseniaDeMoyaC |  jdemoyacorrea@philly.com   Since its creation in 2008, Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability had been poor at outreach. While it focused on its internal operations — working on the policies that regulate energy consumption; access to food, air and water; and carbon emissions reduction by 2050 — it rarelyContinue reading →

Three Kings and Octavitas bring a taste of home for Puerto Ricans starting over in Philly

From WHYY  • Kyrie Greenberg   January 14, 2018 Three Kings Day and Octavitas are two post-Christmas holiday celebrations important in Latin America. For recent arrivals from Puerto Rico it felt like home when they visited a community center in North Philadelphia this weekend. They were treated to a party packed with families drinking hot chocolate andContinue reading →

HUD awards $1.3M to renew support to APM

Philadelphia Tribune – Health Briefs – January 9, 2018 The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced $1.3 million has been awarded to Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc., commonly known as APM, to assist low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia. This funding is offered through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS ProgramContinue reading →

First hearings for proposed APM Charter School

  SEE FULL STORY: http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/12/19/first-hearings-held-for-nine-proposed-new-charters THE NOTEBOOK (December 19, 2017)- First hearings held for nine proposed new charters Eight management companies seeking to open nine new charter schools in Philadelphia made their initial pitches on Monday to a hearing officer for the School Reform Commission. Among the companies was ASPIRA. Just last week, the SRC voted toContinue reading →