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Governor Ricardo Roselló Visits APM

Nilda Ruiz, APM’s president & CEO spent the last week visiting Puerto Rico and bringing supplies to those in need. As part of the Unidos Pa PR task force, Nilda joined Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sanchez to deliver supplies collected by the Unidos team in Philadelphia. Also Ruiz delivered items purchased from donations made directly to APM.

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APM’s Ruiz and Gray honored at PCA Conference

At the 2019 M. Powell Lawton Conference hosted by Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, the 2019 Lawton Award was presented to Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha’s President & CEO Nilda Ruiz and Senior Vice President of Community & Economic Development Rose Gray. At this year’s event,.. →

Strengthening Families Events – May 2019

Strengthening Families announces our May 2019 event calendar.

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Community Events – May CED Calendar

Community & Economic Development and Housing Counseling announces our May 2019 event calendar.

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APM Mourns Passing of Medical Director Dr. Oscar Saldana

April 3, 2019, Philadelphia – Dr. Oscar Eduardo Saldana, medical director for Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc. (APM) passed away peacefully on March 18,2019. Dr. Saldana’s career as a psychiatrist spanned over 50 years.

Born and educated in Peru, Dr. Saldana came to the United.. →

How can Philadelphia’s point-in-time count do a better job of counting families?

Generocity.com January 25, 2019

This is a guest post by Daniel Farrell, SVP of homeless prevention and rehousing services at Help USA; Joe Willard, VP of policy at People’s Emergency Center; and Rachel Falkove, executive director of Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network.

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WHYY: As Philly tallies homeless population, advocates say families are overlooked

January 24, 2019 – By Ximena Conde – WHYY

A coalition of more than a dozen advocacy groups for the homeless in Philadelphia.. →

KYW: Hidden homelessness: What overnight census of people living on the street misses

January 23, 2019 KYW Radio- by Pat Loeb

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — An army of volunteers will fan out across Philadelphia Tuesday night to count the number of people sleeping on the street. The annual Point-in-Time Count is required for funding by the Department of.. →

Univision 65: Government Shutdown Assistance Story

January 22, 2019 Univison 65
Government Shutdown Assistance

The City of Philadelphia will offer help for federal workers during government closure.
Univision 65 Genaro Tijerina presents the following report.

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VILLAGE VIEW: Project focuses on improving health care for immigrant communities

From Main Line Times

By Bonnie Squires – Jan 16, 2019

“It isn’t the size of the dog in the fight — it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”

If.. →

State andFood First Philly: Local Public Health Actions Grant Finished Off Strong!

January 15, 2019 – Food Fit Philly

On December 18, 2018, Get Healthy Philly held a final THANK YOU meeting to close out our four years of work under the CDC’s State and Local Public Health Actions (SLPHA)1422 Grant. A major component of this was working on environmental changes to increase.. →