Broke In Philly

Gun violence in Philadelphia overwhelmingly affects people of color who come from disadvantaged communities and have previously been traumatized by high levels of violence around them, according to a new report examining more than 2,000 shootings in the city.

Black children are now three times more likely to die of suspected child abuse or neglect than white children, according to the report.

Nearly 4 million children could fall into poverty this month following the end of monthly child tax credit payments in December, according to a new study. 

“Take what you need, leave what you don’t:” That’s the motto for Michelle Nelson, whose community refrigerators are helping to ease food insecurity across Philadelphia.

An affordable housing program created was meant to help 1,000 middle-class residents buy a house in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. Instead, it subsidized the construction and sale of about 140 homes. City officials now say there was little oversight and that an audit of the program should be conducted.

Twelve people, including eight children, died crammed in a Philadelphia rowhome when it went up in flames. The city’s housing authority CEO says it demonstrates a dire need for funds as public housing infrastructure around the city and the country continues to deteriorate at a time when housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable to many....

Two gunmen fired more than 65 bullets and wounded six people in a Philadelphia neighborhood late Thursday night, leaving an “extensive” crime scene in their wake, police said.

The Philadelphia City Council has voted to extend its eviction diversion program through 2022 as long as there is enough rental assistance.

As Philadelphia experiences the highest number of homicides in its recorded history, and as the rest of Pennsylvania also reels from increased gunfire, top officials continue to resist calls to issue emergency declarations on gun violence.

Members of SEPTA’s largest workers union will not go on strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract with the transit agency. The proposed two-year contract provides raises, pandemic-related hazard bonuses and parental leave for Transit Union Workers Local 234 members.

The Treasury Department has announced plans to start reallocating rental assistance money in a bid to get more cash into the hands of families facing eviction.

The School District of Philadelphia is offering thousands of dollars for families to take kids to and from school themselves as it deals with a nationwide bus driver shortage.

More than 10,000 homes in Philadelphia may not technically belong to people who think they own them, and now city leaders are vowing action on the “tangled title pandemic,” which is tied to both crime and poverty.