Low-Income Families

SEPTA Zero Fare Program

Free SEPTA passes coming to 25,000 low-income Philly residents by the end of the year, city officials say

Philly giving low-income parents $500 monthly through guaranteed income program

Philly Guaranteed Income

Former Camden Housing Authority Manager pleads guilty to using Section 8 money for her company

Housing Authority fraud

Philadelphia water shutoff moratorium ends next week; some customers eligible for exemptions

Water departmet shutoffs

Philadelphia expands protections for residents as water shutoffs are set to return

Water Department Shutoffs

City officials, homeless encampment leaders reach deal to end protest camp at Ridge Ave.

philadelphia homeless encampment ridge avenue

Philly homeless encampment leaders claim victory in city deal for 50 vacant homes

philly homeless encampments agreement

Financial hardships abound amid the COVID-19 crisis – but it's important to remember the most vulnerable

Nonprofit ParentChild+ Coronavirus

Haverford College develops aid initiative to benefit first-generation, low-income students

Pa. utility commissioner: Climate change may require subsidized cooling

Pennsylvania reminds low-income residents they can get help with heating bills

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Higher Education

Report: How Penn could double amount of low-income students

Carroll - University of Pennsylvania

Comcast helps students and seniors get connected

Comcast

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