Assistive technology can be prohibitively expensive. This org makes it accessible

Philadelphia Financial Scholars grew from a program offered by FS Foundation and University of Pennsylvania's Netter Center for Community Partnerships.

Life Science Cares Philadelphia is collaborating with Philadelphia Futures for the program designed to help economically disadvantaged college students gain opportunities.

A quick explainer on the income-based tax that pays for city services, and how employees who live in the 'burbs can apply for a refund if they've been working from home.

State officials warned that such scams have ramped up since Congress extended federal unemployment benefits.

The comms giant raised speeds of its service for low-income customers. Coming amid a pandemic, it raises the questions: Is it enough? And what is Comcast's responsibility to solve the digital divide?

Students whose families expressed interest in in-person learning in the fall will be the first group to return to schools two days per week after a year of virtual learning.

The TechUp program from ACHIEVEability will work to help people with less resilient or no employment develop Salesforce skills.

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance — commonly known as PUA — has returned, after the CARES Act program had expired at the end of December.

Some businesses that received an early Paycheck Protection Program loan can now apply for another under the new COVID-19 relief bill from Congress. Here are all the local outfits that got funding earlier this year — and how much.

With support from Accenture and local orgs, the Philadelphia Skills Forward Initiative will help job seekers advance their entrepreneurship, health tech and administration, and IT skills over 18 months.

With Congress negotiating another federal relief bill, it’s worth taking a moment to look at where the first 4.9 million loans went.

Here's what unemployment benefits have meant for three people who lost work early in the pandemic, from paying for emergency dental bills to helping recipients better prepare for the future.

Search this list and map to see how much tech companies like Linode, Sidecar and NeuroFlow got, and the ZIP code where most loans in the city are concentrated.

Economy League's Mohona Siddique on how employers can uplift Philadelphia’s Black workforce.

The coronavirus crisis "has fully exposed the certainty that investing in the welfare and talents of workers is inextricably linked to the success of our economy," writes University City District's Matt Bergheiser.

Residents will be able to get eight rides, or four roundtrips, for the flat rate.

Technical.ly traveled to Albuquerque, N.M., to find what has worked — and what hasn't — in that city's approach to workforce development.

Oct. 9 is deadline day for the Nov. 6 election. Here's an informative video from Broke in Philly to get you pumped about doing your civic duty.

Last week, nonprofit Benefits Data Trust rolled out an algorithm that helps employees get ahead of the potential needs of SNAP applicants.

As Philly grapples with stubborn levels of poverty, one New Mexico city could yield some lessons. Tag along for this reporting trip to Albuquerque, funded by Broke in Philly.

A South Philly makerspace is getting state funding to help people land specialized manufacturing jobs in six weeks.

Over the past seven weeks, the Tech Industry Partnership — a group of about 30 tech stakeholders — has been meeting with the city's Office of Workforce Development. Here's their mission (and how they want to get there).

Technical.ly is teaming up with Generocity and 19 other newsrooms in an effort to spotlight potential solutions to Philly's poverty crisis.