Broke in Philly
Broke in Philly is a collaborative initiative among 20+ local news organizations to provide solutions-oriented reporting on the issues of poverty and the push for economic justice in Philadelphia. (Read more about Technical.ly's involvement here.)
This effort is led by nonprofit Resolve Philadelphia, a nonprofit hub for the city’s general interest, community and ethnic news organizations to produce collaborative solutions reporting and community engagement activities that address urgent social challenges.
Technical.ly Coverage
How to advance computer science education in Philadelphia? First, focus on the teachers
Tech workforce development program Launchpad Philly is welcoming its first cohort
Riding public transit can be a gamble for people with disabilities. This Philly-born app makes it easier
Why tech education nonprofit Hopeworks is expanding to Philly
These Philly orgs are turning public spaces into internet hubs
What is driving the gender wealth gap? Racism, access to choice and financial literacy
What drives Philly poll workers to show up year after year? (Hint: It’s not the money)
What do Philly educators need to prepare their students for future STEM careers? A village
Two years in, PHLConnectED is shifting focus to digital literacy and long-term efforts
100+ Philly businesses are the recipients of grants for underrepresented founders
Meet Ying, a fintech platform for communities where skills are paid for in social capital
Why 6 Philly teens tried their hand at entrepreneurship through the pandemic
Health startup Stix just launched a donation bank for free morning-after pills
The cost of gun violence: How are small businesses owners mentally and financially hurt by shootings?
Why Houwzer launched this nonprofit fund for low-income, first-time homebuyers
The Enterprise Center is raising a $50M growth capital fund for women- and minority-owned businesses
These West Philly High students run a Chromebook repair shop — and share their expertise on TikTok
How could cities’ PILOT programs get better?
The Enterprise Center is driving biz services to Philly’s commercial corridors
What would a public bank mean for Philly?
What do internet connectivity and tech use look like for older adults during the pandemic?
Check out Philly’s new 5-year digital equity plan, with goals for high connectivity and human ‘touchpoints’
What Philly’s ban on pre-hire marijuana testing means if you’re looking for a job
The problem with homelessness ‘innovation’
A group of Philly technologists are working on a free, community-based mesh Wi-Fi network
Free bootcamp LaunchCode is bringing 2 new web dev courses to Philly this year
The number of women doing gig work in Philly region surged during COVID-19
Pennsylvania has nearly the lowest quit rate in the country. What does that say about the state’s economy?
Philly broadband survey: 84% of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70% in 2019
A first-of-its-kind esports room just opened at a West Philly rec center
How does this 14-partner pandemic recovery committee plan to get more Philadelphians to work?
This free computer science program brings STEM education to underserved Philly students
Who makes $200K in Philadelphia? Why high earners matter for a startup ecosystem
How the pandemic response has failed young people: Unemployment, caregiving and education
4 ways to avoid ‘digital redlining’ in favor of more equitable hiring practices
PropelPHL wants to be the digital hub for local jobseekers, employers and training programs
Employee ownership is a part of stakeholder capitalism. Here’s the case for it as a tool to lessen the racial wealth gap
Why Angel Johnson believes cryptocurrency can build Black generational wealth
The new StudyMoney website makes financial education more accessible for people with disabilities
This new internship gets Black and brown college students into the wealth management industry
A year online: Temple students come to terms with virtual learning’s costs
Peirce College’s new tech training program combines workforce development and higher education
Assistive technology can be prohibitively expensive. This org makes it accessible
‘What if Camden is a place you can source remote workers from?’
This education nonprofit’s ‘STEM equity and innovation lab’ got a $100K boost
Here’s what the new stimulus bill means for unemployed Pennsylvanians
This new nonprofit wants to help high school students build financial literacy
Project Onramp will connect low-income, first-gen college students to paid life science internships
What is a wage tax, and how did the pandemic affect Philly’s?
Watch out for fake social media accounts scamming Pennsylvania jobless workers
Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more
Philadelphia schools plan to bring back some young students for hybrid, in-person learning in February
ACHIEVEability’s TechUp program will help West Philadelphians hone their Salesforce skills
Pennsylvania gig workers: Here’s how to file for unemployment benefits and get the extra $300
Who got first-round PPP loans in Philly? Search this database for new details
A new tech reskilling initiative aims to train 5,000 Philadelphians in resilient careers
Maps galore: Here’s where PPP funding went in Philly, Baltimore, DC, Delaware and Pittsburgh
The extra $600 a week mattered to the unemployed people who received it. What’s next?
Thousands of Philly small businesses got PPP loans. Find them all here
5 ways to incorporate racial equity into your hiring practices
We should all be social enterprises now
Folks near PHA housing in North Philly can take $2.50 Lyft rides to the grocery store
Soft skills, tech jobs: What Philly can learn from Albuquerque’s anti-poverty push
Today is the last day to register to vote in Pa.
Can machine learning help more people access SNAP benefits?
5 questions we’ll be asking in Albuquerque this week
How to get people into high-paying jobs? This robotic arm could hold an answer
Can city government use the tech community to lift Philadelphians out of poverty?