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
Dec 16 3:13pm
How to advance computer science education in Philadelphia? First, focus on the teachers
Dec 12 1:40pm
Tech workforce development program Launchpad Philly is welcoming its first cohort
Nov 15 3:15pm
Riding public transit can be a gamble for people with disabilities. This Philly-born app makes it easier
Oct 25 3:13pm
Why tech education nonprofit Hopeworks is expanding to Philly
Oct 11 2:55pm
These Philly orgs are turning public spaces into internet hubs
Sep 26 2:47pm
What is driving the gender wealth gap? Racism, access to choice and financial literacy
Sep 15 4:30pm
What drives Philly poll workers to show up year after year? (Hint: It’s not the money)
Aug 29 7:08pm
What do Philly educators need to prepare their students for future STEM careers? A village
Aug 25 2:52pm
Two years in, PHLConnectED is shifting focus to digital literacy and long-term efforts
Aug 2 9:30am
100+ Philly businesses are the recipients of grants for underrepresented founders
Jul 20 5:20pm
Meet Ying, a fintech platform for communities where skills are paid for in social capital
Jun 30 4:14pm
Why 6 Philly teens tried their hand at entrepreneurship through the pandemic
Jun 21 12:06pm
Health startup Stix just launched a donation bank for free morning-after pills
Jun 7 5:37pm
The cost of gun violence: How are small businesses owners mentally and financially hurt by shootings?
Apr 28 11:05am
Why Houwzer launched this nonprofit fund for low-income, first-time homebuyers
Apr 12 5:24pm
The Enterprise Center is raising a $50M growth capital fund for women- and minority-owned businesses
Mar 17 5:04pm
These West Philly High students run a Chromebook repair shop — and share their expertise on TikTok
Mar 11 1:00pm
How could cities’ PILOT programs get better?
Mar 10 2:22pm
The Enterprise Center is driving biz services to Philly’s commercial corridors
Mar 1 3:00pm
What would a public bank mean for Philly?
Feb 17 5:38pm
What do internet connectivity and tech use look like for older adults during the pandemic?
Feb 15 5:35pm
Check out Philly’s new 5-year digital equity plan, with goals for high connectivity and human ‘touchpoints’
Jan 31 8:30am
What Philly’s ban on pre-hire marijuana testing means if you’re looking for a job
Jan 21 2:15pm
The problem with homelessness ‘innovation’
Jan 12 12:52pm
A group of Philly technologists are working on a free, community-based mesh Wi-Fi network
Jan 10 3:07pm
Free bootcamp LaunchCode is bringing 2 new web dev courses to Philly this year
Dec 20 12:47pm
The number of women doing gig work in Philly region surged during COVID-19
Nov 2 7:20am
Pennsylvania has nearly the lowest quit rate in the country. What does that say about the state’s economy?
Oct 20 3:18pm
Philly broadband survey: 84% of homes have high-speed internet, up from 70% in 2019
Sep 24 1:15pm
A first-of-its-kind esports room just opened at a West Philly rec center
Sep 21 12:44pm
How does this 14-partner pandemic recovery committee plan to get more Philadelphians to work?
Sep 16 10:00am
This free computer science program brings STEM education to underserved Philly students
Sep 9 1:30pm
Who makes $200K in Philadelphia? Why high earners matter for a startup ecosystem
Sep 1 4:23pm
How the pandemic response has failed young people: Unemployment, caregiving and education
Aug 3 2:45pm
4 ways to avoid ‘digital redlining’ in favor of more equitable hiring practices
Jul 22 12:00pm
PropelPHL wants to be the digital hub for local jobseekers, employers and training programs
Jul 15 2:07pm
Employee ownership is a part of stakeholder capitalism. Here’s the case for it as a tool to lessen the racial wealth gap
Jun 11 5:04pm
Why Angel Johnson believes cryptocurrency can build Black generational wealth
May 27 10:23am
The new StudyMoney website makes financial education more accessible for people with disabilities
May 25 5:04pm
This new internship gets Black and brown college students into the wealth management industry
May 17 9:40am
A year online: Temple students come to terms with virtual learning’s costs
Apr 20 1:36pm
Peirce College’s new tech training program combines workforce development and higher education
Apr 15 11:20am
Assistive technology can be prohibitively expensive. This org makes it accessible
Apr 5 9:57am
‘What if Camden is a place you can source remote workers from?’
Mar 23 10:34am
This education nonprofit’s ‘STEM equity and innovation lab’ got a $100K boost
Mar 11 5:52pm
Here’s what the new stimulus bill means for unemployed Pennsylvanians
Feb 25 3:45pm
This new nonprofit wants to help high school students build financial literacy
Feb 17 3:35pm
Project Onramp will connect low-income, first-gen college students to paid life science internships
Feb 8 12:03pm
What is a wage tax, and how did the pandemic affect Philly’s?
Feb 5 4:23pm
Watch out for fake social media accounts scamming Pennsylvania jobless workers
Feb 2 4:12pm
Comcast is doubling Internet Essentials speeds. The move comes amid ongoing digital equity initiatives — and calls to do more
Jan 27 1:38pm
Philadelphia schools plan to bring back some young students for hybrid, in-person learning in February
Jan 26 3:08pm
ACHIEVEability’s TechUp program will help West Philadelphians hone their Salesforce skills
Jan 25 7:10am
Pennsylvania gig workers: Here’s how to file for unemployment benefits and get the extra $300
Dec 23 7:32am
Who got first-round PPP loans in Philly? Search this database for new details
Dec 18 2:48pm
A new tech reskilling initiative aims to train 5,000 Philadelphians in resilient careers
Aug 19 1:08pm
Maps galore: Here’s where PPP funding went in Philly, Baltimore, DC, Delaware and Pittsburgh
Jul 28 11:12am
The extra $600 a week mattered to the unemployed people who received it. What’s next?
Jul 10 9:48am
Thousands of Philly small businesses got PPP loans. Find them all here
Jun 29 2:31pm
5 ways to incorporate racial equity into your hiring practices
Apr 13 7:15am
We should all be social enterprises now
Aug 16 12:05pm
Folks near PHA housing in North Philly can take $2.50 Lyft rides to the grocery store
Oct 26 1:32pm
Soft skills, tech jobs: What Philly can learn from Albuquerque’s anti-poverty push
Oct 9 12:30pm
Today is the last day to register to vote in Pa.
Oct 1 12:52pm
Can machine learning help more people access SNAP benefits?
Sep 25 1:23pm
5 questions we’ll be asking in Albuquerque this week
Sep 20 12:12pm
How to get people into high-paying jobs? This robotic arm could hold an answer
Jul 31 1:26pm
Can city government use the tech community to lift Philadelphians out of poverty?
Jul 31 12:59pm
Technical.ly joins collaborative reporting project Broke in Philly