Category: Issues
PUP’s focus on addressing the needs of the poor extends beyond finding jobs. There is a significant need in Philadelphia for commuter options for Philadelphians without access to a personal vehicle who work in outlying suburban locations. For those workers, PUP is involved in organizing vanpools.
The housing crisis continues for many middle and low-income families and PUP has been instrumental in helping families keep their homes.
The underlying cause of poverty, homelessness, limited access to high-quality health care is the lack of good jobs. That is why PUP is involved in the fight to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
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PUP traveled to Harrisburg to lobby for adequate staffing for the UC
Unemployed members of PUP traveled to Harrisburg yesterday to lobby for adequate staffing for the states’s broken UC system. Article: Part of Pennsylvania’s persistent Unemployment…
PUP in Action, Plus NELP Policy Brief- Unemployment Comp as a Racial Justice Issue
Senator Street and laid off workers speaking out on the need for a working unemployment compensation system outside Senate Appropriations Committee hearings on March 16…
Getting Philly to Work: Commuter Options
Ulysses, one of our drivers in our Commuter Options program, discusses the impact of the program on his life! After leaving incarceration, he is now…
Media coverage of PUP’s organizing the unemployed during the pandemic
Links to media coverage of PUP during the pandemic beginning on March 2020: Frustrated Pennsylvanians Still Waiting For Pandemic-Related Unemployment Payments (YouTube) Unemployed Pennsylvanians demand…
New Mortgage Assistance Grant Launches February 1st, 2022
The PA Homeowners Assistance Fund provides grants to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on property-related expenses due to a COVID-related financial hardship. Who Can…
January 2022 Commuter Options Update
Here is an update on our Commuter Options program, showing greatly increased wages and more ridership. We are hoping to expand the program in the…
Meeting for homeowners on federal program to pay your back mortgage, Thursday, 12/9 at 7pm
Are you struggling to pay your mortgage? Join PUP this Thursday at 7pm for an informational meeting on the Homeowners Assistance Fund, an upcoming federal…
30 Great Philly Nonprofits to Give to This Year – PUP is in the list!
Philadelphia Magazine – December Issue 30 Great Philly Nonprofits to Give to This Year The pandemic reinforced just how powerful the simple act of giving…