Half of moderate and low income Philadelphians do not have cars and have great difficulty reaching better paying suburban jobs. That is why PUP created…
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.
Program that helps seniors keep their homes expands to gentrifying neighborhoods
PUP is part of this program to help seniors facing problems with their real estate taxes. Our housing counselors work to educate and advocate for…
Rally to Save Hahnemann
Closing Hahnemann could deprive some struggling neighborhoods of a key safety net Philadelphia Inquirer PUP supporting the fight to save Hahnemann Hospital, a major provider…
Don’t discuss minimum wage, GOP speaker tells Dems during Pa. budget debate
WHYY By Katie Meyer, WITF June 26, 2019 Read the story on WHYY The state House passed the main spending bill for its proposed budget Tuesday…
Helping People Make It In Philadelphia
Published: June 18, 2019 PUP’s Commuter Options program is supplying brand new vehicles to these new hires for good paying jobs at RGIS in Chester County.…
Fighting For a Fair Wage
PUP members joined with other allies in Harrisburg June 4 fighting for a working families budget, a raise in the state minimum wage and the…
PUP Petitions to Halt Sheriff’s Sales
PUP FILED A PETITION on June 3 TO HALT SHERIFF SALES FOR 2 MONTHS due to an ongoing shutdown of the court’s computer system. We felt the…
Commuter Options just started two new van pools
Commuter Options just started two new vanpools of 14 returning citizens to jobs in South Jersey working with a reentry program run by Temple U. and…
Program gives relief in paying back taxes
The Philadelphia Tribune By Michael D’Onofrio Published: May 8, 2018 Read the story on The Philadelphia Tribune The manila envelope arrived in January: The city was…
Philly.com: For workers in Philly’s poor neighborhoods, car ownership often a necessity and a privilege
Here’s an Inquirer article from Christmas Day on the importance of a car, even to people in poor neighborhoods with good SEPTA connections. According to…