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…
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.
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…
Popular support for a higher minimum wage
Most in Pa. support raising minimum wage to $12 per hour: F&M Poll From Penn Live | March 28, 2019 By rsouthwick@pennlive.com‘s Author Page”>Ron Southwick | rsouthwick@pennlive.com The idea of raising…
A HEART WARMING STORY
September 14, 2018 PUP With the Sheriff already taking her furniture to the truck, PUP was able to halt a foreclosure for Tanesha Walker and…
City Funds Commuter Options to provide reverse commute assistance to inner city Philadelphians
The Philadelphia Unemployment Project announced that the recently passed City Budget contained an appropriation to cover matching funds for Commuter Options’ PennDOT grant. While not…
Getting city workers to suburban jobs is tough. A program trying to help is under threat
City Council member Cherelle Parker speaks at a news conference to encourage support for a car pool service to connect city workers with suburban jobs.…
PUP begs for a scrap of funding for its vanpool program for reverse commuters
By Jim Saksa Published: May 30, 2018 Read the article on PlanPhilly The Philadelphia Unemployment Project rallied for support at City Hall Wednesday morning, hoping…
Working for Better Transportation Options to the Suburbs
The Philadelphia Unemployment Project has been providing car pools to help inner city workers get to decent paying jobs in the suburbs for over a…
We Need Better Transportation to Suburban Jobs Support the Commuter Options Program
Unemployment is far lower in the Philadelphia suburbs than the city and jobs generally pay better. Unfortunately public transportation does not go to large number…
Philly mismatch: Car-less city folks can’t fill jobs in ‘burbs
Philly.com June 6, 2017 – By Jane M. Von Bergen Unemployed chef Thomas Jimenez, 56, said he can cook anything, but if he wanted to…