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…
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…
December 2018 PUP Update
Providing Reverse Commute Options to inner-city workers PUP has continued to operate our reverse commute program, Commuter Options. We currently are transporting 50 inner-city workers…
41st Birthday for SNAP
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (WPVI) — A big celebration Wednesday in Bucks County, for a program that continues to provide food to needy families. SNAP is…
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…