Sens. Hughes, Haywood join PHFA to announce upcoming financial assistance program for renters and homeowners hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic 

Sens. Hughes, Haywood join PHFA to announce upcoming financial assistance program for renters and homeowners hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic 

PHILADELPHIA— July 1, 2020 — State Senators Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery), Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) and Director Robin Wiessmann from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced a new program that will help renters and homeowners impacted by the economic slowdown related to the coronavirus pandemic, alongside Pennsylvania housing advocates. 

Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30

Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30

Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30 Applications for grants to aid small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30. Eligible businesses will receive grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 depending on...
Small business grants applications open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 30

Applications for new small business GRANTS open June 30

Applications for new small business GRANTS open June 30 Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for grants to offset losses as a result of business closures. The application process for the grants is set to open Tuesday, June 30....
Successful ‘Read to Succeed’ summer program goes virtual

Successful ‘Read to Succeed’ summer program goes virtual

PHILADEPHIA, PA — (June 22, 2020) — The Read to Succeed Summer Program (R2S), a free program with a track record of boosting reading skills among Philadelphia schoolchildren, is going virtual this year. Online sessions will begin on July 6, and the registration deadline for the four-week program has been extended to June 25.

Successful ‘Read to Succeed’ summer program goes virtual

1 week left to register for Read to Succeed

1 week left to register for Read to Succeed Senator Hughes’ signature reading program goes virtual to slow COVID learning slope Senator Hughes signature summer reading program is back for its ninth year! This year’s Read to Succeed program will be held virtually using...
Philadelphia lawmakers lay out path for a ‘Just Recovery’ in Pa.

Philadelphia lawmakers lay out path for a ‘Just Recovery’ in Pa.

 ‘Legislature must take steps to safeguard marginalized communities’

PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2020 – Philadelphia lawmakers today held a virtual news conference to lay out the steps the Pennsylvania legislature must take to create a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the calls for racial justice demanded by Pennsylvanians across the state are acted on.