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Marc Levy, AP News
Pennsylvania's new unemployment compensation system
South Kensington Community Partners
Transition to Pennsylvania's new unemployment compensation system begins May 30
Tom Lehman WGAL News 8
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is getting ready to launch a new unemployment compensation system that officials hope will shorten the time it takes to resolve claims.
The new system will go live June 8, but the current system will be taken offline before that so data can be transferred.
Read here.
PUA: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Update
South Kensington Community Partners
For PUA claimants still experiencing issues filing for backdated weekly certifications, we are working to ensure you will be able to file for those weeks. If you have not informed us about backdating issues regarding your claim, please reach out to us at ucPUA@pa.gov with your full name and Claimant ID number.
If you have already notified us, know that we are trying to get to your questions as quickly as possible. Please do not send multiple emails as this may delay resolution of your inquiry.
In the meantime, make sure you continue to file your weekly certifications every week (Sunday through Saturday) to receive your PUA payments moving forward for those weeks.
We have created PUA System FAQs and will continue to add to them.
More details click here.
COVID-19 NEWS & INFORMATION
South Kensington Community Partners
Philadelphia has launched a new website that allows residents to search for food and meal sites around the city
Find free food and meals during Covid-19 (in several languages) clicking here.
+Food sites in the neighborhood:
West Kensington Ministry, 2140 N Hancock St (Philabundance)
Residents can get one box per household
Eligibility: Any resident is eligible. No ID or proof of income is required
Pickup details:
Monday 10AM - 12PM non-perishable items only
Thursday 10AM - 12PM fresh produce only
+Student meal sites in the neighborhood:
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School, 1901 N. Front St. (Philadelphia School District schools)
Eligibility: All children and youth are eligible. No ID is required.
Pickup details: Thursday 9AM - 12PM, 10 meals per child
John F. Street Community Center, 1100 Poplar St. (Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) community centers)
Eligibility: All children and youth are eligible. No ID is required.
Pickup details:
Monday 9AM - 12PM Breakfast and lunch
Tuesday 9AM - 12PM Breakfast and lunch
Wednesday 9AM - 12PM Breakfast and lunch
Thursday 9AM - 12PM Breakfast and lunch
Friday 9AM - 12PM Breakfast and lunch
William H. Hunter School, 2400 N. Front St. (Philadelphia School District schools)
EligibilityAll children and youth are eligible. No ID is required.
Pickup details
Thursday9AM - 12PM10 meals per child
+Senior meal sites in the neighborhood:
Lutheran Settlement House, 1340 Frankford Ave. (PCA-supported sites call 215-426-8610)
Eligibility: Adults 60 and over are eligible at sites supported by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). Seniors must call ahead to reserve meals prior to pickup.
Northern Living Center, 827 N Franklin St. (PCA-supported sites, 215-978-1300)
Eligibility: Adults 60 and over are eligible at sites supported by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). Seniors must call ahead to reserve meals prior to pickup.
CHCS Norris Square Center, 2121 N. Howard St (PCA-supported sites 215-423-7241)
Eligibility: Adults 60 and over are eligible at sites supported by the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA). Seniors must call ahead to reserve meals prior to pickup.
Coalition Against Hunger
SNAP Hotline at 215-430-0556, Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Coronavirus Testing sites for anyone with symptoms.
Open to all ages: Where anyone with symptoms can get tested for coronavirus in Philadelphia. You can call for an appointment at 32 locations across the city.. [BillyPenn Staff].
Click here for more details and use the interactive map.
Testing sites in the neighborhood:
Call your doctor before visiting if you may have COVID-19. Source: CDC
American Family Care (AFC) Urgent Care
180 W. Girard Ave. (below Acme at 2nd & Girard), call (267) 319-804711th Street Family Health Services
850 N. 11th St. (11th and Parrish), call (215) 769-1100Health Center #6
301 W. Girard Ave call (215) 685-3800PHMC Health Connection
1900 N 9th St. #104, call (215) 765-6690
Resources for Immigrants During COVID-19:
A new blog post that highlights information and resources for immigrant and refugee communities is available on the City’s COVID-19 website, where you can find additional translated information. It also includes information about other services offered by our community partners. The resource is available in many languages. And, to make sure that it remains relevant, we will make sure to keep it updated.
You can also visit the main COVID-19 website or call 311 if you have more questions about city services. Interpretation services are available when calling 311.
Philly COVID-19 FAQ
This site is an effort to provide easy access to accurate information and reporting that addresses the questions Philadelphians have about the coronavirus pandemic’s effects on life and work in the city. It is populated with reporting from local newsrooms across the city, and includes frequently asked questions, answers to which have been sourced from verified government sites or institutions.
We are not able to address medical or urgent questions, or those unique to your personal situation.
If you have questions of a medical nature, please call 1-800-722-7112.
If you’d like to submit a question please visit our submissions page or text COVIDphl19 to 73224.
The contents of this FAQ can be easily and cleanly embedded into your organization/company website with a simple line of code. If you’d like to make this information available to your website visitors, please contact julie@resolvephilly.org
More here.
TRANSIT SERVICE UPDATE
Regular Schedules RESUME - Sunday, May 17/Monday, May 18, 2020
Service returns on all Bus*, Trolley, Market Frankford, Broad Street and Norristown High Speed Line Routes following the timetables in effect before the COVID-19 crisis began. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CLICK HERE.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
PUA provides up to 39 weeks of benefits to qualifying individuals who are otherwise able to work and available for work within the meaning of applicable state law, except that they are unemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work due to COVID-19 related reasons, as defined in the CARES Act. Benefit payments under PUA are retroactive, for weeks of unemployment, partial employment, or inability to work due to COVID-19 reasons starting on or after January 27, 2020. The CARES Act specifies that PUA benefits cannot be paid for weeks of unemployment ending after December 31, 2020.
Click here to file PUA claim and click here for PUA Claimant Guide
COVID-19 INFORMATION
South Kensington Community Partners
How Are Philadelphia Area Residents Coping With COVID-19? Take the Survey
In these difficult times, when everyone's lives are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, you can do something important for your family, friends, neighbors and community. Please take time to participate in our survey of the impacts of COVID-19. We need reliable information on the impact on work and health (physical and mental health) to effectively assess the needs of communities and support them better. Your responses will be kept confidential and anonymous.
Please clink on the link the complete the survey in English or Spanish .
COVID-19 RESOURCES
Complete list of resources with links to the websites of the mentioned resources is available on this pdf.
On the downloaded pdf, you can click on each icon and get the corresponding website, like:
Workforce Updates, PA CareerLink
For Renters, Philly Tenant
Families & Youth, Office of Children & Families
United Way Resource Directory, United Way
Food, Department of Public Health
CHOP has set up a 24/7 hotline for questions and concerns about COVID-19,
call 800-722-7112.
The hotline is for anyone's use (not just cases involving children).
Get the latest information about how CHOP is responding to COVID-19.
PA Unemployment Application Now Available for Self-employed/gig workers.
Click here for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) FAQs
EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT
South Kensington Community Partners
Links to above columns.
Paid Leave: If available through your employer.
Contact your employer.Paid Leave: Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Check your elegibility.Expanded Unemployment Compensation:
Learn more.Worker's Compensation:
Learn more.Download flyer [pdf}
City of Philadelphia Resources & Information Available
South Kensington Community Partners
Find free meals for students while schools are closed. March 14, 2020
Sarah Reyes Office of Children and Families, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Office of the Mayor
To ensure that students can still have nutritious meals while all schools are closed, the School District of Philadelphia, several charter schools, and the Philadelphia Housing Authority are coordinating with the City’s Office of Children and Families to provide grab-and-go meals for children and youth throughout the city.
Beginning Monday, March 23, families can pick up meals at 80 locations listed here.. Please note the new schedule and locations.
Meals are available from 9 a.m. to noon only. All children and youth are eligible, and no ID is required.
What’s open, closed, or canceled at Parks & Rec sites
Darren Fava, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Here’s the latest update from Philadelphia Parks & Recreation about what’s open to the public, and what’s not.
These actions are part of the City’s effort to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia.
Please note that the information applies through at least Friday, March 27. A precise end date has not been determined. Note that the meal distribution at Recs has been cancelled.
More details click here.
Utilities and Housing
PECO suspends shut-offs and late fees till May 1, click here.
PWD is suspending water service shut offs and restoring water service through May 15th, click here.
Public Utilities Commission (PUC): PUC Prohibits Utility Terminations, Consistent with Governor’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency Related to Covid19, click here.
Foreclosure and Evictions suspended for 60 days, click here.
PHA suspending evictions
Pennsylvania Workers Affected by COVID-19 May be Eligible for Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Benefits. 03/16/2020
Harrisburg, PA – Workers in Pennsylvania who are impacted by COVID-19 may be eligible for Unemployment and Workers' Compensation benefits, Secretary of Labor & Industry (L&I) Jerry Oleksiak announced today.
Unemployment compensation claims should be submitted online for faster processing
More details here.
Using sick leave in Philadelphia, March 9, 2020
Sarah Reyes Board of Health, Department of Public Health, Mayor’s Office of Labor
Right to Sick Leave: Employers with 10 or more employees are required to provide paid sick leave, and employers with nine or fewer employees must allow unpaid leave. Infographics in English for workers and employers, and Spanish for workers and employers.
Click here to download the infographics in English and Spanish as PDF
More details click here.
Unemployment benefits in Pa. during the coronavirus pandemic: How to apply and who is eligible
Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Philadelphia Inquirer
If you’re one of the workers who has been affected by the pandemic — say, your employer had to shut down because of Mayor Kenney’s Monday order or you’re in self-quarantine and can’t work — there’s a good chance you’re eligible for unemployment benefits from the state.
More details here.
What you need to know about filing for unemployment in PA right now
Layla A. Jones, BillyPenn
You might be able to get benefits even if you’re not yet laid off. If you’re out of a job because of coronavirus-related business closures, you could get unemployment or worker’s comp pay. Apply for benefits immediately if you’re in that situation, Philly and Pennsylvania officials say. In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the state has changed requirements so more people will qualify for benefits. Details here.