
Healthcare, Medicaid, & Food


Free legal help for youth at CLS
The Youth Justice Project can connect young people ages 16-24 to free legal help at Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance. We can help with: If you are between the ages of 16 and…

Saxby’s Workers Unionizing with Joint Board
SAXBYS BARISTAS: TAKE ACTION TOGETHER, BUILDING A BETTER SAXBYS SAXBYS BARISTAS ARE BUILDING A UNION FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS. THEY ARE JOINING HUNDREDS OF BARISTAS IN PHILADELPHIA WHO HAVE UNITED…

CATA – Farmworkers’ Support Committee Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election
We know that the work is going to be harder for the next few years. It’s going to require an unfair amount of energy and resilience, but we cannot let…
Thousands of resident doctors in Philadelphia want to unionize
Thousands of resident doctors across five major hospital systems in the Philadelphia region want to unionize. Residents from Jefferson Health, Einstein Healthcare Network, Temple Health, ChristianaCare and the Children’s Hospital…

Whole Foods Workers File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
With a rich history stretching back to 1682, Philadelphia boasts the nation’s first library, its first hospital, its first daily newspaper, even its first zoo. Now, a tenacious group of grocery store workers wants…
Sign the No Contract, No Coffee Pledge for the Starbucks Workers Union
Strike Statement this December:Union Starbucks Partners Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize Strike as Bargaining Enters Final Stages Starbucks Workers United baristas announced Tuesday morning that they have voted overwhelmingly to authorize…

Behind the Scenes: Navigating Philadelphia’s Complicated Park Upgrade Process
Outside of Philadelphia’s Rebuild initiative, which aims to invest in more than 70 parks and recreation centers in the city, the path to upgrading city-owned parks and playgrounds is not…

“Incompatible with Healing”: Vote for Homes Statement on Treatment Center Next to a Prison
Statement by Project HOME, 2024: Our organizations were deeply concerned to read newly released details about Mayor Parker’s proposed treatment and wellness center in the news last week. The decision…

Alliance for Just Philadelphia: The People’s Platform
The People’s Platform As people who live and work in the City of Philadelphia, we are grounded in the impact that our elected officials, particularly Philadelphia’s City Council and Mayor,…