Southwest CDC

Early Voting in Southwest - A Winner!

Food give-away!

The WESI Change the Narrative Fellowship will train and empower 10 women who are currently experiencing economic hardship to share their personal stories through professional-level audio, visual, and print production The purpose of this paid fellowship is to generate awareness of racial and gender inequities in economic opportunity and spur actions among the public and private sectors that improve economic security of women in the region.

Today is the last day for early voting in PA!Today is the last day for early voting in PA!

Time is running out! TOMORROW is the last day to apply for a mail ballot and vote early in-person with a mail ballot. Find your county's election offices or oth...er designated locations below. Chester County: chesco.org/4758/Drop-Off-Locations Delaware County: delcopa.gov/vote/voterservicecenters.html

Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (NDS) will hold a community food distribution and distribute over 1,000 free Farmers to Families food boxes to individuals and families in need and facing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The distribution will take place Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to noon at Holy Innocents Church at 1337 East Hunting Park Avenue. In addition, NDS will be providing free student meal boxes for chil...dren and youth who are virtual learners not receiving school meals. Each box will contain five breakfasts and five lunches along with milk. The distribution will be via contactless drive-through (walk-ups will also be accommodated following social distancing guidelines). No registration or ID are required (so please share this information with any undocumented immigrants you may know who are in need). Cars will be asked to enter through the parking lot located off Glendale Street and exit onto East Bristol Street.

Know anyone who needs assistance with rent due to COVID? Spread the word that we are assisting tenants to apply for rental assistance https://phlrentassist.org/apply/

Don't be fooled!!

Councilmember At-Large Allan Domb and Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson, so many of our Southwest friends and neighbors are still unemployed and struggling to pay the rent. Thousands of evictions could mean a wave of homelessness that is not only wrong on a moral level, but that threatens the health of my entire community! We need you to protect our neighbors by voting to extend the Emergency Housing Protection Act on October 21. It has an eviction moratorium, and also gives landlords alternatives that can help them get paid. Thank you for voting for housing justice last June. I want to believe that you still stand with us, with our families, with our neighbors, and with our communities. #ProtectPhillyRenters