412 Food Rescue pivots to keep serving Pittsburghers in need
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsburgh-based 412 Food Rescue didn’t do home food deliveries. An army of volunteers and a team of operations workers would coordinate pickups of surplus food from restaurants, grocery stores and other...
In Supreme Court appearance, Shapiro’s office argues against Trump birth control rules
The Obama-era health care law requires employer-provided insurance plans to cover birth control, but the Trump administration finalized new rules that expand exemptions to employers based on religious or moral beliefs.
Ahead of SCOTUS arguments: Real religious freedom means letting people make their own decisions...
How this case is decided has the potential to damage people’s access to birth control, and it could open the door for bosses and school administrators to restrict coverage and access to other critical health care.
This Philadelphia church dared to imagine a digital workaround to pews emptied by pandemic
Dare to Imagine Church, Inc. at 6610 Anderson St. had no troubles going digital during the pandemic because it was already digital.
Why precedent alone may not be enough to save Roe v. Wade | Bruce...
Roe could, instead, die the death of a thousand cuts through statutory restrictions, becoming irrelevant as a practical matter, without ever being overturned.
Charity push distributes food to Philly families observing Ramadan
On Friday, the Philadelphia Ramadan and Eid Fund gave out 250 boxes of fresh produce and Halal meats to families observing Ramadan.
Preventing child abuse and neglect is everyone’s responsibility | Opinion
With schools and daycares closed of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's on all of us to make sure that our children stay safe. Here's how to help.
ICE detainee was sick with COVID-19 for days before being removed from York Co....
A woman detained by ICE was sick with COVID-19 for days before being removed from a 50-person jail dorm in York County, according to women housed with her.
COVID-19 in NEPA: Domestic violence advocates worry about women’s safety in the pandemic
They’re worried about homeless women and those who are victims of domestic violence. They’re grappling with finding new funding sources for their organizations, or dwindling resources. They’re stressed about their staff.
Pass down a story of unity from generation to generation of COVID-19 | Opinion
As we commemorate Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day – on Tuesday, I keep thinking about the Hebrew phrase, L’dor V’dor. In English, this phrase means “from generation to generation.”
