🔎 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS OPEN

The Mayor's Fund with the city Service Design Studio are looking for 12 residents to take part in the "Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit Community Advisory Council". They're looking for organizers or other engaged and interested individuals to guide the city on best practices for engagement.

Engagement details:

• Addressing the access needs of communities who identify with a wide range of disabilities
• Including Indigenous and Native perspectives alongside Black, Brown, Asian, and other communities of color
• Spanish, Arabic, Russian, and Vietnamese language inclusion, considering the needs of people whose primary language is other than English.
• Addressing those who don’t feel comfortable using technology or don’t
• have access to digital devices or the internet.

This is a position with a stipend of up to $6,000 made in three payments. Applications are due by Monday, January 16, 2023, by 5:00 pm EST. Applicants must live in Philadelphia and must be individuals.

More details are available via this PDF. Once you've read through the specifics, you can apply online.

Please email [email protected] if you have questions.

🔑 SEPTA KEY CARDS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Good news! We were able to give out 15 Key cards with around $92 - $96 on each card! The Key cards proved to be very popular with asylum seekers that are staying, especially to check out Christmas Village. However, another bus was sent from Texas that had more people, and we'll need to get 15 more cards. We will also need to figure out how to transition the program to the City and make it a more sustainable program.

In the meantime, if you have extra funds to spare, add them to our fundraiser!

WHAT WE'RE READING

🏙️ HOUSING & LAND USE

The New York Times / The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped

New York Daily News / NYC Council proposes housing construction targets for every neighborhood

WHYY / The only overnight shelter for single adults in Montgomery County is fighting to stay open

Bloomberg / Section 8 Lawsuit Accuses Philadelphia Landlord of ‘Modern-Day Redlining’

Planetizen / Parking Reform for Affordable Housing Production

🌳 PUBLIC SPACE

Billy Penn / Festival Pier breaks ground: What to expect at the huge new development coming to the Philly waterfront

Mary Elizabeth Chase, Mirna Ali / Visible Languages of Philadelphia

🚌 TRANSIT

GRANTS

Pennsylvania Environmental Council has announced their Regrant Program that provides one and two-year grants of $1,000 to $10,000 per year for projects that increase a sense of welcome, belonging, and safety among under-represented groups on the Circuit Trails, which includes trails like the Schuylkill River Trail, Cobbs Creek Trail, Heinz Refuge trails, Delaware River Trail, Camden Waterfront trails, D&R Trail, D&L Trail, among many other trails in area. Priority will be given to projects led by and engaging under-represented and marginalized groups; projects that promote equity and serve historically disinvested communities; and organizations with a budget of less than $500,000. Applications are due by Thursday, December 22 at 11:59pm. Any questions, please email Emilia Crotty with Pennsylvania Environmental Council at [email protected].

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Pennsylvania Ornithological Records Committee is looking for a secretary which is a volunteer position but comes with an annual $1500 stipend. They're looking for someone with bird knowledge and data skills. Email [email protected] for more info, or check the PA Birders Facebook group (private).

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