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COVID-19: Artists remember Philadelphians who have died, through portraiture The Trouble I’ve Seen Project strives through art, to remember those lost to the pandemic.

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be so simple. Self-isolating in his Point Breeze apartment, he hen Robert Friedman searched for ways to both kill was furloughed from time and cope emotionally with his job at the library of the circumstances of the panthe University of Pennsylvania demic. Then he had an idea. on March 9 due to the COVID-19 “I’m good at doing, you shutdown rolling across the know, reconstructive drawing,” city, he thought that he would Friedman said. “Drawing from be back to work in a few weeks photographs or maybe portraits with the virus tamed and the of people who died 150 years threat resolved. ago. I thought, why not start doAs weeks became months and ing portraits of people who have the tally of cases and deaths rose, perished of COVID?” Friedman realized it wouldn’t Since June, Friedman has led a

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project he named “The Trouble I’ve Seen.” Its aim: to catalog the victims of the Portraits of anonymous men who died of COVID-19. (RA Friedman/Courtesy) COVID-19 pandemic in the Philadelphia area Kazuhiro Adachi, an artist some ways,” Adachi said. “and through portraiture.

The volunteer-led project, con- who joined the project after read- being more active about offering ing about it in the newspaper, their services where they think it sisting of Friedman and several matters.” other artists, has grown steadily said he had done similar work before and was aware of other So far, the portraits have been since its inception through media drawn from photographs, mostly coverage and posts on Facebook projects with a similar purpose.

“I think artists are trying to fig- culled from obituaries or sent groups like Being Neighborly: ure out how to keep our spirits in by family members in response Philadelphia. to online calls for submissions Friedman has made. Once finCOMMUNITY ished, the drawings have been August 5, 2020 posted to the project’s Facebook page.

Friedman has so far kept the identities of subjects anonymous, a decision he explained was born both out of respect for grieving families and a sense that such details are not essential to the project’s aims.

Adachi, who has received all of his subjects from Friedman, said he had only a little information about them before he started

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When is a fly not a fly? When it’s the Spotted Lanternfly! study of SLF and the development of measures to control its spread. ith all the attention curMichelle Niedermeier, the rently on the COVID-19 Coordinator of the PennsylvaPandemic, it’s little nia Community Integrated Pest wonder that some of us haven’t Management and Environmental heard of or noticed a creature Health Programs at Penn State called the Spotted Lanternfly Extension, describes the spot(SLF). This little creature has ted lanternfly as a non-native taken up residence in twenty-six invasive species with origins in Pennsylvania counties, includChina, Bangladesh, and Vietnam. ing Philadelphia County. Other After hatching from eggs, the states, including Delaware, Spotted Lanternfly undergoes Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, five stages of development. and West Virginia, have colonies During the first four or nymph of the spotted lanternfly. By all stages, they are unable to fly. accounts, it is not at all benign.

They are black with bright white According to experts studying spots and are said to be about the this pest, damage to the Pennsize of a pencil eraser. During the sylvania economy caused by the fourth stage of growth (just beSLF is in the neighborhood of fore adulthood), the SLF is bright hundreds of millions of dollars. red with visible patches of black Penn State Extension, an entity and distinct white spots. Adult of Penn State, is an educationspotted lanternflies have grey al organization that delivers wings and black spots that, when science-based information to opened, a vivid red underwing Pennsylvanians, businesses, and is visible. Because of its colorful communities throughout the visage, the spotted lanternfly is commonwealth. The department easily confused with the butterfly of Entomology, within the Exten- or moth, which they certainly sion Service, is involved in the are not. They appear to be more

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Spotted Lanternfly Nymphs (4th instar) on Tree-of-Heaven. Photo: Michelle Niedermeier

comfortable hopping from leaf to leaf than flying, which is consistent with the finding that the spotted lanternflies are not good at flying.

“Eggs are laid generally around September to December, and the eggs are arranged in rows and then covered with what looks like concrete or a sticky putty looking substance.

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Statement by President Donnell Williams on Continued increase of Black homeownership rate

47.4% and reached an alltime high of 49.7% in 2nd quarter 2004.

This current upward trend indicates to NAREB that concerted efforts to address and remove systemic barriers to Black homeownership, intentional and targeted programmatic Donnell Williams, President, NAREB initiatives, along with focused promotion of the ashington, DC July 28, 2020 - The wealth building benefits National Associa- of homeownership appear tion of Real Estate Brokers to be shifting the tide. I assure Black American (NAREB) enthusiastically prospective homebuyers welcomes the continued upward trend of the Black that NAREB will continue to aggressively pursue our homeownership rate as advocacy efforts nationally issued by the U.S. Census and be available to assist Bureau in its 2nd quarBlack Americans considerter 2020 report. The 47% ing homeownership. rate represents the fourth We are painfully aware, consecutive quarter, one however, of the dispayear in totality, of increases rate health and financial in Black homeownership. effects that the COVID-19 While there may cause pandemic has inflicted on for celebration, we are Black Americans and other mindful that the current vulnerable populations.

Black homeownership Life, as we all knew it, is rate has not reached this difficult to navigate now, number since 1st quarter and into the foreseeable of 2000 when reported by future. At the same time, the dreams, and the plans the U.S. Census Bureau at

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for homeownership among Black Americans appear not to be squelched. NAREB Realtists and our real estate affiliates, using every possible safety precaution, stand unified as guardians of our communities, ready to provide the guidance and accurate information to Black Americans working to achieve their dream of homeownership and a pathway to boost economic futures.

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) was formed in 1947 to secure the right to equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed or color. NAREB has advocated for legislation and supported or instigated legal challenges that ensure fair housing, sustainable homeownership, and access to credit for Black Americans. At the same time, NAREB advocates for and promotes access to business opportunity for Black real estate professionals in all of the real estate disciplines. NAREB annually publishes The State of Housing in Black America report. www.nareb.com

City Receives State CARES Grant for Homeless Services

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he City’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) today announced the award of nearly $4.2 million dollars in State CARES Emergency Solutions Grant or “ESG” funds for homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, human services and legal assistance.

Grantees were determined by the PA Department of Community and Economic Development based on submissions from the local competition. ESG funds are restricted for use for homelessness prevention, outreach, essential services and rapid rehousing.

“We are excited by the opportunity created by the State CARES ESG award. The competition both locally and statewide was fierce. These funds give the City a chance to meet some of the unmet, but urgent community needs – and bring new voices to the table” stated Liz Hersh, Director of OHS. The grant is separate from and in addition to the City’s recent award of federal CARES ESG funds.

Among the grants is $400,000 to a new partnership between SELF Inc., one of the city’s largest homeless services providers, and the William Way LGBTQ Community Center, to provide greater access to homeless assistance to the LGBTQIA

community which may not seek help from the traditional homeless service system. “LGBTQIA people are often reluctant to enter shelters where they fear mistreatment.

While the City has an equal access policy and affirmatively encourages people to enter services based on self-identification of gender identity, making services more accessible through a known LGBTQIA organization is an important addition” said Hersh.

OHS will be providing nearly $1.5 million to organizations serving the Latinx/Hispanic community, including a new partnership with Nueva Esperanza Inc. “The Latinx community has been hard hit by COVID. Spanish-speaking people are undercounted among those experiencing homelessness or extreme housing insecurity. In addition to Esperanza, these funds are going to Congreso de Latinos Unidos and HACE, established providers who are well-known in their communities, have bilingual, bicultural staff, and offer a wide range of other housing and social services to offer. People feel comfortable going to these known, local providers.”

OHS will be investing over $800,000 to help young adults facing home-

lessness. “By supporting Valley Youth House which has been a leader in helping young adults experiencing homelessness, and Turning Points for Children, which provides immediate, direct and sustained supportive services for supporting youth aging out of foster care, we hope to prevent more of Philly’s young people from falling through the cracks. We can’t afford to lose the next generation of leaders.”

State CARES ESG funds will also be invested in “SOAR,” the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, Recovery program, which is designed to increase access to the disability income benefit programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) for eligible adults and children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a serious mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder.

“We know that there are more than 150 people over the age of 65 who are living unsheltered on the streets of Philadelphia right now. While we are trying to bring them into the COVID Prevention Spaces where they can be housed and protected, we also want to be sure they are getting any income for which they are eligible.”

PHA Launches New Digital Service for Residents

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he Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Housing has launched a digital rental payment option for all residents. The Public Housing Customer Service Portal on the home page (www.pha. phila.gov) of the agency’s web site allows residents to pay their rent online. Residents can also check their balances, get notifications, and view their payment history in addition to paying their rent. The service operates 24 hours a day.

“PHA wants to make it easy for residents to pay their rent on time, with many more service options on the horizon,” said PHA President and CEO Kelvin

A. Jeremiah.

Payment through the new system is secure and does not contain valuable or confidential personal information. With reduced federal funding, efficient rent collections are critical to PHA. Those payments support maintenance and upkeep of the properties that residents call home.

“We expect that this new service option will improve rent collection while making things easier for working families,” Jeremiah said. “Some of our residents are not comfortable with a drop box or sending their rent payments through the mail. The new portal provides our resi-

dents the same convenient options as those provided by a private landlord.”

In the past, PHA residents mailed their checks or money orders or brought them to the management office in person.

This option remains available to residents, some of whom lack digital access or for whatever reason prefer paying rent in a traditional manner.

Residents can use credit or debit cards on the system which charges a 1.25% processing fee per transaction that pays the vendor of the software; no money goes to PHA.

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(The Center Square) – he Pittsburgh region’s slow climb out of the economic fallout incurred by months long lockdowns amid COVID-19 precautions could have been lessened with fewer restrictions, a recent policy analysis states.

In the policy brief, researchers with the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, delved into the payroll jobs numbers within the Pittsburgh statistical metropolitan area for the month of May. Within the snapshot in time, overall numbers were on the mend from the April figures – when widespread lockdowns forced all nonessential

businesses to close their doors amid government regulations.

In the jointly authored brief, Frank Gamrat, executive director of the Allegheny Institute, and Jake Haulk, president-emeritus, were critical of Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf’s policies in the initial months of the coronavirus and their impact on various areas of the state, including Pittsburgh.

“Despite a loosening of restrictions in May, with all counties in the (Pittsburgh) metro area being moved into the governor’s yellow phase by midmonth, ongoing dramatic job declines from pre-virus levels continued,” Gamrat and Haulk wrote.

As with most area of Pennsylvania and across the U.S., jobless claims in the Pittsburgh region

declined between April and May – a trend that has continued in some areas of the U.S., depending on state’s specific mandates.

In the Pittsburgh area, there were 15 percent fewer payroll jobs in May in year-over-year comparisons. The month prior, there were 18 percent fewer payroll jobs in the same comps.

While all areas of the country are grappling with higher-than-average unemployment figures at an unprecedented time, Gamrat and Haulk said the numbers within Pittsburgh and other areas of Pennsylvania point to deeper issues that predate the coronavirus.

“The area’s economy has seen sluggish growth for the last few years and has been unable to keep up with national growth

rates,” Gamrat and Haulk wrote. “The business-unfriendly, high-tax and regulatory environment in the state and area that was responsible for the pre-virus sluggish growth will also hamper the economy’s recovery.”

On a more granular level, Gamrat and Haulk also delved into different sectors of the Pittsburgh area’s economy. The job losses, whether temporary or permanent, were widespread, they wrote in the policy brief.

The so-called “eds and meds” category – accounting for such jobs as health care and social assistance – incurred a loss of 30,400 positions between May 2019 and May 2020.

This category, according to Gamrat and Haulk’s analysis, accounted for a 79 percent of the overall

jobless numbers within the Pittsburgh area in May. “Part of this huge drop can be attributed to the governor’s orders to shut down non-essential medical practices, which included elective procedures at hospitals and outpatient centers,” Gamrat and Haulk wrote.

The new Allegheny Institute policy brief came on the heels of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s June jobs report.

According to the state agency, overall unemployment across Pennsylvania was 13 percent, as of June 30. In the report, state officials said 40 percent of the nonfarm jobs lost in March and April had recovered by the end of June.

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istrict Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday announced Attempted Murder and related charges against Christopher Linder (DOB: 4/14/1993) for his role in an incident on Saturday resulting in the shooting of 7-year-old Zamar Jones, who remains in serious condition. At least two additional people are wanted

by Philadelphia Police for their roles in this tragedy; the public is asked to relay any information about them or this incident to law enforcement.

The District Attorney’s Office (DAO) has opened three criminal cases against Linder for his alleged attempt to murder

an adult man; his role in an ensuing shootout involving others during which Jones, a child, was shot in the head; and his alleged theft of a vehicle as he fled the scene.

For his role in the alleged targeting of an adult man and shooting of Zamar Jones, Linder is charged with two counts each of Attempted Murder (F1), Aggravated Assault (F1), Simple Assault (M2), Recklessly Endangering Another Person (M2), Possessing an Instrument of Crime (M1), Obstruction of Justice (M2), Unsworn Falsification to Authorities (M2), Tampering with Evidence (M2), as well as Violations of the Uniform

Firearms Act (VUFA) for unlawful possession, unlawful carrying, and unlicensed carrying. Linder has also been charged with Theft of a Motor Vehicle (F3) and Receiving Stolen Property (F3).

“I join Philadelphians across the city in expressing sadness and outrage that senseless gun violence has once again caused grievous injury to a child.

Every kid deserves to live free of violence, harm, or fear. All children deserve an opportunity to develop and grow into healthy, happy adults. As long as our communities are flooded with firearms, and as long as the conditions exist that spur people to

pick them up with little care for their futures, these tragedies will occur,” District Attorney Krasner said. “We still can be the caring society we purport to be by taking meaningful action on gun safety, and by addressing the structural conditions that often underlie interpersonal violence – such as poverty, unemployment, and substance use disorder.

My office’s Victim/Witness Unit is in touch with Zamar’s family and will be offering support for them during this terrible time.

This case has been specially assigned to the joint Gun Crimes Strategies and Prevention Collaborative, as the search for additional

suspects continues.”

Members of the public who have information about the August 1st incident on the 200 block of North Simpson Street or the two suspects still at large are urged to contact Philadelphia Police by calling 911 or 215-686-TIPS (8477), where they can remain anonymous.

The DAO is a member of the PA Safety Alliance, a new statewide coalition of organizations committed to preventing and reducing gun violence in Pennsylvania, which ranks 5th in the nation for registered firearms and has the 3rd-highest firearm death rate among Northeastern states.

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“We research, you know,” Adachi said. “I look up their names and see what I can find about them. But I definitely keep my distance, because it’s a private matter.”

Elise Gaul, a grief

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counselor who holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, linked the desire to recognize death in nontraditional ways, like through art, with the remoteness of death brought by the particular conditions of the pandemic.

“Everybody’s looking for

new ways to mark the loss, and maybe this is a part of that,” Gaul said, referring to the absence of funerals, hospice visitation, and memorial gatherings made impossible by COVID-19.

“Grief is a layered process, and it often doesn’t have words. That’s why art is really useful.”

Gaul also related it to the

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“I think there’s a sense of, you know, let’s talk about who this person was, what marks they made on other people and the planet, and why they mattered,” Gaul said. “And if we lose sight of that, we’re in trouble.”

Friedman said he hopes to continue and expand the project, possibly through a series of community work-

shops to teach non-professional-artists how to draw portraits of their own to honor lost loved ones, and hopes to build a gallery of the portraits once the pandemic has passed.

As of July 18, the death toll brought by COVID-19 sat at around 1,660, according to data from the city Department of Public Health.

Friedman said he was driven to begin the project in part by a fear that he

was becoming numb to what was going on around him.

“When I started the drawing project, I think there were about 1,279 Philadelphians who had died of the coronavirus,” Friedman said. “Now it’s getting up near 1,700. You know, these are not just numbers! This is real.”

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neath its feeding site.

The Pennsylvania economy is at substantial risk from the SLF infestation because of the devastation to the plants favored in its diet. High on the list of plants preferred by this pest are grapevines, birch, walnut, maple, willow, black walnut, and other trees.

The threat to grapevines posed by the spotted lanternfly places the

Pennsylvania wine grape production in jeopardy. The commonwealth currently ranks fifth in the nation in the production of wine grapes only behind California, Washington, New York, and Oregon.

Of the fifty states, Pennsylvania is first in hardwood production. In maple syrup production in the United States, Pennsylvania ranks fifth in gallons produced.

tains thirty to sixty eggs.”

Ms. Niedermeier says that the egg masses can be found almost anywhere, such as patio furniture, the underside of barbeque grills, outdoor play toys, cars, trees, houses, trailers, and various other surfaces.

They have a life span of a year and live through the winter only as eggs.

A study by Penn State economists estimates that the spotted lanternfly can cause more than three hundred million dollars in damage costs to the Pennsylvania economy.

Their diet includes sap from more than 70 different plant species. A piercing-sucking mouthpart extrudes the fluid from the plant under siege.

While the SLF is feeding, it exudes a sugary substance called honeydew, which attracts other insects such as bees and wasps. A danger posed by the honeydew substance is its accumulation leading to the growth of sooty mold or fungi that can engulf anything under-

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Spotted Lanterfly Life Cycle graphic, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

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Pennsylvania to provide postage so voters can return mail-in ballots without stamp

By Dave Lemery | The Center Square

to return the ballots was estimated at $2 million by the Pennsylvania House (The Center Square) – Republican Caucus, which he administration of called it an unnecessary Pennsylvania Gov. expense given that the U.S. Tom Wolf revealed Postal Service has already Friday that it will pay to promised to deliver mailed include a self-addressed, ballots with or without stamped envelope with postage. every ballot it mails to “All Americans can voters this year in the vote for free by voting interest of boosting voter in-person at their polls, participation during the but in addition, the United coronavirus pandemic.

States Postal Service has Secretary of State Kathy a long-standing policy of Boockvar announced the delivering ballots cast by move, saying that anyone mail in federal elections rewho applies for a mail-in gardless of whether or not ballot online, in person or they have proper postage,” by mail will also have the a caucus spokesperson said cost of mailing the ballot in a statement. “Instead back paid for. of a narrowly tailored “Our goal is to make approach that considers voting as accessible, safe, the true costs of ensuring and easy for eligible voters voting remains free to the as possible,” Boockvar said voter, the Wolf Adminisin a news release. “Mail-in tration has once again takor absentee voting with en the overbroad approach prepaid postage means of carelessly [doling] out Pennsylvanians can vote taxpayer dollars under the from the comfort of their false pretense of solving a own home, without having phantom problem.” to make a trip to the post The Wolf administraoffice to buy a stamp, tion, however, argued during the COVID-19 that many voters might be pandemic.” unaware of the Postal SerThe cost of the stamps vice’s guarantee and thus

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miss out on voting because they lack easy access to stamps.

Mail-in voting has become a fraught topic this election cycle as President Donald Trump has voiced concerns that ballot fraud could lead to incorrect results. One such case has already emerged after several individuals, including a city councilman, were arrested in Paterson, New Jersey, and accused of engaging in a voting fraud effort in that state’s primary election.

Supporters of mail-in voting say that absentee voting on a smaller scale has taken place for decades without any significant history of problems.

Dave Lemery Regional Editor Dave Lemery is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience. He was the editor of Suburban Life Media when its flagship newspaper was named best weekly in Illinois, and he has worked at papers in South Carolina, Indiana, Idaho and New York.

Report: Nearly a third of PA waterways impaired

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early one of every three miles of streams and rivers in Pennsylvania has impaired water quality, according to a draft report detailing the state’s latest assessment. The number of impaired stream miles has grown by 5,568 miles since the last assessment two years ago.

Of the 85,146 miles of stream and rivers that have been tested, 25,468 miles failed to meet standards in at least one of four categories — water supplies, recreation, aquatic life or fish consumption.

That’s 30% of all stream miles in the state.

One in every eight miles of streams and rivers are considered unsafe for recreation. In addition, nearly half of the acreage of public lakes in Pennsylvania have fish that are not

safe to eat, according to the report.

The state is required under the federal Clean Water Act to conduct the assessment every other year and list restoration actions for approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The reports also help identify priorities for restoration.

The 2020 report reviews 1,700 more miles of streams than the last report did. It identifies the top three sources of water pollution leading to impairment as agricultural runoff (5,765 miles), abandoned mine runoff (5,559 miles) and stormwater (3,206 miles).

On the plus side, 26 streams, rivers or lakes have been fully restored for aquatic life since 2016, according to the report.

That includes the Conestoga River and various tributaries to the West Branch of the Susquehan-

na River — the largest tributary of the Bay. Twenty-eight of the streams in the state that are impaired for use by aquatic life have been made a top priority for restoration. Agriculture runoff is to blame for all but two of those, according to the assessment. One is impaired because of acid mine drainage and one from urban runoff.

Approximately 99% of all streams and rivers in Pennsylvania have now been assessed. The impairment and assessment status of any stream can be found at https:// www.depgis.state.pa.us/ IRViewer2020/.

Ad Crable is a Bay Journal staff writer based in Pennsylvania. Contact him at 717-341-7270 or acrable@bayjournal.com. This article was originally published in the Bay Journal and was distributed by the Bay Journal News Service.

Wolf Administration launches Pennsylvania violence data dashboard

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arrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf has announced that the Department of Health has launched a violence data dashboard to collect data on the scope, frequency, geography and populations affected by violence in Pennsylvania.

The creation of the dashboard was a mandate in the governor›s 2019 Executive Order to Reduce Gun Violence.

“The executive order I signed last year included tangible actions to reduce gun violence in our commonwealth and this dashboard is one that under the leadership of the Department of Health will work collaboratively across multiple agencies to collect data we need to determine the scope, location and factors that contribute to gun violence in our state,” Gov. Wolf said. I encourage every Pennsylvanian to view the dashboard for information that can inform poli-

cies and initiatives in their own communities.”

The governor’s executive order set forth to establish a Violence Data Dashboard that will collect and provide data on the scope, frequency, locations, and populations affected by violence, including data on the number of victims of gun violence, rates at which gun violence occurs in locations, and contributory factors. The Department of Health will coordinate with and collect data from the Department of Human Services, Pennsylvania State Police, PCCD, and other commonwealth entities to populate the dashboard.

“Violence is a significant public health issue that affects many people each and every year,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “This dashboard will assist in providing information on the scope of violence in Pennsylvania, and the populations affected by

it. Working alongside a number of state agencies, we are committed to taking steps to reduce the impact violence has on an individual’s health and way of life.”

Gun violence in the United States and within the commonwealth has resulted in the tragic loss of human life, with more than 1,600 individuals losing their life to a firearm death in Pennsylvania in 2018.

The violence data dashboard includes data looking at death cause and hospital discharge summary statistics.

Hospital discharge data is from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4).

Data is also available by gender, race/ethnicity, age group and geography.

For more information on violence from a public health perspective, visit www.health.pa.gov or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Lanternfly continued from page 4 Only three states produce more peaches than Pennsylvania. The prospect of increasing damage to these critical sectors of Pennsylvania’s economy is inescapable if the Spotted Lanternfly’s infestation goes unchecked.

The first confirmed observation of the Spotted Lanternfly was in Berks County in 2014. It is currently on a march to other parts of the commonwealth, leaving in its wake twenty-six counties under quarantine. Ms. Niedermeier says absent evidence to the contrary, it’s believed the SLF hitchhiked to Pennsylvania. Why it landed in Berks County is open to speculation. “It may have been somewhere else previously...You know it’s a global economy. We ship things, including pests that are invasive to other countries along with the goods and services we ship

there and vice versa.” Although goods entering the United States are subject to inspection, which conceivably would prevent the introduction of an invasive species into the country, Ms. Niedermeier says there are not nearly enough inspectors to ensure every shipment undergoes inspection.

That the Spotted Lanternfly is undoubtedly here to stay is an accepted fact in the scientific community. Unfortunately, the only avenue open today to minimize the harm the SLF wreaks on our economy is through the implementation of measures to manage the SLF population.

Ms. Niedermeier says the SLF as it emerged in the United States is different from the SLF in its native lands. “They are behaving differently here in the United States then they do in their native [habitats].” This different behavior involves changes in diet, the absence of

parasites, and the loss of fear of the threat posed by predators.

A function of the Penn State Extension service in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is doing that. Scientists and technical staff in the Department of Entomology at the Extension service launched a program to inform and educate the public about the dangers presented by the infestation.

Moreover, in cooperation with scientists from countries native to the SLF, American scientists are searching for active control measures as explained by Ms. Niedermeier. “There are a couple of things that are being looked at. So, for example Spotted Lanternfly egg masses and nymphs have been collected from their native range to look for possible parasitoids, that can directly impact Spotted Lanternfly in a par-

Robin Rick, Facilities and Landscape Manager at The Woodlands, leads a SLF scouting expedition for research to be conducted by Uyi Osariyekemwen, PhD, PSU Department of Entomology Post-Doc. Bernard Brown (Nature Writer) in background. Photo: Michelle Niedermeier

asitic way. There were two parasitoid species found and both of those are currently in a secure quarantine facility.” The research is looking at determining if these parasitoids can aid in managing the spotted lanternfly population in the United States.

Ms. Niedermeier’s advice to residents living in affected areas or to anyone who sees a Spotted Lanternfly is “avoid panicking.” The next step is to smash it, and if it’s egg masses, they should be scraped and placed in a container filled with alcohol (rubbing, hand sanitizer, mouth wash) to kill it or for preservation.

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or home remedies that could endanger pets or non-threatening animals or kill plants. You should also report the sighting to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (you may do this online). Alternatively, you may contact the Penn State Extension service at 1-888-4BADFLY (1-888422-3359). Competent staff is available to discuss safe science-based methods to eliminate the Spotted Lanternfly.

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he Philadelphia Orchestra is in virtual concert on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. with a very special performance of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto featuring three of the greatest musicians of the century: cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzak Perlman and pianist Emanuel Ax, another of the PO’s year-long tribute to the celebration of Beethoven’s birthday 250 years ago. And something new: on Aug. 8 at 11 a.m., the Orchestra’s assistant

soprano Sara Shaffer, violist Roberto Diaz, cellist Angela Park, guitarist Jiji and violinist Elissa Lee Konjolen, with spoken commentary. For concert time, 215-893-5252. Other archival and new performances by Curtis students and alumni are available at noon on weekdays, also on YouTube. • Our city›s popular Clay Studio has ample tutorials on projects to do at home without a wheel or other professional tools.

tions. At Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill through Sept. 9 is “Africa in the Arts of Phila.: Bullock, Searles and Twins Seven-Seven”.

Timed tickets and details at woodmereartmuseum. org. At the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown through Jan. 20 is “Rising Tides: Contemporary Art and the Ecology of Water”, timed tickets at michenerartmuseum.org Also in Doylestown at the Mercer Museum is “200 Years of

principal cellist Yumi Kendall leads an At Home Cello PlayIN, a class and musical performance of songs in the Suzuki method, perfect for all levels and all ages. philorch. org. • Bristol Riverside Theatre has three performances ready for action.

“A Night at the Movies” is a ticketed production by Bristol’s talented cast of singers/dancers presenting favorite songs from Hollywood’s greatest musicals.

Live on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m., then pre-recorded on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m., Aug. 9 at 3 p.m.

215-785-0100. • The Curtis Institute is on YouTube on Aug. 11 in a program of works

by Bach, Mozart, de Falla and others performed by

This is also a chance to learn about the importance of under glazing and how to make prints from clay creations. Anytime, at theclaystudio.org/ clay-at-home-tutorials. • “Vida Americana” is the big new show at the Whitney Gallery in NYC, subtitled “Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1924-1945”, an examination of the postwar success of Abstract Expressionism This virtual tour, while the Museum is closed, offers a selection from the show as well as related videos. whitney. org. • Three of our region’s own museums have re-opened for public viewing, all with special pandemic related restric-

Bucks Co. Art” through Dec. 31, open daily with special hours for seniors and the immunocompromised, closed daily from 1 o 2 p.m. for cleaning. mercermuseum.org/visit. • A live performance of Leoncavallo’s tragic oneact opera “Pagliacci” is set for Aug. 8 at 4 p. by Amici Opera as part of their 21st season, sung in Italian by young vocal artists with piano accompaniment. Social distancing is guaranteed, hand sanitizer will be available and bring your own mask. Redeemer UMC, 1128 Cottman Ave. 215-224-0257. • Ballet has truly found a marvelous niche on line and in virtual performances and the list of companies offering such soothing

events continues to grow.

Here are a few of the latest entries: City Center Live @ Home has a series of tap dancing every Tuesday through Aug. 25 with dancers tapping and also discussing their art. nycitycenter.org/tap. • Geoffrey Holder’s 1974 dance “Dougla” is a fusion of Africa-inspired and Indian-accented dance, an homage to the hybrid Dougla culture of Trinidad, Holder’s birthplace. 8 p.m. nightly on the company’s YouTube page. dancetheatreofharlem.org/dthondemand. • Ballet Hispanico celebrates its 50th anniversary with a notable event on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m., a special archival release of “Cada Noche...Tango”, choreographed by Graciela Daniele and performed in 1992, inspired by Buenos Aires’ passionate underground nightlife from the 1920’s and 30’s. Following the performance, dancers and Artistic Director

Eduardo Vilaro will offer comments. ballethiispanico.org/bunidos/watch-party. • Koresh Dance has created three new topical short films available at koreshdance.org: “6 Feet Apart”, “The Elephant is in the Room”, and “All Dance Leads Home”. • BalletX’s popular Sunday Morning Highlight Reel continues to reveal archival footage.

In addition, they are now offering Vail Dance Festival through Aug. 7 on FaceBook and You Tube and also 2-minute workshops and BalletX Beyond Virtual. Information on all this at BalletX.org. • The always reliable Metropolitan Opera continues to buoy our spirits and also encourage donations as they wait out their planned re-opening at Lincoln Center in NYC on Dec. 31. Their nightly free streamings of new and archival productions, glamorous and opulent

with the world’s greatest singers, are available at 7:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. the next day. Here is the current schedule: Aug. 5, Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” from 1992, a golden oldie with stars Kiri te Kanawa and Placido Domingo, conducted

by James Levine; Aug. 6, Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Kristine Opolais and Roberto Alagna; Aug. 7, Wagner’s “Parsifal” from 1992 starring Waltraut Meier and Siegried Jerusalem conducted by James Levine; Aug. 8, Handel’s “Agrippina” with superstar and Academy of Vocal Arts alumna Joyce DiDonato and Curtis’s Matthew Rose; Aug. 9, Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” with Simon Keenlyside and Hibla Gerzmova. metopera.org for information on these as well as on the Met’s new ticketed Opera Stars at Home Gala every other Sunday at 4 p.m. •

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The Barnes Foundation Presents Elijah Pierce’s America

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ajor retrospective featuring rarely seen works by virtuoso woodcarver September 27, 2020–January 10, 2021 In September 2020, the Barnes Foundation will present Elijah Pierce’s America, a landmark exhibition featuring the rich and varied sculpture of woodcarver Elijah Pierce (1892–1984). On view in the Roberts Gallery from September 27, 2020 through January 10, 2021, this is the first major retrospective of Pierce’s work to be presented outside his home city of Columbus, Ohio for more than twenty-five years.

Elijah Pierce’s America at the Barnes is sponsored by Northern Trust and Comcast NBCUniversal. Critical support for the exhibition is also provided by Victor F. Keen and Jeanne Ruddy

and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Born on a farm in Baldwyn, Mississippi, Pierce joined the Great Migration and settled in Columbus, Ohio, in 1924. After years spent working as a barber and preacher, he opened his own barbershop in 1954, which became a social hub and functioned as his studio. A virtuoso woodcarver, Pierce created a unique body of work over the course of 50 years, producing works of art in moments between cutting hair. His work features remarkable narratives—religious parables, autobiographical scenes, episodes from American politics, and includes figures from sports and film—with subjects ranging from Richard Nixon to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and from Hank Aaron to Richard Gere.

In 1984, Pierce told the

Columbus Dispatch: “I’d carve anything that was a picture in my mind. I thought a pocketknife was about the best thing I’d ever seen.”

Co-curated by Dr. Nancy Ireson, Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions & Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes, and Dr. Zoé Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery in London, Elijah Pierce’s America features approximately 100 rarely seen works created between 1923 and 1979, including painted bas-reliefs and freestanding carvings. Using wood, corrugated cardboard, crepe paper, house paint,

aluminum foil, glitter, and rhinestones, Pierce created extraordinary objects that expressed his faith, values, and perspective on

States.”

Elijah Pierce’s woodcarvings strike a chord with the diverse aesthetics present in the Barnes collection.

large, didactic polychrome reliefs • Major and rarely exhibited large-scale works, from private collections,

the world. His art reflects the complexities of life in 20th-century America.

“Today Dr. Albert C. Barnes is best known as a visionary collector and pioneering educator, but from the turn of the twentieth century, he was also a fierce advocate for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and the economically marginalized,” says Thom Collins, Neubauer Family Executive Director and President.

“Barnes’s commitment to racial equality, social justice, and education, which he believed was the cornerstone of a truly democratic society, is the historical legacy that we have worked hard to extend and grow in everything we do at the Barnes.”

“In Elijah Pierce’s America, we are looking at Pierce as the artist he was—not as a ‘folk’ or ‘outsider’ artist simply because he was self-taught,” says Zoé Whitley. “One of our goals with this exhibition is to raise key questions about the writing of art history: are self-taught artists automatically considered ‘outsider’ even if they were denied formal education by circumstance and social status? Within the history of early 20th-century art, how can we begin to recontextualize the contributions and innovations of selftaught artists? Through his woodcarvings, Pierce not only succeeded in telling a personal history alongside the history of African American people, but also revealed a dynamic visual history of the United

As a collector, Dr. Barnes was interested in art for its formal characteristics and was not concerned with artists’ social origin.

As a result, the Barnes collection is home to many works by artists with little or no formal art school training, including Paul Gauguin, Horace Pippin, and Henri Rousseau. In his display, Dr. Barnes placed renowned canvases by Matisse, Picasso, and Cézanne alongside household items he collected, such as furniture and wroughtiron objects, overturning traditional hierarchies to reveal universal elements of human expression.

“We are proud to present this long-awaited exhibition, which honors Dr. Barnes’s commitment to championing artists regardless of their training,” says Nancy Ireson. “The COVID-19 health crisis, which required our current temporary closure, forced us to adjust our exhibition schedule and delay the opening of Elijah Pierce’s America until September.

We are incredibly grateful to the lenders for their flexibility and for the opportunity to keep this important exhibition on view until January 2021. This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate an important yet under-recognized figure, whose work still deeply resonates today.”

Exhibition highlights include: • The Book of Wood (1932), the tour-de-force volume of biblical scenes for which Pierce is best known, featuring seven

including Joy (1930s–1940s) and Bible Stories (c. 1936) • Works inspired by Pierce’s biography and his calling as a pastor, including The Place of my Birth (1977), The Archangel Michael (1948) and Prayer (1966) • Vividly allegorical works featuring animals, including Monkeys at a Card Table (1938–1940), and The Little Elephant (c.

1923), the earliest carving he made as a gift for his wife • Works documenting Pierce’s take on popular culture and sports, including Popeye (1933) • Works chronicling American political themes, such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Kennedy Brothers (1977), Love (Martin Luther King, Jr.) (c. 1968), Watergate (1975), and Abraham Lincoln (1974) Exhibition Organization This exhibition is co-curated by Dr. Nancy Ireson, Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions & Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation, and Dr. Zoé Whitley, Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London.

About Elijah Pierce Elijah Pierce received the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1982, a lifetime achievement award recognizing how his art demonstrates and reflects our nation’s living cultural heritage.

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Washington, DC; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Pierce’s work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; the California African American Museum, Los Angeles; and the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH—the largest repository of Pierce’s work—among others.

About The Co-Curators Dr. Nancy Ireson is the Barnes Foundation’s Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions & Gund Family Chief Curator. A specialist in European art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Dr. Ireson began her post at the Barnes in August 2018. On completion of a PhD at the Courtauld Institute of Art, she began her curatorial career at the National Gallery, London, before taking on roles at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Courtauld Gallery. Dr. Ireson was the Rothman Family Associate Curator at the Art Institute of Chicago before becoming Curator, International Art at Tate Modern, London. Notable exhibitions she has curated and co­curated include Cezanne’s Card Players (Courtauld Gallery, 2010), Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge (Courtauld Gallery, 2011), Temptation: The Demons of James Ensor (Art Institute of Chicago, 2014), Modigliani (Tate Modern, 2017), and Picasso 1932: Love, Fame, Tragedy (Tate Modern, 2018). She has published and lectured on a wide range of related subjects.

Dr. Zoé Whitley is the Director of Chisenhale Gallery, London. Most recently, Dr. Whitley served as Senior Curator at the Hayward Gallery in London, prior to which she was Curator, International Art at Tate Modern.

She has conceived numerous site-specific artist commissions, film screenings, and special projects internationally.

Exhibitions to her credit include curating the British Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale and co-curating the acclaimed Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power (Tate Modern, 2017). Author of The Graphic World of Paul Peter Piech and the children’s book Meet the Artist: Frank Bowling, she has also written exhibition catalogues, essays, and interviews on Grace Wales Bonner, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Lubaina Himid, Alexander McQueen, and Jack Whitten, among others. Dr. Whitley was named one of Apollo Magazine’s 40 Under 40 Thinkers in Europe, and one of Artlyst’s 2019 “100 Alternative Powerhouses” in the not-forprofit contemporary art world.

CATALOGUE Co-published by the Barnes Foundation and Paul Holberton Publishing, London, the fully illustrated exhibition catalogue features essays by co-curators Nancy Ireson and Zoé Whitley, as well as contributions from Dr. Sampada Aranke of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and artist Theaster Gates.

As the first substantial book on Elijah Pierce to be published in more than 25 years, this catalogue marks a new phase of the artist’s critical reception, building on the pioneering work of the Columbus Museum of Art in the 1980s and 1990s.

The exhibition catalogue is made possible by the generous support of the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Foundation.

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Philadelphia ZOO Welcomes a Caribbean Flamingo Chick to its Growing Flock Celebrating the First Successful Hatching of this Species in More Than 20 Years

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hiladelphia, PA Philadelphia Zoo is pleased to welcome an adorable new member to its ever-growing family: a flamingo chick, hatched on July 12—is the first of this species to hatch at the Zoo in more than 20 years! To avoid disturbing the new flamingo family and the rest of the flock during this sensitive stage in development, Zoo staff has not yet handled the chick so its height, weight and its sex is not yet confirmed. To see this adorable little one, tune in to the Zoo’s Facebook Live program, PhillyZoo@2 on Wednesday, August 5th at 2pm to see babies first day out!

“We are so pleased to welcome this new flamingo chick to our growing flock. After several years of preparing the flock and their enclosure for successful nesting, we are all very happy to watch the chick’s development under the

“thin” With strong familial bonds, flamingo pairs share parenting duties including incubating their eggs, (which lasts about 27-30 days), and feeding their offspring. Females lay an egg atop a mud mound, built by both parents, and together the pair protect the nest and their eggs until hatching. After a chick hatches both parents will feed it with “flamingo milk” which is produced in the upper digestive tract and dripped into the mouth of the chick. Red in color, this “milk” is the bird’s primary food source in its first few months after hatch. As the chick grows, it becomes more independent, venturing further from its parents. To stay connected, the family will use frequent familiar vocalizations, which they recognize as each other’s distinct calls Throughout its first year, the chick will change

care of its doting parents.” says Ian Gereg, the Zoo’s Vice President for Animal Well-Being.

In celebration of the birth, the Zoo is enlisting the help of the public to name its new arrival. Selecting from a list developed by zookeepers, voters can vote as many times as they wish on their favorite name. Beginning today through Sunday, August 9th at 5:00 pm voters should visit www. philadelphiazoo.org/flamingo.

Flamingos are native to the Caribbean and Central and South America, so Zoo staff chose the following names from words from the Spanish language: · Rosado: means “pink” · Alto means “tall” · Flaco means “slim” or

a great deal. Starting out at just 6-inches-tall, it will eventually grow to 5-feet-tall and transition from a gray fluffy down to a grayish-pink plumage, eventually turning to a vibrant pink – the result of carotenoids in bird’s food supply.

As America’s First Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo has always been a leader in animal care. It was this excellence that led to the discovery of the correlation between flamingo diets, carotenoids (yellow, orange, and red organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae) and coloration. In the 1940’s, the Zoo developed a new diet for the flamingos that included ground carrots for the first time.

A change in feather color

and skin pigmentation was soon noticed, and by the mid-1950’s Philadelphia Zoo’s flamingo diet breakthrough was shared with zoos around the world.

Native to the Caribbean and Central and South America, Caribbean flamingos, sometimes called American flamingos, are considered ‘Least Concern’ by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Wild flamingo populations have significantly rebounded following conservation efforts implemented in the 1990s to protect birds and their sensitive nesting sites.

ABOUT PHILADELPHIA ZOO: Animals are on the move like never before at Philadelphia Zoo with Zoo360, a first-in-the-world system of see-through trails passing through treetops, crossing over pathways and connecting habitats, giving animals like amazing big cats, majestic primates and marvelous meerkats the opportunities to travel and explore.

Visit our young western lowland gorillas, giraffes, hippos, white rhino,

zebras, red pandas, Amur tigers and more at America’s first Zoo. Explore our 42-acre Victorian garden and enjoy award-winning exhibits like Big Cat Falls, PECO Primate Reserve, McNeil Avian Center and KidZooU, a wildlife academy that offers dynamic displays, rare breeds and hands-on experiences.

Philadelphia Zoo is the second highest ticketed attraction in Philadelphia, one of the region's foremost conservation organizations and home to nearly 1,300 animals, many rare and endangered. By connecting people with wildlife, Philadelphia Zoo creates joyful discovery and inspires action for animals and habitats. The Zoo welcomed more than 1.25 million visitors last year. Philadelphia Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Philadelphia Zoo is a non-smoking facility.

For more information or to reserve tickets, visit us at www.PhiladelphiaZoo. org. Facebook: PhiladelphiaZoo; Instagram: @ philadelphiazoo; Twitter: @ phillyzoo.

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City Provides Update on COVID-19 for Monday, August 3, 2020

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he Philadelphia Department of Public Health today announced 311 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Philadelphia. That brings the number of confirmed cases to 30,665. Today’s case count represents totals for three days, since new cases were last reported on Friday, July 31.

The Department of Public Health confirmed two additional fatalities in Philadelphia. This brings the number of residents who have succumbed to the virus in Philadelphia to 1,692. Of the 1,692 total deaths, 859 (51%) were long-term care facility residents. Current and cumulative totals of both symptomatic and asymptomatic positive cases in Philadelphia prisons are now posted on the testing and data page of the City’s COVID-19 website.

Limited services now available at the Free Library: Though library buildings remain closed to the public, several services across the library system are expanding. Some Free Library locations are now offering limited services, including returns, material pickups, and phone reference. Visit our new Limited Services page to see what’s available at neighborhood libraries. This page is updated daily, so check back

regularly.

Trash and Recycling Update: Starting today, Monday, August 3, the Streets Department has resumed a normal trash collection schedule. Residents can place trash curbside on their regular collection day, but there may be delays as the Department continues to balance increased tonnage and staff shortages.

Recycling continues to be delayed significantly as the Department focused the majority of its resources to return trash to a normal collection schedule. Crews are collecting the recycling that remains on the ground this week. Because of high winds and heavy downpours expected later this week from Hurricane Isaias, the Department is suspending recycling collections from Wednesday, August 5 to Friday, August 7. Residents can place trash out on their normal trash collection day, however, residents should hold their recycling on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday until the following week.

OHS Grant Announcement: The City’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) announced the award of nearly $4.2 million dollars in State CARES Emergency Solutions Grant or “ESG” funds for homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, human services and legal as-

sistance. The grants expand homeless services for youth, the Latinx and LBGTQ communities. Among the grants are: $400,000 to a new partnership between SELF Inc., one of the city’s largest homeless services providers, and the William Way LGBTQ Community Center, to provide greater access to homeless assistance to the LGBTQIA community. $1.5 million to organizations serving the Latinx/Hispanic community, including a new partnership with Nueva Esperanza Inc. $800,000 to Valley Youth House which has been a leader in helping young adults experiencing homelessness, and Turning Points for Children, which provides immediate, direct and sustained supportive services for supporting youth aging out of foster care.

More details are available here.

PPE Procurement Opportunity: Since the start of the pandemic, the City of Philadelphia has worked aggressively to obtain stock of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to meet its needs and those of its local partners. In order to maintain a more adequate and reliable supply going forward, the City is offering an opportunity for vendors who supply PPE to compete on an Invitation For Bid

(IFB). The IFB has been posted on the City’s contracts hub. Vendors will need to be registered on PHLContracts to respond to this opportunity. Interested businesses can find more information on how to become a vendor with the City of Philadelphia and begin the registration process online now.

Testing Site Map: A testing site finder at phila. gov/testing helps people find a free COVID-19 test in Philadelphia. Anyone can search for a site by address, click on a map location for specific site information, and filter by day of week and by drive-thru or walk-up.

COVID-19 Resources: City’s COVID-19 homepage: phila.gov/covid-19.

COVID-19 resources translated into multiple languages.

Greater Philadelphia Coronavirus Helpline: 1 (800) 722-7112.

Residents can text COVIDPHL to 888-777 to get updates sent to their phones.

Find out more about testing for COVID-19.

Businesses with questions about reopening using the Department of Public Health’s guidelines should email business@phila.gov.

The PHL COVID-19 Fund continues to solicit donations to aid nonprofits that are on the frontline of the pandemic.

Muslims emphasize sacrifice on Eid amidst COVID

Annual Festival of Sacrifice teaches Muslims to continue helping those in need

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ast Friday, July 31st, American Muslims joined Muslims worldwide to celebrate Islam’s most important holiday, Eid-ul-Adha, which marks Prophet Abraham’s spirit of sacrifice. Commemorated at the close of the Hajj pilgrimage at the holy Kaaba in Mecca, this day is celebrated globally to remind Muslims of the importance of sacrifice, service to humanity, and gratefulness to God. As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA has communicated to its membership in all 62 chapters across the country to celebrate Eid-ul-Adha at individual homes.

Earlier this year, His Holiness Mirza Masroor

Ahmad, the Khalifa (Worldwide Head) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, instructed that while “observing precautionary measures...help whoever [you] can. To please Allah, it is essential that one takes care of His creation and most importantly, beseech Allah the Almighty’s mercy for their own sake and for the sake of mankind.”

“It is more important now more than ever to remember what God has given us,” said Amjad Mahmood Khan, National Director of Public Affairs for Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA. “So many fellow Americans are struggling right now due to the unrelenting grip of COVID-19. As Muslims, we should strive to show our

gratitude through prayers to God and service to humanity.”

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA calls on Muslims to amplify their spirit of sacrifice this year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community continues to offer food distribution through its aid organization, Humanity First USA (usa.humanityfirst.org).

About the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community: The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a dynamic, reformist and fast-growing international movement within Islam. Founded in 1889, the Community spans 213 countries with tens of millions of members. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA, established

in 1920, is the oldest American-Muslim organization.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the only Islamic organization to believe that the long- awaited messiah has come in the person of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835-1908) of Qadian, India. Ahmad claimed to be the metaphorical second coming of Jesus of Nazareth and the divine guide, whose advent was foretold by the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The Community believes that God sent Ahmad, like Jesus, to end religious wars, condemn bloodshed and reinstitute morality, justice and peace.

Ahmad’s advent has brought about an unprecedented era of Islamic revival and moderation.

He divested Muslims of fanatical beliefs and practices by vigorously championing Islam’s true and essential teachings.

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Reduces wearer’s exposure to particles including small particle aerosols and large droplets (only non-oil aerosols).

Face Seal Fit

Loose-fitting

Tight-fitting

Fit Testing Requirement

No

Yes

User Seal Check Requirement

No

Yes. Required each time the respirator is donned (put on)

Filtration

Does NOT provide the wearer with a reliable level of protection from inhaling smaller airborne particles and is not considered respiratory protection

Filters out at least 95% of airborne particles including large and small particles

Leakage

Leakage occurs around the edge of the mask when user inhales

When properly fitted and donned, minimal leakage occurs around edges of the respirator when user inhales

Use Limitations

Disposable. Discard after each patient encounter.

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