Around the Block is a community news program from the Block by Block team at WPPM-LP 106.5 FM. On this program we explore issues in the Philadelphia region with voices from the community – with reports from our team of community journalists and live in-studio interviews.
This episode features a story from reporter Nik Schaffer with an update on the status of the Slavery Memorial at the President’s House in Philadelphia, and an interview with Community Legal Services Staff Attorney Lauren Davis and with Pennsylvania Health Access Network Statewide Organizer Robin Stelly about the impact of federal funding cuts on programs that help people pay for food and health care services and what resources may be available to those impacted.
Sheila Lorrett Emerson and Yonique Myrie hosted this episode, and Crystal Herrera was our board operator.
Brad Linder is Radio News Managing Editor for WPPM. Peta Liu is Radio Operations Manager. And Allison Durham is WPPM’s Radio Program Manager.
***Note: During the section beginning at 17:38 in the episode, our panelists discuss work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries. One point that we wanted to clarify is that these work requirements are only in place for adults age 18-65, and we are starting to see terminations due to work requirements for the first time beginning this March.
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