Category: Press Coverage

West Philly Local The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative (WPSI), in partnership with PIDC’s Navy Yards Skills Initiative (NYSI), have launched

The Philadelphia Inquirer   Ever since he got his first set of Legos, Muhammad Tumaini has loved construction. He took

The Philadelphia Inquirer Jacobus van Zyl is one of the millions of Americans to join the pandemic economy’s latest trend:

West Philly Local   The West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, the University City District’s program that provides job training opportunities to

Philadelphia Business Journal by Natalie Kostelni In the earliest days of the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, University City District, which

The Philadelphia Inquirer by Stephanie Farr Meet Cameron Corbett, a hospitality-industry veteran who was recently hired by Four Seasons Total

SOUTHWEST CDC GLOBE TIMES   By Steven Kuzmicki Kenroy Grayson of Southwest Philadelphia says, “the program was excellent and the

WHYY By Ali McPherson With an eye toward expanding coronavirus testing in their part of the city, the University of

The Philadelphia Inquirer by Zoe Rosenberg Volunteer youth pastor Vanessa Dicks of Mantua’s Pleasant Grove Baptist Church has been connecting

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Penn Medicine hired 50 new laboratory assistants through the University City District’s West Philadelphia Skills Initiative to strengthen testing capabilities and give nontraditional

PHILADELPHIA – Even as COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up in Philadelphia, the virus remains prevalent, and shoring up testing capabilities