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The federal government resumed student loan debt collection on May 5, meaning borrowers in default can risk wage garnishment, withholding of government benefits and refunds, and negative impacts to credit scores if they don't start repaying loans.

Student loan collections are back. What borrowers need to know to avoid wage garnishment or credit damage.

A patient receives the monkeypox vaccine at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity in North Philadelphia in 2022. The Black Doctors Consortium hosted the clinic.

Where to find free vaccines in Philadelphia this winter

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at William H. Ziegler Elementary School in 2021.

How students can get free school meals from the School District of Philadelphia, plus finding menus and grocery help

Yasaret Beltran with twin daughters, Lilliana and Mia, walk away with new back packs during Philly's 2022 back-to-school tour in South Philadelphia.

Back to school: Free supplies, drives, and backpack giveaways in Philly

A mother cooks dinner in her kitchen. The Summer EBT program provides families with $120 per child during summer months to increase household grocery budgets.

SUN Bucks EBT program provides families with $120 per child for groceries

A sign advises diners not use the water-blended fountain soda in a center city restaurant on Sunday March 26, 2023 after Philadelphia officials suggested residents switch to bottled water to avoid ingesting chemicals spilled into a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County Friday night.

You may be owed $25 from last year’s chemical spill in the Delaware River

Sahiyah Cooper, 8, front right, Egypt Savage, 11, back left, during a lunch provided by Philabundance at the Police Athletic League, in South Philadelphia, July 10, 2019. Philabundance is tripling the number of meals it's providing this summer for low-income children. Summer is the hungriest time of year for Philly kids, since they're not eating breakfast and lunch in school.

Where to find free summer meals and food in Philadelphia

Michelle Nelson from the Mama-Tee Community Fridge Project stocks the refrigerator at the opening of the Mama-Tee Community Fridge at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Community fridges have served Philadelphians through the pandemic. Here’s how they’re faring in 2024.

Dry January, the month dedicated to sobriety, has been a helpful push for many looking to reduce their alcohol consumption, which in part has driven development and sales of new products.

How to stay sober-curious beyond Dry January

In Philadelphia, cafes, restaurants, bars, and more are home to gender-neutral bathrooms.

Map of gender-neutral bathrooms in Philly

Deneen Newland puts together an order at the Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank in Philadelphia, Pa., on November 4, 2021. The diaper bank has distributed over 7 million diapers and counting since its inception.

Where to get free diapers in Philadelphia

Roz Pichardo gives out free hugs at Prevention Point in Kensington Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Prevention Point Philadelphia and 30 partner organizations provided food, Narcan overdose reversal kits, Hepatitis and HIV tests, and a wide variety of services and resources from organizations across the city, all for free at a neighborhood block party.

What to know about Philly’s needle exchanges

Student loan collections are back. What borrowers need to know to avoid wage garnishment or credit damage.

The federal government resumed student loan debt collection on May 5, meaning borrowers in default can risk wage garnishment, withholding of government benefits and refunds, and negative impacts to credit scores if they don't start repaying loans.

Where to find free vaccines in Philadelphia this winter

A patient receives the monkeypox vaccine at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity in North Philadelphia in 2022. The Black Doctors Consortium hosted the clinic.

How students can get free school meals from the School District of Philadelphia, plus finding menus and grocery help

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at William H. Ziegler Elementary School in 2021.

Back to school: Free supplies, drives, and backpack giveaways in Philly

Yasaret Beltran with twin daughters, Lilliana and Mia, walk away with new back packs during Philly's 2022 back-to-school tour in South Philadelphia.

SUN Bucks EBT program provides families with $120 per child for groceries

A mother cooks dinner in her kitchen. The Summer EBT program provides families with $120 per child during summer months to increase household grocery budgets.

You may be owed $25 from last year’s chemical spill in the Delaware River

A sign advises diners not use the water-blended fountain soda in a center city restaurant on Sunday March 26, 2023 after Philadelphia officials suggested residents switch to bottled water to avoid ingesting chemicals spilled into a tributary of the Delaware River in Bucks County Friday night.

Where to find free summer meals and food in Philadelphia

Sahiyah Cooper, 8, front right, Egypt Savage, 11, back left, during a lunch provided by Philabundance at the Police Athletic League, in South Philadelphia, July 10, 2019. Philabundance is tripling the number of meals it's providing this summer for low-income children. Summer is the hungriest time of year for Philly kids, since they're not eating breakfast and lunch in school.

Community fridges have served Philadelphians through the pandemic. Here’s how they’re faring in 2024.

Michelle Nelson from the Mama-Tee Community Fridge Project stocks the refrigerator at the opening of the Mama-Tee Community Fridge at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

How to stay sober-curious beyond Dry January

Dry January, the month dedicated to sobriety, has been a helpful push for many looking to reduce their alcohol consumption, which in part has driven development and sales of new products.

Map of gender-neutral bathrooms in Philly

In Philadelphia, cafes, restaurants, bars, and more are home to gender-neutral bathrooms.

Where to get free diapers in Philadelphia

Deneen Newland puts together an order at the Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank in Philadelphia, Pa., on November 4, 2021. The diaper bank has distributed over 7 million diapers and counting since its inception.

What to know about Philly’s needle exchanges

Roz Pichardo gives out free hugs at Prevention Point in Kensington Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Prevention Point Philadelphia and 30 partner organizations provided food, Narcan overdose reversal kits, Hepatitis and HIV tests, and a wide variety of services and resources from organizations across the city, all for free at a neighborhood block party.