Together, the Philadelphia Water Department and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) are providing rain barrels, which can be used in order to reduce stormwater flows to the sewer system and creeks, to residents of Philadelphia’s watersheds free of charge. Rain Barrels are storage containers connected to downspouts (which lead rainwater from the roof to the ground […]

Back in July, Media Mobilizing Project, a West Philadelphia-based grassroots media organization and community advocacy group, won a Hometown Media Award for its short film Our Schools are not For Sale. The short film, one of MMP’s many films about education, chronicles the fight for public education in Philadelphia in response to the closing of over two […]

From Left to Right: Dave Forde, Movita Johnson, Hassan Freeman, Joe Kramer,Tom Hickey, Najee Darby and Pat Haughney In January 2008, Movita Johnson moved her family to Landsdowne in hopes of safeguarding her sons from the gun and drug culture running rampant in Philadelphia. In 2011, three years later to the day, Johnson buried her […]

The Mayor’s Commission on Literacy is hosting a day of workshops, panels, and information-sharing this Saturday, October 25, for Philadelphia’s adult education professionals, including tutors, teachers, coordinators and other nonprofit professionals and volunteers. While adult education is less centralized than youth education — it is spread across numerous nonprofits and programs — many people depend on […]

[metaslider id=31911] Quetta Robinson, 24, of West Philadelphia has always wanted to work with animals. But since returning from a three-month stint in prison, finding work in her field of choice has been difficult. “I guess they look at my background and probably don’t want to hire me,” she said about potential employers, including shelters […]