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Jul. 31, 2017 12:58 pm
12 people of color leading the social impact charge in Philadelphia
Get to know this list of impressive folks working in each of our editorial calendar themes.
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Jul. 31, 2017 6:27 am
Joanna Otero-Cruz takes on Gurney Street
From nonprofits to city government, the Fairhill native has spent her career working with at-risk communities. Right now, she's focused on cleaning up the notorious hub for the city’s opioid epidemic.
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Jul. 28, 2017 12:25 pm
Why this civic leader with 25 years of service in North Philly has an open-door policy
“Consider the community, find out what the community needs, not what you think that they need,” said Christine Brown, director of the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood's Beech Community Services.
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Jul. 28, 2017 9:15 am
Hannah Sassaman of Media Mobilizing Project is a 2017 Soros Justice Fellow
The fellowship from Open Society Foundations focuses on those who've done work in addressing issues regarding mass incarceration in the U.S.
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Jul. 27, 2017 1:50 pm
TransWork wants to expand entrepreneurship opportunities for Philly’s transgender community
The program is being spearheaded by Marcus Iannozzi of Message Agency in partnership with the Independence Business Alliance, the LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Philadelphia region.
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Jul. 27, 2017 6:05 am
LEADERSHIP Philadelphia just announced its Connectors and Keepers class of 2018
Social impact folks will surely recognize some of their own on the 56-person list.
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Jul. 26, 2017 12:36 pm
Philly is partnering with a global app competition to increase adult literacy skills
The city’s Office of Adult Education has helped the Adult Literacy XPRIZE competition connect to its target audience of adult learners who could benefit from educational mobile apps.
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Jul. 26, 2017 11:20 am
PSA: Philly’s 2-1-1 hotline has a texting option now
Text 898-211 to get connected with the city's health and human services offerings. 2-1-1's Meg Finley visited "Around the Corner" to share more.
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Jul. 25, 2017 12:58 pm
Here’s how the city will take care of those displaced by the Conrail tracks cleanup
Billy Penn has the details on how Philly will help the people who lived along Gurney Street, most of whom are dealing with homelessness and substance use disorders.
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Jul. 25, 2017 10:34 am
Theatre in the X broke the fourth wall to discuss the realities of leading a Black theater company
"It is our responsibility to realize that we — us people of color, us poor, us displaced, us disenfranchised, us subjugated — are not the minority," said cofounder Carlo Campbell.