Small But Mighty Arts founder Erica Hawthorne-Manon on the power of nontraditional funding and the importance of support for arts leaders of color.

"We need to remind our children that who we vote to put into our government also fixes the potholes, reduces taxes, increases taxes, funds our schools and takes care of our seniors," said the 18th Ward's Venise Whitaker.

Columnist Akeem Dixon chats with the Bicycle Coalition Greater Philadelphia's Randy LoBasso about the nonprofit's latest advocacy efforts and how the nonprofit has worked to engage communities.

Columnist Akeem Dixon chats with Program Manager Erica Smith Fichman about the health and societal benefits of a bigger urban tree canopy and how local nonprofits can get some free trees for their neighborhoods.

Columnist Akeem Dixon interviews NICE President Jennifer Devor on how the volunteer org connects parents to resources while tackling the challenges that arise when we talk about race, change, outdated policies and class.

Columnist Akeem Dixon asks the basics: what the group does, who it represents, what it's accomplished and what's next.

Columnist Akeem Dixon talks with Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia's Kathryn Fernandez about holiday giving and housing in the nation's poorest big city.

Here's their advice for finding community cleaning resources, needle collection and more.

Akeem Dixon's Cool Things Wit Cool People column kicks off with two questions on community development and entrepreneurship.