Albert Hong is Generocity's contributing reporter. He started hanging around the Technically Media office as a summer intern for Technical.ly and eventually made his way to freelancing for both news sites. While technology and video games are two of his main interests, he's grown to love Philadelphia as a city and is always excited to hear someone else's story.
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Dec. 5, 2017 9:20 am
TeenSHARP is making its ‘long overdue’ expansion into Philly
The Delaware-based college prep nonprofit is currently in talks to secure a fixed location on a university campus.
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Dec. 3, 2017 9:31 pm
What a North Philly film 10 years in the making can teach about building relationships
Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade filming the lives of Christopher “Quest” Rainey and his family for his first documentary feature. Here are some resulting lessons on getting a community's story right.
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Nov. 30, 2017 11:18 am
Here’s how the Penn Museum wants to engage visitors with vision loss
The history museum is expanding on the "touch tours" it's been offering for more than five years at some of its galleries.
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Nov. 28, 2017 1:27 pm
Mural Arts is getting $200K to expand its criminal justice reform program
The Philly nonprofit is the only visual arts organization out of 30 grantees of the Ford Foundation's new Art for Justice Fund.
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Nov. 27, 2017 11:42 am
This new PhillyCAM fellowship will teach you to help others become engaged digital citizens
The five-month Digital Media Literacy Academy fellowship will instruct on media literacy concepts like media bias and ownership.
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Nov. 20, 2017 11:58 am
This Philly nonprofit is teaching social entrepreneurship to middle schoolers
Because for cofounder Michelle Julet, it's never too early to start opening kids up to the possibilities of starting their own business, while also emphasizing qualities such as compassion, courage and confidence.
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Nov. 17, 2017 9:52 am
Drexel’s Urban Innovation Fellows are tackling workforce development and public health
The three inaugural fellows — Michael O'Bryan, Priya Mammen and Chris Spahr — will be working with Drexel University's Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation for the next three to six months.
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Nov. 15, 2017 12:19 pm
Prevention Point Philadelphia marks 25 years of battling HIV, AIDS and the opioid epidemic
The Kensington nonprofit is celebrating a quarter-century tomorrow. Executive Director Jose Benitez weighs in on how it's evolved and what's next in the fight against overdoses — including the possibility of safe injection sites.
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Nov. 13, 2017 12:56 pm
Juntos just formed Philly’s first Community Resistance Zone for immigrants’ rights
Over the weekend, the activist organization helped almost 150 volunteers register 500 South Philly residents as advocates.
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Nov. 10, 2017 10:23 am
Knight Cities Challenge winner PHL Participatory Design Lab is launching next week
The Office of Homeless Services and the Department of Revenue are working to improve their interactions with the public.