
Sep. 10, 2019 8:00 am
Chad Lassiter: 4 lessons learned at PHRC while combatting hate
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission reflects on what he's learned after a year on the job.

Aug. 30, 2019 11:33 am
Leveling the academic playing field for children in foster care
CB Community School is designed to help youth in care receive a quality education. Instructors are trained in trauma-informed practices to help students cope with any crisis they are facing.

Aug. 9, 2019 12:38 pm
As Hahnemann closes, Philly’s middle-wage job sector will take a hit
Like the manufacturing sector before it, the future of hospitals as an engine for job growth for lower skilled and middle skilled workers seems to be behind us.

Jul. 12, 2019 6:38 am
Protesters rally to keep Hahnemann’s maternity ward open
Councilwoman Helen Gym Gym told the crowd that 800 Hahnemann patients are expected to give birth in the next four weeks. But the hospital announced it will stop delivering babies today.

Jun. 28, 2019 4:18 pm
Hahnemann Hospital’s closure is delayed 90 days — now what?
"No Philadelphia hospital can absorb the increased volume that would follow a closure without compromising the quality of care they are able to provide," says Maureen May, RN and PASNAP president.

Jun. 20, 2019 1:11 pm
Report: Arts organizations can be essential part of the solutions to problems of aging
"Agenda: Aging" is the fourth in a series of advocacy reports from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance looking at the positive impact of arts and culture on important civic issues.

May 29, 2019 12:05 pm
ACLU takes its show on the road
Traditionally, the ACLU has fought its social justice battles in the courtroom and the halls of legislatures across the country, but now it is taking its fight to the streets in the form of grassroots advocacy and voter education.

Apr. 10, 2019 7:52 am
Bayada transitions from for-profit to nonprofit to save its mission-driven culture
Founding CEO J. Mark Baiada said it was the only way to ensure that "compassion, excellence and reliability" would continue to take precedence over profits.

Feb. 1, 2019 2:00 pm
The City of Philadelphia wants to help its frontline workers better deal with trauma
The Take Care PHL initiative will aim to alleviate secondary traumatic stress in firefighters, correctional officers, social workers and the like.

Oct. 30, 2018 12:30 pm
4 unheralded Philadelphia nonprofits doing the tough, on-the-ground work
Four experienced nonprofit execs picked four local orgs they think more people should know about. Meet Up and Running Healthcare Solutions, Tree House Books, Urban Creators and Preventing HIV Project.
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