HIAS PA and other orgs have prepared hundreds of humanitarian parole applications on behalf of PA residents from Afghanistan, but the fee of $575 per application can be an insurmountable roadblock, says guest columnist Cathryn Miller-Wilson.

A reason to not get too excited about a lower 2020 poverty rate is that the share of Americans experiencing food insecurity rose to an estimated 13.9% in 2020 from 10.9% in 2019, says guest columnist Elena Delavega.

Think about the fact that Black philanthropy is being celebrated because traditional philanthropy wasn’t designed to and hasn’t met the needs of the Black community for more than 20 years, says guest columnist Monique Curry-Mims.

Diversified Community Services and United Communities Southeast Philadelphia join forces to create a fund that offers direct assistance to low-income residents.

Prison gerrymandering is the practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of their cells instead of their hometowns. It isn't equitable and it isn't legal, says guest columnist Brenda Marrero.

A resource list of organizations to donate to, compiled with the help of Generocity's community members.

Plus, here's how Philadelphia stands to benefit from the newly passed $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill.

Through "Ancestors returning again/this time only to themselves" Black Quantum Futurism creates a site-specific time capsule where quantum physics,  Afro-futurism and Afro-diasporic cultural tradition can coexist.

In our Generocity community, the answer to that is a resounding "yes." Four local nonprofit professionals share examples of how — and why — they volunteer.

The joint funding is notable, in part, because only 1.6% of philanthropic dollars in America support women’s and girls’ organizations, according to guest columnists Jacqueline Ackerman and Tessa Skidmore.