I didn’t learn anything substantial about civics until I was 25 years old. Despite mandates to learn about government in school, my public school education left me unprepared for civic engagement. My public school education taught me the basics of government but I didn’t realize how incomplete it was until I was eligible to vote […]

Although I often take pride in my resourcefulness, it – and my pride – were acutely put to the test after I got myself into a $46,000 emergency surgery, only to find out I was uninsured. I began calling phone numbers and bookmarking links before I was even discharged from the hospital. But it still […]

I come to you from pretty nontraditional origins. The past 10 years of my life are the furthest removed I’ve ever been from the circumstances of extreme poverty. As a child of a person experiencing severe mental health issues, my early and young adult life was characterized by regular displacement, food insecurity, and periods of […]

It is rare for nonprofit news to make a front page in Philadelphia, but that has changed recently with the abrupt closure announcements of the University of the Arts, Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, and Benefits Data Trust. While every situation is unique and complex, from where I sit, these closures reflect the underlying challenges […]

Supreme Court to decide if you can be fined or jailed for living on the street

We tend to look at government as the holy grail of some sort, the reality is, every system has its limitations.

We hear a lot about Philadelphia as a “city of neighborhoods.” The description certainly fits, as we have a wealth of distinctive communities offering all varieties of food, shopping, architecture, civic institutions, and other amenities that enhance our quality of life. But what makes Philadelphia uniquely neighborhood-centered? After all, Manhattan has neighborhoods, Boston has neighborhoods, […]

Philadelphia is about to have our first woman mayor. But make no mistake, the fight towards equal representation of women in leadership is not over.

What it will take to create equitable opportunities and empower all students to meet modern challenges.

A solution for making good on CSR Promises.