purpose
Jan. 10, 2017 10:13 am
Identify the top 10 social issues for Trump’s first 100 days with Penn
The university's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) is offering a free course where participants will collaborate with faculty to create a list of priorities for the incoming administration.
purpose
Dec. 2, 2016 9:21 am
A peek at the future of sustainable business policy under Trump
"The reality of a Trump presidency has begun to crystallize," reads the latest edition of The Good Economist. Here's what that means on the policy front for sustainability advocates.
funding
Nov. 23, 2016 7:42 am
How might the election results impact federal funding for local nonprofits?
It’s hard to know what the president-elect will actually do, but based on what he’s said he'll do, here are some possible philanthropic outcomes.
purpose
Nov. 21, 2016 12:58 pm
Obamacare’s uncertain future has some social workers on edge
President-Elect Donald Trump's vague plans for the Affordable Care Act are making some service providers uneasy. Others weren't exactly pleased with it from the jump.
method
Nov. 21, 2016 12:36 pm
The path to juvenile justice reform in Trump’s America
Stoneleigh Foundation's Marie Williams has some words of wisdom for concerned advocates: "Reform has always been local."
purpose
Oct. 11, 2016 11:22 am
Visualizing Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic
Nearly 78 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Reinvestment Fund's PolicyMap took a look at data surrounding the last ten years of overdoses in the U.S., honing in on how the epidemic has spread across Pennsylvania.
purpose
Sep. 30, 2016 12:57 pm
3 things service providers want you to understand about homelessness
Above all, they stress one thing: Homeless individuals are not the "other."
method
Aug. 19, 2016 12:39 pm
4 ways Pa. can help low-income families recover from Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform
Community Legal Services has outlined how the Commonwealth can tweak its cash assistance program to help families get out of the cycle of poverty.
people
Jul. 28, 2016 11:32 am
10 ideas from local leaders that might move criminal justice reform forward
Five local leaders (and then some) got together to talk about how we should start rethinking what crime and punishment should look like at a DNC event hosted by The Atlantic.
results
Jul. 27, 2016 12:42 pm
Why is it so hard to get young people to vote?
Millennials are always logged on and connected. Yet their mobility makes them harder to reach — especially when it's time to hit the polls.