Mar. 18, 2026 8:00 am
Breaking the cycle: Second chance initiatives
image above courtesy of Baker Industries Allyson Gross began working as a line assembly lead at Baker Industries in September 2024. She had recently been released from incarceration for manufacturing or possession with intent to deliver and was seeking employment. A contact at Baker Industries referred her, and she immediately heard back after filling out […]
purpose
Jan. 11, 2021 11:09 am
Can EITC be a tool for poverty alleviation or wealth building in Fairhill?
“We need to develop systems to ensure warm and effective connectivity between the free tax prep and the comprehensive set of public benefits, subsidies, supports, and resources," says Will Gonzalez, executive director of Ceiba.
purpose
Dec. 8, 2020 9:57 am
A look inside the stubborn problem of access to benefits and relief in Kensington
Generocity contributor Brandon Dorfman looks at some the root causes of poverty in Kensington, and at the limitations of, and challenges to, poverty alleviation efforts that have been deployed in the neighborhood in the past.
purpose
Dec. 1, 2020 4:11 pm
This is Philadelphia’s largest, newest coalition combating poverty
Generocity contributor Brandon Dorfman takes a deep dive into how poverty manifests in Philadelphia, and the unprecedented coalition that has committed to lift 100,000 Philadelphians out of it in the next five years.
purpose
Nov. 16, 2020 12:30 pm
ADVANCE 2020 brings together nonprofit leaders to tackle the region’s most significant crises
Session hosts such as GreenLight Fund’s Omar Woodard, Knight Foundation’s Alberto Ibargüen, and Think & Grow Farms' Jamie Bracey-Green challenged conventional wisdom.
purpose
Apr. 30, 2020 12:21 pm
Centering women of color is key to COVID-19 response
The Women's Funding Collaborative offers six suggestions for philanthropic entities and policymakers.
people
Sep. 5, 2019 5:35 pm
Meet Trooper Sanders, Benefits Data Trust’s new CEO
The Detroit native, and self-avowed history nerd, has more than 20 years of experience working at the crossroads of business, government, and the nonprofit sectors.
method
Feb. 20, 2019 2:40 pm
March For Our Lives Philly youth organizers: It’s ‘extremely important for us to participate in politics’
Local teens are hosting voter registration drives at their schools and encouraging their peers to be politically aware. Plus, here's how to vote for the first time.
purpose
Oct. 31, 2018 8:45 am
‘A Dream Deferred’ exhibit wants to inspire visitors to ‘engage the systems that are doing you wrong’
Little Giant Creative's multimedia exhibit, on display through Nov. 17, uses multimedia to explain redlining's legacy in Philadelphia.
results
Jul. 26, 2018 2:16 pm
Pennsylvania is getting tighter regulations for recovery homes. Will they improve a faulty system?
In 2016, Bristol Township passed its own such ordinances. Here's what the impact and challenges have been, and why monitoring the places where people with addiction can recover matters.