Feb. 26, 2021 3:23 pm
Report: Race, housing insecurity, and COVID-19 are connected
CLS's "COVID-19’s Impact on Race and Housing Security Across Philadelphia: Philadelphia Renters Report" shows that pre-existing housing insecurity and failures to address structural housing inequities left Black and brown communities more exposed to the virus.
Oct. 11, 2019 1:05 pm
Council of Economic Advisers’ proposed solutions to homelessness will actively harm people
The Council of Economic Advisers’ proposed solutions to homelessness will actively harm both people experiencing homelessness and people in poverty who are at risk of homelessness, says guest columnist Matt Tice.
Oct. 7, 2019 8:00 am
Report details the gender gap on boards of Philly’s nonprofit meds and eds
The Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative and the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University just released their 2019 census of women board members of the 50 largest nonprofit medical and educational institutions in Greater Philadelphia.
Aug. 19, 2019 2:25 pm
Bianca van Heydoorn and Aviva Tevah appointed to city’s new Office of Reentry Partnerships
Announcement of the creation of the office coincides with release of the “Philadelphia’s Reentry Services Landscape” report from the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition,
Mar. 14, 2019 11:13 am
Storymap: Schools count the young and homeless in the Philly ‘burbs
Chester County is one of the six counties that comprise the region with the greatest number of school-age homeless children. Our storymap gives you a closer look at the numbers in specific school districts in Chesco, Bucks, Delco and Montco.
Dec. 4, 2018 11:04 am
Center for Hunger-Free Communities just released 5 reports on discrimination and food insecurity
People who experience discrimination in places such as school, the workplace or healthcare settings are more likely to experience long-term food insecurity.
Nov. 12, 2018 10:34 am
Report: About 18 percent of Philadelphians are food insecure
That's 302,685 people who were "unable to always afford sufficient food" from 2015 to 2017 — an increase from 248,046 people in the previous three years.
Oct. 11, 2018 1:03 pm
No Philly foundations cracked the list of top U.S. funders giving globally
According to a recently released report on the state of international philanthropy. (One Conshohocken-based org did hit #26.)
Sep. 25, 2018 1:11 pm
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance completed a social impact census. Here are the early results
Local arts and culture nonprofits have hosted 1,056 impact-related programs in categories such as reentry, accessibility and immigration, according to 179 members' self-reporting.
Aug. 22, 2018 3:42 pm
Read the City of Philadelphia’s just-released report on its clean energy goals
"Powering Our Future: A Clean Energy Vision for Philadelphia" is a roadmap for reducing the city's carbon footprint.