results
Oct. 12, 2016 11:43 am
Slate takes a look at Pa.’s troubled history of wrongful convictions
The system is broken.
funding
Oct. 9, 2016 1:22 pm
Pay for success does not always mean ‘everybody wins’
Neither in theory nor in practice. Pennsylvania is set to launch two pay for success programs in 2017.
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."
purpose
Sep. 9, 2016 12:55 pm
What we’re really saying when we talk about social change
We demand it in times of civil unrest, but what can contemporary social change look like in — specifically for urban communities of color? A few local leaders break through the ambiguity.
method
Sep. 6, 2016 10:36 am
#WeNeedToWork wants government job programs for reentrants and people with disabilities
Subsidized job programs can help break the cycle of poverty and cut public spending. That's why Community Legal Services and Redeemed have launched an effort to introduce programs in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania at large.
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
Aug. 18, 2016 12:57 pm
Returning citizens need political representation and Bill Cobb has a plan to make it happen
Here's how the prison reform advocate wants to increase civic engagement among formerly incarcerated voters like himself.
purpose
Aug. 16, 2016 12:58 pm
Nyron Crawford wants to know who’s responsible for all this disparity
The Temple political science professor is studying political behavior, public policy and how people of color perceive the legitimacy of police and government.
purpose
Aug. 16, 2016 11:09 am
Why juvenile solitary confinement still happens in Pa. despite federal and state bans
Loopholes surrounding terminology and definitions have allowed juvenile solitary confinement to persist. The Inquirer reports on the issue locally.
method
Aug. 15, 2016 8:02 am
This Penn energy wonk says global climate goals ‘can be disruptive’ for local governments
Dr. Mark Alan Hughes, faculty director of University of Pennsylvania’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, says cities and states need to think about themselves now rather than the entire planet in 2050.