people
Aug. 10, 2016 12:52 pm
Sustainable business lobbyist Saleem Chapman is OK with incremental change
As long as there continues to be momentum behind it. Here's how Sustainable Business Network's policy and advocacy manager sees his role in tackling "the issue of our time."
purpose
Aug. 5, 2016 8:55 am
It’s about time we start giving a hoot about the treatment of senior citizens
Although Pennsylvania has made some improvements to how elder abuse complaints are handled, another concern is the underwhelming amount of public outcry.
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.
method
Jul. 27, 2016 8:48 am
In states like Pa., the politics of poverty are ‘absolutely important’
Poverty in rural Pa. looks different than it does in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Still, "we should be able to have a statewide conversation about poverty," said GreenLight Fund Philadelphia ED Omar Woodard.
purpose
Jul. 11, 2016 9:59 am
These 300 re-entrants were sentenced to life as kids. Who will help them reintegrate?
Social services will need to figure out how to serve the 295 individuals returning to Philadelphia from life sentences they received as juveniles.
people
Jun. 27, 2016 8:37 am
How Pa. Housing Alliance’s new executive director plans to build on the org’s successes
Phyllis Chamberlain thinks homelessness can be solved -- it just takes getting people "excited" about making an impact on it while remaining "practical."
funding
Jun. 20, 2016 11:33 am
Here’s what Pa. can learn from the first 10 U.S. pay for success projects
There's no one-size-fits-all for the cross-sector funding model, but Pennsylvania should leverage the working relationship between partners Social Finance and Center for Employment Opportunities.
funding
Jun. 1, 2016 3:03 pm
This is what Pa. can do to rally investors around its new pay for success projects
The state is launching twin projects to lower recidivism rates, and partners are expecting capital to flow in from investors. Here's how they can make sure that happens.
purpose
May 27, 2016 8:30 am
Child welfare in Philadelphia needs reform, now
It's been a bad month for the sector. Here's what's been going wrong, and what further-reaching effects that will likely have on our city's recidivism and incarceration rates.