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Apr. 1, 2019 4:02 pm
From school districts to county offices, people in Chesco and Delco are concerned about the Mariner East pipelines
"In a worst-case scenario pipeline explosion on the Mariner East, we would have a catastrophe on par with 9/11,” says Eve Miari of the Clean Air Council.
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Mar. 28, 2019 3:14 pm
Tackling food insecurity: Best practices from Bucks, Chesco, Delco and Montco
From listening to community to trauma-informed approaches, nonprofits in the suburbs diversify strategies in their fight against hunger.
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Mar. 27, 2019 4:29 pm
Making financial changes together in Montco and Delco
Habitat for Humanity, Philabundance and the Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities are joining together to help housing and food insecure families back on their feet.
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Mar. 27, 2019 1:13 pm
Undersold and maligned, Coatesville isn’t what you’ve been led to believe it is
From spoken word poet Aadil Malik to Arts Holding Hands and Hearts to pop-up lending libraries, Sarah Alderman's film "Bypassed" documents a vibrant community full of voices clamoring to be heard.
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Mar. 26, 2019 12:15 pm
Helping make ends meet in Bucks, the least affordable county in the state
Penn Community Foundation looks to address issues of food, safety, housing and skills by investing in nonprofits already working in the community.
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Mar. 22, 2019 10:45 am
The value of youth grantmaking goes beyond money
How youth from the Greater Philadelphia area are learning critical life lessons giving and receiving tens of thousands of dollars in youth-led charitable grants.
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Mar. 21, 2019 2:44 pm
Here’s how Gritty is like the best Delco nonprofits
Frances Sheehan of The Foundation for Delaware County believes it makes complete sense that Gritty's backstory has him coming from Delco. The mascot's can-do, get-the-job-done attitude exemplifies the nonprofits the foundation funds, she says.
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Mar. 18, 2019 11:46 am
These are the questions you should be asking about your nonprofit’s management
Positioning a nonprofit for success requires taking a strategic look at these key areas, writes Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center's interim head, Krystine Sipple.
purpose
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.
purpose
Mar. 7, 2019 11:36 am
The radical act of thinking globally — at home
"We in the suburbs, whether in Villanova or Haverford, are quite close to the city — and also deeply separated. A planetary health lens requires us to understand our interdependence, and to do community-building and world-building."