
Jan. 12, 2022 7:00 am
How Episcopal Community Services helps families access nutritious food and healthful habits
In Carroll Park, one of Philadelphia's oldest social services organizations has transformed a homeless shelter into a community center.

Nov. 4, 2021 4:35 pm
Stomping Grounds Café celebrates ‘magic’ of coffee in West Philadelphia
Students from YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School learn about the history of coffee and are trained as baristas.

Oct. 25, 2021 11:52 am
cinéSPEAK and the future of cinema in West Philly
In addition to its adaptive programming and online journal, the community organization is developing a microcinema in the neighborhood.

May 10, 2021 12:35 pm
Power moves: Jennifer Lowman is West Philadelphia Alliance for Children’s new executive director
After a 12-year tenure at the Education Law Center, Lowman takes the helm of the the small but vital organization which started placing volunteers in school libraries in 2003.

Apr. 23, 2021 3:49 pm
In West Philly, a diverse group trains to break through in a field dominated by young white men
"Sometimes we get too focused on the deficit model in Black communities. But there is an ‘and.’ We can offer basic digital learning and technology training," says Soneyet Muhammad.

Mar. 3, 2021 8:40 am
The Mighty Writers trajectory: How to start small, scale up with success, and pivot in crisis
After the pandemic shut down its five sites, the nonprofit took its literacy efforts online, and put boots on the ground to distribute food and necessities to the hard-hit communities it serves in North, West and South Philly.

Feb. 25, 2021 7:02 am
If accessibility seems an unsolvable riddle, the Penn Museum offers an answer
From touch tours to multi-sensory traveling boxes to ingenious alternatives in online programming, the museum in the heart of University City makes anthropology and archaeology come alive for blind and visually impaired patrons.

Feb. 10, 2021 10:20 am
What can short-term credentialing do for economic mobility in West Philly?
These organizations with ties to the neighborhoods are putting the city to work, one person at a time.

Jan. 13, 2021 9:00 am
In Mantua: If benefits are building blocks, what do we do about benefit cliffs?
When people who receive benefits increase earned income as well, they often face a "benefits cliff," where the benefits taper off before sustainable economic self-sufficiency and growth can occur.

Dec. 10, 2020 8:30 am
Opinion: A fatal force
Walter Wallace Jr. is not alone — 1,331 people living with severe mental illness have been killed by the police in the U.S. since 2015. More than 30% of them were people of color, says guest columnist Kee Tobar.