Michelle Simmons founded Why Not Prosper 21 years ago after returning home from prison. The group operates three residential facilities in Philadelphia. In the past year, they started holding peace walks every two weeks with the goal of drawing people into their Germantown command center. [continue reading…]
205 low-to-moderate income residents have participated in PEA’s programs targeted toward expanding solar installations on city homes [continue reading…]
Tim Bennett has been in the green energy business for more than 13 years. He started Bennett Compost in 2009 to provide a solution for apartment-dwellers like him who wanted to compost. [continue reading…]
The People’s Kitchen, a free restaurant model, in Southwest Philadelphia was established in 2020 to address this growing need to fight food insecurity by offering free meals from their restaurant front. [continue reading…]
Plymouth Whitmarsh High School prioritizes the health of its students, especially their hearts. With multiple AEDs around the school, the medical and athletic staff are entirely prepared to save anyone who might suffer a cardiac arrest. [continue reading…]
Leading up to the election, activists were focused on advocacy and voter mobilization to keep abortion legal in Pennsylvania. Following the results of Pennsylvania’s midterm election, that work has paid off.
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