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Sustainability

Environment

Residents Skeptical of Extra Trash Pick-up Day

May 30, 2025tul58290

By Olivia-Anne Eisner After the sanitation trucks rumble down South Philadelphia streets, they usually leave behind a trail of crushed water bottles, debris tattered cardboard boxes, paper products, empty ripped chip bags, broken plastic coffee

Callowhill

From Power Suits to Gender-Affirming Wear: How The Wardrobe is Revolutionizing Clothing Access for All Communities in Philadelphia

December 20, 2024Alana Beltran

The Wardrobe is stitching together a better future by tackling clothing insecurity, offering everything from business suits to binders for those who need it most.

Featured Stories

Social Issues: Nonprofit Delivers Beds to Children in Need, Prioritizing Healthy Sleep and Hygiene

December 20, 2024Alana Beltran

A shift in the nonprofits main mission has led to thousands of children getting a good night sleep.

Callowhill

Philadelphia Nonprofits Use Donations to Combat Overconsumption

December 20, 2024Alana Beltran

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that as of 2023, households in the Philadelphia metropolitan area spend an average of $86,509 a year on housing, food, transportation, and other goods and services. The consumer

Environment

Sustainability: A Conversation with Brandon Pousley, CEO of Glitter, About Cleaning and Clearing Litter

December 11, 2024Sophia M Battaglia

Brandon Pousley, is an award winning educator and CEO of Glitter, an organization geared towards affordable cleaning for neighborhoods in Philadelphia. He shared the significance of keeping Philly clean, and how to get involved. This

Calo Rosa
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Health: Campaign Encourages Low-income Residents to Rely on Tap Water

June 22, 2023Elizabeth DeOrnellas

Philadelphia’s tap water is inexpensive and accessible. But resident surveys reveal close to 40 percent of Philadelphians report drinking bottled water as their primary water source at home, and low-income neighborhoods show higher percentages of bottled water usage.

Environment

Northwest: Friends of the Wissahickon Close Lincoln Drive, Clear Litter

April 22, 2022Matthew Aquino

Local Non-Profit holds clean up event on March 26, 2022.

Environment

Upper Roxborough: Thanks To Efforts of Local Civic Groups, Reservoir and Park Get Upgrades

January 5, 2022Leilani Caprice Henson

Roxborough Manayunk Conservancy and Power Corps PHL work together to build new fencing and create a better environment for residents.

Purple flower grows off vine.
COVID-19

Environment: How One Organization is Working Toward Building a Greener City

April 14, 2021Abigail Margaret Newham

The Philadelphia Orchard Project’s Co-Executive Director Kim Jordan discusses her personal journey and the daily operations of POP.

Environment

North Philadelphia: Community Gardens Green Vacant Lots and Feed Residents

January 22, 2019Brianna Baker and

Carmen Francesco (below), a community organizer for Arch Street United Methodist Church, which partners with The People’s Garden in North Philadelphia, said that the presence of vegetables in the garden that late in December is

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