Incarceration
North Philadelphia: What Is Being Done About the Uptick in Juvenile Violence?
Recent studies show the prevalence of juvenile violence in North Philadelphia demands prevention. [continue reading…]
At-Risk Youth
Brewerytown
Brewerytown: Coffee Shop Doubles as a Resource for Former Foster Youths
Though it seems like an ordinary coffee shop, The Monkey & The Elephant in Brewerytown is an entirely unique organization. Its only employees, besides management, are young people who have just recently exited the foster system. [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Point Breeze: The Organization Giving Second Chances to Local Youth
Tyrique Glasgow is thirty-two years old and has 11 bullets lodged in his body. One of his front teeth is missing from fleeing a gunfight that broke out near his childhood home. Adolescence could have killed [continue reading…]