
Yes, We Can Grow Old — Mary and Suz
I met Mary and Suz at a roundtable discussion about what it’s like to be a queer senior – for me, that meant a college senior, and for them, it meant being a senior citizen. [continue reading…]
I met Mary and Suz at a roundtable discussion about what it’s like to be a queer senior – for me, that meant a college senior, and for them, it meant being a senior citizen. [continue reading…]
The Fairmount Park Conservancy, one of the leading nonprofits for outdoor areas in Philadelphia, has been around for decades. After evolving from The Commission, which was created in 1867, and The Fairmount Park Foundation, which [continue reading…]
In the heart of one of Philadelphia’s most violent neighborhoods, YouthBuild Philly Charter School provides at-risk young adults with essential education and job skills, empowering them to break the cycle of violence and build a brighter future. [continue reading…]
Rittenhouse Square is one of the busiest parks located in Center City. Ranging from street performers, farmers markets, and even dogs running around, there is always something going on. A street performer was singing in [continue reading…]
There is a great presence and population of Philadelphia youth in North Philly, and despite that great percentage of the population there is a great lack in investment of advertising third spaces for after school activities and programs to occupy these young impressionable minds. [continue reading…]
Philadelphia’s youth advocates have been pushing for a change in the foster care system. Each year, nearly one thousand youth age out of the system. What happens after that? [continue reading…]
Voters will decide if the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities should be a permanent entity in the Home Rule Charter. [continue reading…]
City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension. [continue reading…]
Bunrath Math, 55, was only 11 years old when he fled Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. As an orphan in the United States, he initially found refuge in Berkshire, Massachusetts, before settling in Philadelphia in 1992. [continue reading…]
In Lower Moyamensing, the benefits — and fun — of fostering young readers is on display at the Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library. [continue reading…]
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