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Social Issues: Reducing Harm- A Glimpse into Philadelphia’s Foster Care System

May 23, 2024Samantha Ann Morgan

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?

Elections: What To Know About The Only Ballot Measure This Election Day

November 7, 2023Mara Tannenbaum

Voters will decide if the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities should be a permanent entity in the Home Rule Charter.

Transportation: Pausing the KOP Rail Reopens Possibilities for New Transit Priorities

May 8, 2023Lawrence Ukenye

City councilmembers and local advocates discuss how SEPTA should proceed after canceling its King of Prussia extension.

South Philadelphia: Looking Back While Striving Forward: 44 Years of the Cambodian Association of Greater Philadelphia

May 4, 2023Sarina Lianne Mam

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.

Lower Moyamensing: Boosting Literacy Starts Early with Family Storytime at this Library

May 3, 2023Saleh A. Alobaid

In Lower Moyamensing, the benefits — and fun — of fostering young readers is on display at the Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Library.

Crime: What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence?

November 28, 2022Brooke Beyer and Natalie Elizabeth Kerr

What Can Local Organizations Do to Help Stem the Tide of Violence?

Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source

November 28, 2022Natalie Elizabeth Kerr

Health: Hospitals Expand Care to Address Violence at the Source

Society Hill: Local Vendors Gather at Headhouse Farmers Market

May 18, 2022Adam Christopher Kizun

Vendors from Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey sell their produce at the Headhouse Farmers Market.

Wynnefield: How One Woman Works To End Gun Violence

May 16, 2022Taylor Marie Carmichael

Movita Johnson-Harrell provides knowledge on how she takes the time to help individuals in her community while trying to make a difference.

Fairmount: CDC Builds Momentum with New Executive Director

April 4, 2019Sarah Metts

Although the Fairmount Community Development Corporation is a newer organization, it still hosts a calendar full of events to benefit the community. A huge part of that is because of its new executive director, Sarajane