Tag: New York

Day Trips: Lighthouse Lovers Visit 10 Lighthouses in One Day for Staten Island Guiding Lights Hunt

June 21, 2023Claire Bauer

At the May 2023 Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt event, one thing was clear: there is a strong community of people who visit lighthouses and work to keep the history of these historic beacons alive.

New York: Business Signs Tell Story of Long Island Town Responding to Coronavirus

April 27, 2020Christopher Malo

Our special reporting on COVID-19 may focus on communities outside Philadelphia, as many of our student journalists are now located outside of the city. Instead, our reporters will cover how the coronavirus is impacting their

South Philadelphia: Ready, Willing & Able Director Knows The Power Of Second Chances

August 8, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg and Jonathan Ginsburg

Javier Rivera is the director of community improvement projects and operations at Ready, Willing & Able, a program that helps criminals, addicts and homeless individuals re-enter the workforce. A graduate of the program in 1997

Amateur Sports: Nonprofits Help Homeless Beyond Athletics

December 18, 2015Stephen T Godwin

Street Soccer USA On any given night in the United States, there are approximately 564,708 people who are counted as homeless. On any given night in this country, there are also 39,907 unaccompanied youth between

Overbrook: A Sport You Don’t Have To See To Believe

March 12, 2015

Just because a sport is not featured on ESPN does not mean that it does not take incredible athletic ability. Goalball is one of many sports that blind or visually impaired people play and many compete