Voice: Charles D. Ellison

Turning Points CEO Dawn Holden and WURD's afternoon host Charles Ellison discuss the local child welfare agency,which is proving that youths who struggle after foster care can lead stable lives.

SEPTA is set to open a new natural gas plant in North Philly. How, WURD’s afternoon host wonders, does Mayor Kenney justify that?

Our own James Meadows and WURD host Charles Ellison discuss a local design project that seeks to save threatened religious spaces by reimagining their use as community hubs—for neighbors new and old

WURD host Charles Ellison speaks with bestselling novelist and SafeKids Stories founder Lorene Cary about the power of youth and Vote that Jawn, a citywide effort to get young people to the polls

WURD Host Charles D. Ellison speaks with the Commonwealth Foundation Vice-President about corporate welfare and Philly's failed Amazon HQ2 pitch

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and Economy League Executive Director Jeff Hornstein talk about the organizations plan to keep millions of dollars in purchases from Penn and other institutions from leaving the city every year

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and good government advocate Brett Mandel talk on how putting an end to the Councilmanic Prerogative requires electing new Councilmembers

The Citizen's own Larry Platt and WURD host Charles D. Ellison talk about the closing of a West Philadelphia grocery in what will now be a food desert due to the soda tax and Mayor Kenney’s response to the situation

WURD host Charles D. Ellison and Temple sociologist Sara Goldbrick-Rab talk about the financial struggles many college students face that leave them food and housing insecure

Christine Cotton, from hunger-fighting nonprofit PORCH, talks with WURD host Charles D. Ellison about how PORCH's model could work to combat food insecurity in Philadelphia