Voice: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

The city needs you to be civically engaged, now. What are you going to do to make Philly better in 2017?

An essay contest by the Rendell Center for Civic Education asked 5th graders this question. Their answers might surprise you

The Citizen’s 2016 Socially-Conscious Gift Guide

The two-year-old nonprofit and the city discuss a low-interest loan program—one of the first in the country—to help homeowners repair their houses

With the installation of a Gandhi-inspired work at the Art Museum, we are urged to make peace with our foes—politically and otherwise

Police Commissioner Richard Ross met with Mastery Shoemaker high schoolers last week. But students need more than just talk

A Main Line taxi driver who has partnered with The Citizen asks riders to tell politicians what they really think in a series of filmed candid conversations

Come to B Lab’s annual festival, in Philly this year, and see what businesses doing good for the community can look like

Cities around the country have replaced Columbus Day with a celebration of native people. In Philly, we celebrate a fairy tale that isn’t even historically true. Isn’t it time that changed?

The Center City architecture firm links design with social good. Their mission? Making communities stronger.