Voice: Amanda Lien
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Citizen of the Week: Caravan of Hope
PhillyGayLawyer Angela Giampolo plans to take her legal services to LGBTQ people where they need it most—small town America
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Texas Collaborative Calls for Response to Mental Health Crises
In today's Solution of the Day, a collaborative offers a solution that would divert people with mental illnesses from receiving prison sentences by helping them seek treatment
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Citizen of the Week: InKind Baking Project
Center City’s Molly Lester says you don’t have to march to be civically engaged. You can bake
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Community Organization Leads to Power
In today's Solution of the Day, an activist and author teaches communities how to organize for political power.
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The Citizen Updates: The Monkey & The Elephant
Cafe owner Lisa Miccolis is nominated for a Mayor’s Philly Hero award for her work with young adults who’ve aged out of foster care
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Run for Local Office to Make Big Change
In today's Solution of the Day, a former protest organizer says to ditch the picket signs for real change.
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The Citizen Recommends: Sister Power
WURD CEO Sara Lomax-Reese is hosting an event to highlight an important issue: black women
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“Operation Peacemaker” Builds Trust
In today's Solution of the Day, a community leader in Richmond, California builds a relationship with gun offenders.
By Amanda Lien