Voice: Courtney DuChene
Medical Guardian
The Philadelphia-based medical alert system wants to help seniors live independently for longer — and stave off the need for home health aides. Can it?
By Courtney DuChene
Becoming American, Philadelphia’s Story
One Black history project the current administration cannot erase: a new documentary on African Americans from the time of William Penn to the Civil War — with flashes forward to modern day Philly
By Courtney DuChene
FiXA, the Home Repair Connector
What if you didn’t have to bug your friends and family for home repair help and contractor references? A Philadelphia based, women-owned company has your back
By Courtney DuChene
2026 Citizen of the Year Awards
The annual event featured Jane Golden, Leigh and John Middleton, Dr. Paul Offit, along with a block captain, youth leader, educator, social justice champion and groundbreaking scientists
By Courtney DuChene
Total Impact Summit
This year’s convening focuses not just on the causes, but on the places where they happen
By Courtney DuChene
Observation, Meditation, Creation, Connection
Exploring a new art program at the Barnes Foundation for people with Parkinson's
By Courtney DuChene
Sara Novic’s Mother Tongue
The Philadelphia writer on her new memoir on becoming deaf, parenting a deaf child, and the history of deaf culture in the United States
By Courtney DuChene
The Man Who Paid for America
What we learned from author, businessman and Citizen supporter Richard Vague about Thomas Willing, America’s first banker
By Courtney DuChene
Can City Council Fix Our Reproductive Healthcare Crisis?
Federal and local funding cuts are decimating an already precarious healthcare landscape, especially for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable communities. City funding could help
By Courtney DuChene
The Fitler Forum
An all-day summit of local nonprofit leaders aims to make the day-to-day job of doing good a whole lot easier.
By Courtney DuChene