Voice: Gillian McGoldrick

The Citizens Planning Institute has launched 500 community activists in neighborhoods around the city by arming them with the tools to make real change

East Mount Airy is on the verge of either falling into poverty or thriving. Next City is exploring why–and seeking solutions from residents.

Students from 20 Philly high schools tackle food insecurity, food waste and school violence through the Aspen Challenge.

A New York Times columnist has compiled a list of effective citizen's action tactics from across the world to ensure that your voice is heard and effective

An 8th grader at St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments is already more politically active than most Philadelphians

South Philly restaurateurs are matching soda tax revenue to donate to their local school. Join us in celebrating them

Family drug courts are similar to adult drug courts, but they're modeled to focus on healthy parent-child relationships, with a high demand on accountability at work and at home

The University City resident has turned her passion for the environment into a local girls climate summit and two trips to the U.N.—all by the age of 17

The therapy dogs of Nellie’s Schoolhouse have helped children cope with autism, depression and anxiety.

Once known as the “Black girl who rows,” the West Philly native is opening the world of rowing, and the Schuylkill River, to anyone