Ideas We Should Steal

Buying Better Food

The LA-based Center for Good Food Purchasing helps districts and governments lead the way in buying healthy food. Can we get Philly schools on board?

By Jill Harkins
Meet the Disruptor

Suzie Welsh

The entrepreneur's Birchbox-esque subscription company BINTO personalizes women’s health to meet the demands of the 21st century

By Jill Harkins
Ideas We Should Steal

The Posse Foundation

The 29-year-old organization sends promising high school grads in groups to 56 colleges across the nation. How about getting Philly in on that pipeline?

By Jill Harkins

The Opposite of Gentrification

Jumpstart Germantown, brainchild of developer Ken Weinstein, trains local residents to be their own community developers

By Jill Harkins

Planting a Future

West Philly’s landscaping nonprofit Green City Works trains and hires local residents to beautify their neighborhood—and gain the skills to get ahead

By Jill Harkins

Trust and Citizenship in the Trump Era

A new program by the Welcoming Center teaches new immigrants to be civically-engaged—so they can become citizens who make a difference

By Jill Harkins

Rx Green

Raw food saved Groothie founder Lisa Maguire from a lifetime of pain. Now she sells her green drink at Saxbys and—soon—at a grocer near you

By Jill Harkins

Sister Act(ion)

Impact100 Philadelphia harnesses the spending power of women to change the world around them

By Jill Harkins

Fail And Try Again

Maker Jawn at the Free Library gets Philadelphians of all stripes involved in the maker movement

By Jill Harkins
Meet the Disruptors

The One Health Company

Married duo Benjamin Lewis and Christina Lopes are revolutionizing animal testing to benefit both pets and people

By Jill Harkins