Voice: Natalie Pompilio
Her Body, Her (Beautiful) Self
The three-year-old Body Empowerment Project has helped students in 17 Philadelphia schools accept — and embrace — their physical selves this year. Support their work at their year-end party on April 25
By Natalie PompilioThe Citizen Recommends: Embracing the Light
Mural Arts Philadelphia and First Person Arts have partnered on a community project that explores the pain of suicide through theater and art. See the performance on March 16
By Natalie PompilioCITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS: Sister Mary Scullion and Joan Dawson McConnon
Join us on January 30 to honor the Project HOME pioneers with a Lifetime Achievement Award
By Natalie PompilioThe Citizen Recommends: “Talking” To Your Dead Loved Ones
A Rail Park installation allows a grieving local writer to call her deceased parents and convey thoughts that are “carried by the wind.”
By Natalie PompilioCitizen of the Year 2023 Awards: Michelle Belser
The Citizen’s 2023 Block Captain of the Year gets her neighbors to vote in record numbers, and makes sure the block isn’t just clean — it’s beautiful.
By Natalie PompilioPartnering For Better Criminal Justice
“Court doulas” from Partners for Justice have saved more than a million hours of incarceration — and millions of taxpayer dollars — nationwide. Now, they’re bringing their work to Philadelphia
By Natalie PompilioCity of Wellness
Six Philadelphia heart and mind health startups compete this week for $50,000 in the Economy League’s Well City Challenge.
By Natalie Pompilio“An Amazing Commitment to Children”
A poverty-fighting nonprofit presented its stellar outcomes at The Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival. Now it’s launching in Philly
By Natalie Pompilio