Voice: Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Sleep out with Covenant House
The city’s shelter for homeless youth is expanding, but more needs to be done. Join them by sleeping outside on a cardboard box to help out
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyDine 4 Democracy
Dine 4 Democracy, powered by The Philadelphia Citizen, is launching a movement of engaged citizens, one dinner party at a time
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyNeighborhood Film Company
As their commercial business has exploded, they’ve taken time out for a short paean to the place Ricky Staub loves most in the world: North Philly
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyWaste Not, Want Not
The city is set to launch a digital tool to catalog the enormity of trash in Philadelphia, as part of a larger movement to reduce waste. Will it finally fix the litter problem?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyI Am Jane Doe
The documentary about sex trafficking, produced by a local philanthropist, opens Friday and asks: What happens when child sex traffickers hide behind the First Amendment?
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyNever a Better Time to Solve the World’s Problems
160 high school students from 20 schools are taking on this year’s Aspen Challenge, devising real solutions to real world problems
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyWe’ve Got to Stop Dying
Up-and-coming philanthrocapitalist Max Tuttleman has turned his attention to a seemingly intractable crisis: Opioid deaths. Because there’s no time to waste
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyA Close Look Inside James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym
Photographer Jano Cohen’s exhibit at the Gershman Y will also raise funds for the West Philly gym
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavySpeaking Truth to Trump on Immigration
A short video by New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristof reminds the President of their shared immigrant past
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyFarm to Families
The St. Chris Foundation’s program distributes 300 boxes of fresh produce a week to poor families. And it’s on a rapid expansion plan.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy