Topic: Poverty
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Guest Commentary: PA Workers Deserve a Living Wage
Champions of workplace justice and sustainability argue it’s high time for our state to raise the minimum wage
By Devi Ramkissoon, Samuel Jones, and Jude Husein![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/george_matysik_share_food_harrisburg_rally-791x400.jpg)
“Unacceptable” Work
George Matysik has led Philly’s Share Food Program to become the largest hunger relief organization in the region. So why does he think he shouldn’t have the job at all?
By Rachel Wisniewski![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Temple_Owl-791x400.jpg)
Temple Makes a Promise to Philadelphia Students
A long-time university president applauds the city-based public research university’s new plan for free tuition and fees — the Temple Promise — for Philly families who earn below an income threshold
By Elaine Maimon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/College_Dining_Hall-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: No One Should Go Hungry in College
More than 20 percent of all college students — and 35 percent of Black students — don’t have enough to eat. We have the tools, a renowned scholar and advocate says, to ensure everyone is well-fed
By Sara Goldrick-Rab![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Black-mother-and-baby-791x400.jpg)
Banking on Moms
When it launches in 2024, Philly Joy Bank will be a guaranteed income pilot designed to support Philadelphians who too often fall through the cracks: pregnant women of color and their babies
By Jessica Blatt Press![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/University-City-Philadelphia-791x400.jpg)
Guest Commentary: How the Next Mayor Can Capitalize on Our City’s Best
The country’s poorest big city is nonetheless rich in other ways. Let’s find a mayor willing to combine Philadelphia’s successes with City services.
By Debra Weiner![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Distressed_Sneakers-791x400.jpg)
Poverty Is Not Fashion
Why new fashion trends are insulting to poor people and how to actually help them
By Jemille Q. Duncan![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jim_Kenney_Kensington_1-791x400.jpeg)
Philadelphia’s Opioid Addiction Failure
A New York Times article about a crippling new drug has drawn national attention (once again) to Kensington. A former city official who worked on the crisis under Jim Kenney takes the Mayor to task for his failure to solve the problem
By Josh Kruger