Youth
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Powering Up Mentorship
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ local CEO is spearheading the group’s first efforts in Philadelphia schools, with the aim of providing every middle schooler with a much-needed mentor
By Rachel Wisniewski![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Warren_LeMay-791x400.png)
Guest Commentary: Treat Kids in the Juvenile Justice System as … Kids
Two Philadelphia women incarcerated in their mid-teens ask for support for comprehensive juvenile justice reform bill that has lingered too long in Harrisburg
By Aqilah David and Alexandria Rivera![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/HED20230804_RowingCamp_038-High-Res-JPEG-300-DPI-copy-791x400.jpeg)
DEI on the Schuylkill
This month’s U.S. Olympic rowing team looks how the sport has always looked: entirely White. Three accessible rowing camps in Philly are looking to change that
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Dilworth_Park_Fountains_City_Hall_Theo_Wyss_Flamm-2-791x400.jpeg)
The Quest to Raise Happier Kids
Why giving our city kids more freedom and independence is so vital … and how Philly, as a city, could help.
By Christine Speer Lejeune![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/HED_Hoop_Dreams_Basketball_Camp_Nadia_Bosket-791x400.jpg)
Citizen of the Week: Nadia Bosket
The founder of Hoop Dreams, Inc. has figured out how to help Philly kids make friends, be confident and focus on opportunities, using basketball as bait
By Lauren McCutcheon![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/building_at_broad_and-Walnut-791x400.jpeg)
The New Urban Order: Higher Ed’s Day of Urban Reckoning
What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?
By Diana Lind![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ole_Large_Color_HED-791x400.jpg)
Ideas We Should Steal: Free Childcare for Women’s Health
Caring for children often forces women to skip doctor’s appointments, take lower-paying jobs and carry extra stress that is bad for their health. A statewide New Mexico initiative may provide the answer
By Courtney DuChene![](https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Velshi-teachers-union--791x400.jpg)
Listen: Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Sits Down with Randi Weingarten
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member interviews the new president of the American Federation of Teachers about her efforts to take on book bans
By Ali Velshi