“Find a Place to Stand”

At this year’s Germination Project Draft Gala, Temple Rhodes Scholar Hazim Hardeman left us with words that all of us would do well to live by

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Week 4

Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season

This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of Green Bay—and celebrates a local education innovation

By Jason Kelce
Foodizen

Generation Urban Farmers

W.B. Saul, the largest agricultural school in the country, trains students in the art of farming. Yes, even in the city

By Jason Wilson
Citizen of the Week

Angela Beale-Tawfeeq

A Rowan University professor created a program to teach children in urban communities how to swim. She’s co-hosting a Philly aquatics symposium this month

By Hadiyah Weaver
Citizens of the Week

Debbie and Eric Sasson

With Camp Akeela, a Philly-area native and her husband offer kids who have trouble connecting with their peers a chance to experience the magic of overnight camp

By Elizabeth Warner
Citizen of the Week

Donte Fassett

The operator of Mason Meals delivers healthy, delicious food to preschoolers around the city

By Benjamin Butz-Weidner
Reality Check

Let the Teens Vote

In some towns, Americans as young as 16 can vote. WURD’s afternoon host asks: Why not here?

By Charles D. Ellison

They Vote(d) That Jawn

Nearly 7,000 18-year-olds registered to vote between the primary and general elections this year. The bestselling author and Safe Kids Stories founder announces the winners of the Vote That Jawn contest, which helped to GOTV

By Lorene Cary

Don’t Ask Permission

Just do what these young people say: #VoteThatJawn

By James Meadows

Voting While Young

Philly 3.0’s engagement director breaks down Pennsylvania’s surge in youth voter registration

By Jon Geeting