Youth
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
DEI on the Schuylkill
The 2024 U.S. Olympic rowing team looked how the sport has always looked: entirely White. Three accessible rowing camps in Philly are working to change that
By Lauren McCutcheon
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
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
Higher Ed’s Day of Urban Reckoning
What can cities do to prevent precipitous college closures?
By Diana Lind
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
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
Registering to Vote for the First Time
Our city-dwelling, non-driving Mystery Shopper turned 18 a few months before the election. Why was it so hard to register to vote?
By Citizen Mystery Shopper
John Solomon of Endangered Kind
Lifelong North Philadelphian John Solomon uses his own experiences to help young people in his community escape the cycle of gun violence
By Norah Rami
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 Pompilio