Topic: Broke in Philly

Ideas We Should Steal: Redistributing Medication
Thirty-eight states—but not Pennsylvania—operate programs that recycle surplus prescription drugs, eliminating waste and providing them to residents who couldn’t otherwise afford them
By Brianna Baker
Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2019: Reducing Poverty—Together
In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Check out this story from June, and then learn more at our 2nd Annual Ideas We Should Steal Festival
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
The Citizen Recommends: Funding the Hustle
Resolve Philly hosts a free event to answer all your small business questions
By Nick Fiorellini
Guest Commentary: The Path to “Less Poor”
In response to a recent Citizen article, the area’s chambers of commerce weigh in on their joint strategy to reduce the number of Philadelphians living in poverty
By Chambers of Commerce Presidents
Ideas We Should Steal: Reducing Poverty—Together
In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Why don’t we do what they did?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
If Money Were Not An Issue…
As the city honors “economic mobility month,” Broke in Philly wants to hear from you. What does a life without money woes mean to you?
By Cassie Haynes and Jean Friedman-Rudovsky
The Citizen Recommends: Be a Witness To Hunger
A photo exhibit and conversation by and about children experiencing hunger gives youth a chance to change their own story
By James Meadows
The High Cost of Being Broke
A Philly reporting collaborative launches a new series that looks at how being poor costs more money
By Jean Friedman-Rudovsky