Topic: Broke in Philly

Since The Citizen wrote about First Step Staffing in 2018, the nonprofit has placed thousands of vulnerable Philadelphians in entry level jobs around the region. Now, it’s launching Second Step to create even better opportunities for all.

State law requires that caseworkers place children who were removed from their parents with kin—but Philly lags behind Los Angeles and Lackawanna County in getting the job done.

New Philabundance CEO Loree Jones started her job in the midst of a pandemic and racial protests that roiled the city. She is exactly where she wants to be.

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

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

Resolve Philly hosts a free event to answer all your small business questions

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

In Canada, communities lifted more than 200,000 families out of poverty in seven years. Why don’t we do what they did?

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?

A photo exhibit and conversation by and about children experiencing hunger gives youth a chance to change their own story