The Citizen Recommends

2018 Solas Awards

The Welcoming Center’s annual fundraiser will honor businessman Stephen Tang and other immigrants who are helping to build a better Philadelphia

By Jamie Bogert

Trust and Citizenship in the Trump Era

A new program by the Welcoming Center teaches new immigrants to be civically-engaged—so they can become citizens who make a difference

By Jill Harkins

Where is Home?

A Penn student’s program for African immigrant children explores what it means to have a home in two worlds—and what language to say it in

By Lorene Cary
Meet the Disruptor

NeedsList

The Philly-based tech startup crowdfunds humanitarian aid for the 25 million refugees worldwide. It is a game-changer in how we all can be part of the solution

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Ideas We Should Steal

Decriminalizing Street Vending

Los Angeles City Council officials moved to decriminalize street vending, a move that could help keep undocumented immigrants from being deported

By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian

We Got Your Back

A young disruptor and former refugee offers 11 ways to support the Philadelphia immigrant community

By Yasmine Mustafa
Trump and the City

Law Enforcement

The second of an ongoing series navigating our new reality

By Jeremy Nowak

Help Them Build and They Will Come

As politicians debate America’s immigration policy, a new collaborative workspace in Mt. Airy helps newcomers start businesses and grow the economy

By Melanie Bavaria
Problem Solving Must Read

Turning Refugee’s Boats Into Backpacks

Plus: an Uber for blood donations and the best place to put a bus stop

By Stephen St. Vincent
Ideas We Should Steal

IDNYC

A plan to provide IDs for Philly’s poor and undocumented should take a lesson from New York City

By Hannah Keyser