Guest Commentary

It’s Time to Act on Fair-Chance Hiring

Philadelphia companies have outwardly embraced putting returning citizens to work. That’s great, says a decades-long fair-chance employer — provided those employers do some work themselves

By Nic Watson
Guest Commentary

Pay Philadelphia’s Nonprofits Faster

Nonprofits provide many of the services that keep Philadelphians fed, educated and safe. A local leader urges the city to take better care of those who care for us

By Cynthia Figueroa
Citizen of the Year Awards

Jane Golden, Edward G. Rendell Lifetime Achievement Award

Mural Arts Philadelphia’s founder and executive director, who is stepping down this year, has made Philly the public art capital of the country, with over 4,400 murals gracing walls citywide. Here are the ones that tell her story

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

The Key to Staying Out of Prison? Jobs

Through partnerships with the City and HRP Group, the Center for Employment Opportunities is helping formerly incarcerated Philadelphians on the path to a better life

By Christina Griffith
Citizen Recommends

The Fitler Forum

An all-day summit of local nonprofit leaders aims to make the day-to-day job of doing good a whole lot easier.

By Courtney DuChene
Guest Commentary

Teaching Kids to Cook Is a Public Health Strategy Philadelphia Can’t Afford to Lose

The CEO of Vetri Community Partnership on what the loss of federal SNAP-Ed funding might mean — and how you can help

By Maddy Booth
Citizen Of The Week

Christina Kallas-Saritsoglou, Quiet Champion

For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good

By Natalie Pompilio
Ideas We Should Steal

Give Every Kid a Bed

Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?

By Courtney DuChene
Citizen of the Year Awards

Youth Citizen Yuvaraj R. Gambhir

For his advocacy, fundraising, mentorship and more, the Philly native and University of Pennsylvania senior is this year’s Youth Citizen of the Year

By Christina Griffith
The Citizen Recommends

215 Day of Giving

Two-thirds of Philadelphia nonprofits operate on shoestring budgets. A new fundraiser aims to give them the financial and morale boost they need

By Natalie Pompilio