Topic: North Philadelphia

The social-minded developer's newest project will offer residents a rent break to volunteer in Kensington. Could it solve the problem of gentrification?

Code for Philly, Quest Community Engagement Project, and Resolve Philadelphia bring #QUESThacks directly to community members to design tech-based solutions for North Philly

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

The North Philly-based documentary airing tonight on PBS marks the beginning of a conversation about inner-city trauma, race, class and politics.

For nearly 30 years, Philadelphia Young Playwrights has brought the art of drama to Philly schools. Their new podcast is a window into the lives of teens

A groundbreaking Museum of Art exhibit takes art to the streets, combining it with advocacy. This isn’t your grandfather’s PMA

A former executive coach turns his passion for woodworking into a skills training program that provides former inmates with life-sustaining jobs

A WURD host notes the way media and politicians worry over violence—except when it’s in poor neighborhoods

Philadelphia Furniture Bank gives furniture to the city’s most vulnerable, free of charge—because home is about more than just four walls

As their commercial business has exploded, they’ve taken time out for a short paean to the place Ricky Staub loves most in the world: North Philly