Topic: North Philadelphia

Mel Wells' 33-year-old social service agency has changed 56,000 lives. What's his secret?

The developer’s massive project in Kensington promises holistic neighborhood revitalization—from housing to environment to jobs

Filmmaker El Sawyer has gone from from prisoner to presidential advisor with one goal: Helping ex-inmates make it on the outside

In a North Philly neighborhood, residents make the change they want to see

Civics are no longer taught in the classroom. The National Liberty Museum is trying to make up for that

A Temple Hospital program, Cradle 2 Grave, shows students that guns do more harm than just killing

Ricky Staub was on his way to becoming a Hollywood giant. So why is he in Brewerytown mentoring the recently incarcerated?

In the fourth of an ongoing series, meet East Oak Lane’s Isaiah Thomas: A 30-year-old with a new way of thinking about leadership

For Emaleigh Doley, W. Rockland Street isn’t just home. It’s an urban betterment lab.