Topic: Citizen of the Week

Donte Fassett
The operator of Mason Meals delivers healthy, delicious food to preschoolers around the city
By Benjamin Butz-Weidner
Laurada Byers
With her new book, the founder of Russell Byers Charter School inspires by telling deep truths
By Jessica Blatt Press
Tiffany Yau
The Penn alum launched Fulphil to inspire college students to start social impact businesses—and to stay in Philly
By James Meadows
Stephanie Sena
The Villanova professor has operated a volunteer-run winter homeless shelter with her students for several years. Now they want to open the first permanent one that welcomes pets and the disabled.
By Patrick Bilow
Angela Val
The Point Breeze resident could have just cleaned the litter on her small block. Instead, she launched a community effort for the whole neighborhood.
By Patrick Bilow
The Food Connector
Megha Kulshreshtha launched an app that bridges a disturbing gap between the food wasted by restaurants and Philadelphians who go hungry
By Annie McDonough
InKind Baking Project
Center City’s Molly Lester says you don’t have to march to be civically engaged. You can bake
By Amanda Lien
Simon Bonenfant
An 8th grader at St. Lucy Day School for Children with Visual Impairments is already more politically active than most Philadelphians
By Gillian McGoldrick
Sunday Love Project
Fishtown resident Margaux Murphy started buying meals for the homeless on Christmas two years ago. Now she serves home-cooked lunches to 200 needy people every Sunday
By Saurav Upadhyay
Justine Haemmerli
The founder of Make it Right PHL woke up November 9 and decided to take action
By Jane Levy