Citizen of the Week

Donte Fassett

The operator of Mason Meals delivers healthy, delicious food to preschoolers around the city

By Benjamin Butz-Weidner
Citizen of the Week

Laurada Byers

With her new book, the founder of Russell Byers Charter School inspires by telling deep truths

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizen of the Week

Tiffany Yau

The Penn alum launched Fulphil to inspire college students to start social impact businesses—and to stay in Philly

By James Meadows
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

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
Citizen of the Week

Justine Haemmerli

The founder of Make it Right PHL woke up November 9 and decided to take action

By Jane Levy