Topic: Poverty

President Trump’s cuts to food banks puts thousands of Philadelphians at risk of increased hunger. Here’s how it will affect Share Food, our area’s largest hunger relief organization

RFK Jr. just fired the entire staff of LIHEAP, the federally funded program that helps a quarter million Pennsylvanians pay their heating bills. What does that mean for you?

A Penn criminologist makes the case for bringing back (fairly) an old crime-fighting practice

OIC of America’s CEO ran a successful program to open high-paying construction jobs to more people in Minnesota. Now, he’s running the same playbook in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia doesn't need to celebrate our 250th with monuments, says the director of Philly Truce. Let’s do it with a movement that shows the world what we’re about

Should PA become the tenth state to opt into the Restaurant Meals Program, offering SNAP beneficiaries access to pre-cooked food?

Philadelphia’s status as the nation’s poorest big city is a major cause of its gunfire.

A citywide pilot used nearly 3,000 meals headed to the landfill to feed over 700 needy families in Philadelphia. A sustainable business leader and City Councilperson want to make it permanent

A long-time university president reflects on the value of college beyond job preparation

The 40-something year-old Norris Square-based nonprofit Xiente takes a new, all-ages approach to tackling poverty among some of Philadelphia’s poorest residents