Topic: Poverty

How a single philanthropist is leveraging smart partnerships to bring prosperity to Hunting Park and East Tioga

The cost of putting on a symphony has nearly quadrupled since 2020. How, asks a music researcher and teacher, can we keep kids and neighbors engaged?

If food insecurity directly impacts neighborhood violence, why isn’t fighting hunger part of a comprehensive antiviolence strategy?

The CFEVA’s Hand-in-Hand Outreach, which paused during Covid, still believes the power of helping Philadelphia’s most vulnerable children express themselves through creativity

The MS NOW host and Citizen board member explains how a broken business model is behind utility bills Americans can't afford

The CEO of Vetri Community Partnership on what the loss of federal SNAP-Ed funding might mean — and how you can help

For more than 20 years, the co-founder of Philly AIDS Thrift has done good by selling people’s old, unwanted stuff — resulting in more than $5 million of good

Three percent of all children in the U.S. are bedless. An Idaho-based nonprofit working to give them a safe, comfortable place to sleep now has a chapter in NJ. Is Philly next?

The U.S. has a prominent, federally funded, $17 billion example of successful, economically integrated community building. The nation’s leading housing expert explains why we’re not using it to solve our housing crisis

A longtime university president suggests the city’s library system follow Chicago and Baltimore, and add food pantries to its community services