Topic: Poverty

East Mount Airy is on the verge of either falling into poverty or thriving. Next City is exploring why–and seeking solutions from residents.

Philabundance’s non-profit supermarket in Chester is making inroads where chain grocers have failed—in food deserts

A campaign led by Boys’ Latin is forcing the city to face a painful truth

A local non-profit supported and powered by banks and corporations helps low-income homeowners make much-needed repairs

With a chef who bills himself a “culinary anthropologist,” pay-what-you-can EAT Cafe in West Philly upends restaurant dining as we know it

President Trump’s proposal to cut legal aid for low-income Americans could leave thousands of Philadelphians with no legal recourse

More people in Philadelphia are going hungry than ever. Can we end the stigma of seeking free food?

In today's Solution of the Day, Ontario, Canada is providing basic income to offset the effects of the area's loss of manufacturing jobs.

Philadelphia Furniture Bank gives furniture to the city’s most vulnerable, free of charge—because home is about more than just four walls

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