Topic: Teens
Photo Essay: Fab Youth Philly’s Play Captains
42 teens ran neighborhood play spaces around Philly this summer, engaging younger children while learning to be leaders themselves. Here, a look at some of the joy they shared.
By Theo Wyss-Flamm
Threading a Future
Could a Baltimore nonprofit hold the answer to turning around the lives of Philly’s most at-risk teens—and our city at-large?
By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizen Of The Week: Nasihah Thompson-King
As her Mastery-Shoemaker principal attests, the high schooler benched from basketball because of her hijab is a freedom fighter for our times
By Sharif El-Mekki
Safety Net For The Safety Net
Covenant House rescues 500 runaway teens in Philadelphia every year. It turns away even more.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy