Check out this piece in The Philadelphia Citizen about an innovative program that raises wages that’s helping Scranton businesses stay in business. Why do this? From the article: The Commonwealth’s minimum wage of $7.25/hour — which is the federal minimum…
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Olympic Gold Medalist Brianna Scurry talks about her TBI
Brianna Scurry, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist soccer goalie, was so gracious and generous with her time as I put together this article about the traumatic brain injury that left her broke and suicidal. Read the full article in the June/July…
“I see you” – She’s a lawyer, a mom and an advocate for children with special needs
NJ lawyer Joanna Adu knows the challenges parents face, especially those who have children with special needs. She’s made helping them a speciality. Read about her here. During college, Joanna Adu decided against a legal career. Five years post-graduation, she…
A privately-funded scholarship program for private schools — The Philadelphia Citizen
Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia is a private program that offers scholarships to private schools for parents who want to send their kids to one but can’t afford it. From the article: CSFP is about school choice … CSFP exists to…
What’s a parklet?
It’s the summer of The Philadelphia Citizen for me! The pandemic changes our lives in multiple ways, including the ways we interact with outdoor space and each other. In Philadelphia, dozens of newly licensed “streeteries” have brought dining outside. There’s…
Development for good — It’s a real thing
U3 Advisors is a development company that works unlike most others. It aims to respect a place’s history while helping it move towards a better future. Read the article here.
Another Generation Change profile
This one is about Chris Cera, a local tech entrepreneur who tries to help local businesses. From the article: Philadelphia’s business tax laws are complex, confusing, and controversial, particularly its high wage tax and practice of double-taxing commercial entities. When…
Helping kids with asthma by improving their home environments.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP+) was launched in 2018. Its mission: Improve the health and overall well-being of the one in four children in West Philadelphia i diagnosed with the condition.It does this by making…
Ideas we should steal — from thephiladelphiacitizen
It’s mind-blowing that the federal minimum wage is STILL $7.25/hour. This article I wrote for The Philadelphia Citizen talks about a program using government funds to help small businesses pay their employees a higher hourly wage. Your thoughts?
Have you watched Abbott Elementary yet?
Abbott Elementary is a funny, thoughtful sitcom about the teachers and students (and a fabulous principal and a scene-stealing janitor) teaching and learning in a Philadelphia public school and the challenges they face. It just wrapped its second season and…