Youth
Learn to Play to Learn
A Temple professor launches the nation’s first “playful learning” spaces in two affordable housing complexes in Philly today, for International Day of Play. Will it make kids smarter and safer?
By Delaney Parks
Is the Memorial Day Mass Shooting a Sign of Philly’s Summer to Come?
Warm weather often brings a spike in shootings. Officials are hoping to mitigate it through teen programming and increased patrols
By Mensah M. Dean
My City, My Story at City Hall
A new photo exhibit — by kids! — in the heart of the city reveals how they see their corners of the world
By Sam Bergheiser
CHOP’s “Hair Nerds”
Jennifer Boisseau and Theresa Byrd use their hairstylist skills to restore dignity and bring joy to patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
By Jessica Blatt Press
Got Hope?
A new program from I Choose To Win restores kids’ ability to believe in themselves, one story at a time.
By Natalie Pompilio
“A Lot of What We’re Known for is Violence.”
Amid an increase in youth-driven shootings, young Philadelphians want people to know that they hope to live in peace
By Afea Tucker
Thembi Palmer, Reader
The storyteller sings, dances, puppets and laughs with books to help children get excited about — and learn — reading
By Courtney DuChene
Ali Velshi Banned Book Club Reads You Must Take Part in Revolution
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member sits down with journalist Melissa Chan and activist artist Badiucao to talk about their new graphic novel, authoritarianism, and activism
By Ali Velshi
Literacy is Never Neutral
What Percival Everett’s National Book Award-winning James tells us about the crisis of literacy in Philadelphia.
By James Peterson
“We Are in Survival Mode”
Even with a city budget proposal that pays for community-driven gun violence intervention work, organizers are worried about President Donald Trump’s promises to slash federal funding
By Afea Tucker