At the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, three Dornsife School of Public Health master’s students worked together to complete an Applied Practical Experience at the Center for Leadership, ...

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Census Bureau released a new set of figures about poverty in America. Unfortunately, the takeaway was one that’s all too familiar. Philadelphia remains the poorest large city ...

Up on a hill, overlooking the Philadelphia Zoo and a West Philadelphia neighborhood where 85 percent of the people live in poverty, sits a sleek, shiny brand new High School. It is called the ...

Philadelphia is no longer the poorest big city in the United States, as the city’s poverty rate has dropped below 20 percent for the first time since at least 1979. However, that is not all cause for ...

According to The Pew Charitable Trusts’ 2025 State of the City report, poverty and violent crime in Philadelphia are declining, while unemployment rates are falling and educational outcomes are ...

Mayor Michael Nutter said he believes he is leaving at the top of his game, but even with the notable successes, he said Philadelphia's deep-seated poverty is stopping the city from reaching its ...

The transformative power of music is bringing hope and holiday cheer to people facing deep poverty in Philadelphia. Harmonious Communities, a collaboration between Opera Philadelphia and Broad Street ...

Penn’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design launched an initiative to combat economic hardship in Philadelphia this month. The Public Service and Policy Initiative, created in partnership with the Penn ...