We must help NYC’s paraprofessionals
They help blind students learn to navigate the city. They empower autistic students to communicate their needs. They monitor the well-being of children with severe medical conditions. They are the…
How city life taught me to see animals — and people — differently
I didn’t fall in love with the natural world on safari. I fell in love with the natural world around us on a city block. As a kid growing up…
Federal workers aren’t getting paid through the shutdown. Here’s how much they typically earn.
Unemployment claims for federal workers have been rising in Pennsylvania and New Jersey amid the longest government shutdown in the country’s history. Some federal workers across the country have been…
Some Philly special education students get no speech language services, despite being federally guaranteed them. Here’s why.
Hundreds of Philadelphia School District special education students are not getting services they are legally entitled to receive, those on the ground in city schools say — including speech, occupational…
The end of the factory floor
Seven city agencies now have vacancy rates above 20%. At the Department of Small Business Services it’s 32%, the Commission on Human Rights 28.2%, the Department of Investigation 25.4%, and…
This Philly nonprofit provided free professional clothes. Then work attire got more casual.
On a Wednesday morning in September, some 25 people were browsing racks of blazers, sweaters, and jeans at The Wardrobe’s Old City location. It looks like a regular store, with…
Bouncing Back from Layoffs: A Mental Health Toolkit
PRWire: Bouncing Back from Layoffs: A Mental Health Toolkit Losing your job can be a destabilizing experience, affecting much more than financial stability. It can lead to stress, insecurity, isolation,…
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs: Fourth Edition of UAE AWE Concludes with Celebratory Ceremony
PRWire: The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) UAE 4.0, organized by the US Mission to the UAE and startAD, recently concluded with a closing ceremony at NYU Abu Dhabi. This…