Reuben Jones is well known around the City of Brotherly Love for his community service and social justice advocacy. He’s the executive director of Frontline Dads, a nonprofit that mentors at-risk youth and runs violence-prevention programs. Jones says supporting and building the community is really important to the organization.
A Woman’s Place in Bucks County helps hundreds of survivors in domestic abuse situations — the only organization in the county, according to Director Marianne Lynch. And throughout the pandemic, the demand for their essential services has increased. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has more on Philly Rising.
While October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, for Dr. Helena Fontes of the New View Institute, everyday is about supporting survivors and fostering healing throughout Philadelphia.
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The loss of a pregnancy or an infant is a common struggle for families, but the conversations and support around it are less common. Kristen Samuelson, founder of Three Little Birds Perinatal, is changing that.
Ubuntu is a philosophy rooted in Africa. The word means "humanity unto others." In Philadelphia's Germantown, it is also an immersive fine art experience. "I wanted, when people walked into the gallery, to feel something — peace, euphoria, zen," says Steven CW Taylor, owner and curator of Ubuntu Fine Art Gallery, 5423 Germantown Ave.
Hundreds of evacuees from Afghanistan have been landing at Philadelphia International Airport. Two women from the city’s restaurant community recently made sure a contingent of new arrivals was met with hot, culturally competent, meals. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has the story.
Officers Justin Harris and Shamsadeen Baukman of the 18th District have spent almost every Friday at the Christy Rec Center in West Philly, for the past 18 weeks. That’s where they helped dozens of kids, ages 8 and up, practice up on their basketball and football 'skills and drills.'
With the help of her mom, 8-year-old Lily Cuticchia organized a bake sale and raised more than $2,000 over the summer. She used the money to create care packages to give to substance abuse patients at Cooper University Hospital.
As distance learning has become the norm, the coronavirus pandemic has been hard for a lot of kids. Through her summer camp, Jiana Murdic is making healthy and wholistic living more accessible and fun at a time when kids could use it the most.
Cornell Wood is a pillar of Philadelphia's art history. He was a teenager when he started working as an usher at the Academy of Music in 1973. He stood out then, not only because of his age. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has more.
Known for her French toast bites, Charisse McGill is the first Black woman to own and operate a food truck at Spruce Street Harbor, and the first Black woman to create a beer in the state. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares her story on Philly Rising.
Nydisha Williams is not letting the legacy of her deceased son end with a random act of violence. As she continues to reckon with her grief, while keeping her son’s light, kindness and excellence alive, she has founded a nonprofit in his name: the Antonio Walker Jr. Foundation.
The weekly farmer's market, near the corner of 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard in Southwest Philly's Kingsessing neighborhood, is special for a few reasons. They sell food grown just around the corner in the Sankofa Community Farm, in Bartram’s Garden. But the work Sankofa does is less about growing and selling produce than it is about maintaining and honoring the land and its connection to the legacy of the African diaspora.
Once homeless, North Philly native Crystal Evans turned her life around by teaching herself financial literacy. She has since dedicated her time to helping others overcome generational poverty. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares her story on Philly Rising.
The Urban Creators headquarters near 11th and Dauphin streets was once a dumping area, littered with trash and unwanted belongings. Today, it’s an escape from the North-Central Philadelphia concrete jungle, according to neighborhood organizer Moore Ali El.
Following a pandemic year filled with grief, job loss and racial unrest, a mental health nonprofit started by two licensed therapists has quickly become a lifeline for hundreds of men in underserved communities.
Abena Timazee has had to pivot her business a lot during the pandemic, and now she’s going in a different direction: She launched a first-of-its-kind, eco-friendly beauty truck to share her holistic, plant-based hair care products. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares her story on Philly Rising.
Joe Lynch encounters the story often: A young person thrown out of their house by family members for being LGBTQ. Since 1973, Valley Youth House has fought youth homelessness by providing a foundation for survival.
Though gun violence has drawn a lot of attention to Southwest Philadelphia recently, that should not be what defines her community, says Phyllis Walker. For decades, she and her neighbors have been working together to improve the neighborhood.
During the holy month of Ramadan, it’s said that good deeds are multiplied by 10. Ramadan has ended, but for Salim Weldon, also known as "Good Deed" Salim, the giving is still going.
After recovering from a lab accident, chemist Beau Wangtrakuldee discovered that PPE appropriate to women's shapes and sizes did not exist. So she started a company to address that need. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee has more.
Maleek Jackson has overcome many obstacles to get where he is today. The South Philly native is now teaching others to roll with the punches at his boxing gym in Northern Liberties, but he has heftier goals to use his gym to curb youth gun violence. KYW Newsradio's Antionette Lee shares his story on Philly Rising.
Less than a year ago Evan Harris was furloughed from his retail job at Men’s Warehouse. Now, at 21 years old, he owns of a menswear business in downtown Trenton, New Jersey.
At age 24, Jenise Rivera is already breaking barriers and bridging gaps. She is the first in her Puerto Rican family to graduate from college. In May, she’ll also be the first to graduate from law school.
As the city continues to grapple with record-breaking gun violence and more young lives being lost to bullets, Rickey Duncan's team is working toward solutions.
Damaris Alvarado-Rodriguez and her family moved to Philadelphia after the 9/11 attacks. Expecting a place of refuge, they found challenges with neighbors struggling to embrace diversity. That’s where her advocacy journey began.
Jamira Burley is a West Philadelphia native whose anti-violence work with young people has been recognized by Forbes, Oprah Magazine, the White House, and most recently Amazon's Alexa.
Through the pandemic, Alia Sutton-Bey has been uplifting the lives of local youth by teaching them how to "recode" their own lives and earn what she calls a livable wage.
Erin Brown has spent decades preserving the culture of the urban Black cowboy, sharing her love of equestrian experiences with her community.
It’s only February, and already the robotics team at the Academy at Palumbo High School in South Philadelphia is having a historic year. The Robogriffins won the CoderZ Pro League world championship in January, besting a team from a school in Moscow, Russia.
