BROKE in Philly

Philadelphians with lower incomes encounter extra barriers while trying to make it to the polls

Knowing how to control a robotic arm is a marketable skill. NextFab got a grant to teach it to people experiencing poverty.

Philly is working to make sustainability affordable — providing solar energy at a low cost to residents

A deep dive into the connection between poverty and crime, especially in Philly’s Nicetown neighborhood

While poverty rates have gotten better nationwide, they pretty much stayed the same in Philly

BROKE in Philly

It’s expensive to be poor. The codirector of Broke in Philly went national with CBS News to talk about our #highcost series.

BROKE in Philly

Comcast’s $10 internet for low-income Americans is exploding in popularity

Nearly 200,000 Philadelphians take advantage of Internet Essentials, along with six million users nationwide.

BROKE in Philly

High cost of being broke: Cell phones are crazy expensive

When you can't pass a credit check, costs add up even faster.

For being the poorest big city in America, Philly has an unusually high rate of homeowners.

Researchers from Penn found that residents in Philly areas with either greening or trash removal projects had reduced feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness and overall poor mental health

BROKE in Philly

Broke in Philly made a map of places to help people in need find food, housing, health and finances

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This Philly housing project helps residents double their income

The Women's Community Revitalization Project offers 282 units and a slew of community services.

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Language matters. A look at the vocabulary we’ll be using in our BROKE in Philly reporting this year

BROKE in Philly

More than in other cities, Philly families resort to crowdfunding for funeral costs

The GoFundMe page for Philadelphia is nearly half memorial campaigns.

BROKE in Philly

BROKE: This year-long reporting project examines the struggle for economic justice in Philly

Nearly half the city's residents can't make ends meet. That's not ok.

Philly program helping hungry families cook healthy is expanding

Sunday Suppers will open a Germantown site in early 2018.

Most Philadelphians can’t afford Center City. Can inclusionary zoning make a difference?

City Council is pushing for mixed-income housing while Philly is being called a "tale of two cities."

Neighborhoods

Weekly Kensington workshops will become a neighborhood-based play

Residents will write and star in this traveling show next fall.

Pennsylvania will stop punishing students whose parents fall behind on lunch fees

Neighborhoods

Why affordable housing is hard to find — and develop — in Philadelphia

It’s about shrinking federal dollars and an old-fashioned formula that isn’t going away