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Home & Family

Judah is a high energy dog, who can't live in a household with other pets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Quarantine cute: ‘Everybody wants to adopt a dog right now’

There are dogs, cats, and even a few guinea pigs and gerbils immune to COVID-19 that are waiting to be matched with a temporary or forever home.

5 years ago

The YWCA York closed its child care center operations and has not applied for a waiver from the state. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Pa. child care providers dealing with ‘a lot of really, really sleepless nights and hard decisions’

Child care providers across Pa. face a choice in response to the state’s efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus: Close their doors, or seek permission to stay open.

5 years ago

Peck's Food owner Theodore Peck touches hands with a customer through window glass while closing his storefront due to the coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Health

Connection and kindness during the pandemic

Many of us are practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus – keeping away from other people and staying at ...

5 years ago

Listen 35:31
Peck's Food owner Theodore Peck touches hands with a customer through window glass while closing his storefront due to the coronavirus outbreak, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times

Connection and kindness during the pandemic

We discuss the importance of staying socially connected even when apart and the acts of kindness that are inspiring people during the pandemic.

Air Date: March 20, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Bowie Moon Porter drew this rainbow for other kids on the rainbow hunt through Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Finding fun in quarantined Philly: Neighborhoods band together to create ‘rainbow hunts’ for kids

The bright window drawings are popping up all over the city.

5 years ago

Anna Barsanti, 5, and her brother, Pierce Barsanti, 7, plant seeds to put under the four foot long grow lamp in the basement of their family home in Mt. Airy. Those seedlings can be transplanted to the garden later in the spring. (Courtesy of Erin Mooney)
Community

Parents keep kids busy during pandemic with theme days, couch-to-5k plans, and Play-Doh

Parents across the Philadelphia region who've been ordered to work from home now have to be employees and caregivers, so they’re getting creative.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs

5 years ago

A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health. (Muaz Bin Saat/EyeEm/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Survival of the friendliest: How our close friendships help us thrive

Lydia Denworth wants you to make more time for friends, says the author of the new book Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond

5 years ago

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Radio Times

Are we overparenting?

Psychologist Madeline Levine talks about her book, "Ready of Not" which offers advice for parenting in anxious times.

Air Date: February 13, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon
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Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

New City Council bill requires Philly employers to give paid family medical leave

Embattled Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon wants city employers to be required by law to provide paid family leave.

5 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

Aging and the costs of long-term care

The cost of long-term care for our aging population is rising but experts worry we are not prepared to meet their needs.

Air Date: January 16, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
A 5-pound newborn girl is swaddled in a blanket in a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. She was born on Jan. 1, 2020. (Diaa Hadid)
NPR
Community

UNICEF estimates 400,000 babies will be born on New Year’s Day

UNICEF says the Pacific island nation of Fiji will most likely have delivered 2020's first baby

5 years ago

Marriage license applicants in Delaware are asked for their race when they appear at their county’s marriage bureau. This is screen shot of the computerized template that clerks fill out. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Bill would ban question about race from Delaware marriage license application

The law is a vestige of the days when Delaware banned marriages between Black and white people. Sen. Townsend says it needs to be stricken.

6 years ago

Listen 0:55
Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, N.J. once worked as a Santa Claus at Paramus Park Mall and found a special connection with wishful, loving children. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Community

Suiting up as Santa healed a heavy-hearted grandfather from New Jersey

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with Jim Cummings of Pennsauken, New Jersey, who once donned a Santa suit at the Paramus Park Mall at a tender time in his life.

6 years ago

Listen 5:46
Residents are also encouraged to keep the boxes stocked. Officials say to leave non-perishable, canned goods, and personal care items (excluding sharp objects and chemicals). (Courtesy of The Little Free Pantry)
Down the Shore
Health

Leave what you can, take what you need: ‘Free little pantry’ initiative expands at the Shore

Residents are also encouraged to keep the boxes stocked. Officials say to leave non-perishable, canned goods, and personal care items (excluding sharp objects and chemicals).

6 years ago

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