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Home & Family

Yulisa Concepción and Rachel Rutter
Community

‘Feels like family’: Project Libertad supports immigrant youth in suburban Philly schools

Rachel Rutter founded Project Libertad in 2015 to provide a “holistic approach to meeting all the different needs that immigrant youth have.”

1 year ago

Pedestrians walk past Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Community

No, Philly twin newborns on ‘missing’ posters were not abducted from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.

1 year ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
Studio 2
Money

The challenges of buying a home in 2024

What’s it like to buy a house these days? Interest rates are slowly coming down, but inventory is low, and with sky-high prices, first time buyers have it tough.

Air Date: August 21, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:44
Marty's childhood teddy bear
The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Lifestyle

Why we love our stuff

Why does a childhood blanket or teddy bear hold so much meaning? Why do we find it so hard to part with certain objects? This hour, our emotional connection to things.

Air Date: August 16, 2024 12:00 pm

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Montgomery County volunteers
Community
Spotlight PA

How Pennsylvanians are helping their older neighbors age comfortably

Older adults benefit from volunteer care that keeps them in familiar settings, which help them maintain comfort, autonomy, and finances as they age.

1 year ago

Andrew DiDonato in Philadelphia
Lifestyle

Working from home allowed him to be a more engaged dad. Now it’s over

All Philly city employees were ordered back to the office full-time this summer. Now some workers are wondering whether their jobs are worth the flexibility they're giving up.

1 year ago

children playing in a sandbox
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Latest Pa. budget leaves embattled child care industry without much-needed funding to boost staffing

Low wages make it difficult for PA child care providers to hire and retain staff, which can lead to long wait lists and abrupt closures.

1 year ago

Josh Shapiro with a class of children
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Why biz groups say tax credits aren’t enough to solve Pa.’s child care crisis

State lawmakers have passed and expanded tax credits aimed at making child care affordable. But business groups say more is needed to address a provider shortage.

1 year ago

Southern California guard Bronny James, left, high-fives his father, Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, as he warms up before an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Passing on the torch: Is nepotism a good or bad thing?

It keeps power in the hands of the powerful. It limits opportunity. It makes a mockery of meritocracy. But is it all bad? Might there be an economic and societal upside?

Air Date: July 11, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:37
A man is holding his baby boy in his arms.
Community

‘Fathers are a brotherhood’: A Philly mentor program doesn’t want dads to learn fatherhood alone

Focus on Fathers was established in 2001 to help new dads transition to fatherhood. Since then, the program has served over 250 fathers.

1 year ago

Joseph Gidjunis explores fatherhood in the PBS show Grown Up Dad.
Studio 2
Health

How to give good advice, Biden’s medical debt proposal, modern fatherhood

Are you good at giving advice? We're talking to R. Eric Thomas who will have to answer people's questions in his new national advice column.

Air Date: June 13, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:01
Dancers rehearse a movement called ''Rock Family''
Arts & Entertainment

‘Blood Baby’ explores queer parenting with dance, theater and installation

Meg Foley’s multisite, multidisciplinary festival puts queer parenting on par with shifting tectonic plates.

1 year ago

Listen 1:27
Window air conditioners in an building on Race Street
PlanPhilly
Weather

Free air conditioners available again in Pa. through utility assistance program

The A/C units and repairs are available only to people who received LIHEAP or weatherization assistance in the past year.

1 year ago

Listen 1:09
A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman
Health

What’s stopping some immigrants from accessing prenatal care — and what Philly’s health system can do about it

Years later, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to sow fear and confusion among immigrants in need of health care.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
a baby in a diaper
Community

Delaware, Tennessee to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families

A Delaware pilot program that provides free diapers and wipes to postpartum parents for the first three months after giving birth will be extended.

1 year ago

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