Kids
As immigration debate boils, Philly nonprofit sends books to detention center
With the help of a $3,000 grant, Mighty Writers is giving more than a hundred books to migrant children at the Berks County Residential Center.
6 years ago
Listen 2:12Philly offers affordable housing to help parents regain custody of kids in foster care
In Philadelphia, not having a safe, stable place to live prevents parents whose children have been placed in foster care from regaining custody 40 percent of the time.
6 years ago
Fearing deportation, some immigrants opt out of health benefits for their kids
"They are asking a lot of questions," she says. "They are investigating one's life from head to toe."
6 years ago
What makes something truly addictive?
A new "gaming disorder" classification from the WHO revives a debate about whether behaviors can cause the same kind of addictive illness as drugs.
6 years ago
Lead poisoning home inspectors aren’t getting paid and some fear children are at risk
Though funding for lead testing has gone away, the problem hasn't.
6 years ago
Listen 5:00Hundreds of protesters picket Pence at Philly fundraiser, decry family separations
Hundreds of demonstrators assail vice president over policy of splitting up undocumented families at border.
6 years ago
Shh! This is a… jungle gym? Philly libraries remade for play
Three Philadelphia libraries now have "play-and-learn space," designed to bust up the old notion that libraries are quiet places.
6 years ago
Philly students take steps to demand action on gun violence
Annual demonstration brings hundreds of young people to Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to call for changes in gun laws.
6 years ago
Listen 1:52Philly Council’s budget plan shortchanges schools by $200 million, finance chief says
The proposed spending plan is more than $200 million short of what's needed for the city schools, said Rob Dubow, the city's finance director.
6 years ago
Work requirement for SNAP food benefits divides GOP, unites Dems in Philly region
The proposed changes apply to a program intended to provide food to low-income families.
6 years ago
Listen 5:46Autism and football in Philly: Therapeutic benefits on and off the field
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Daughter-in-law of famed artist Pablo Picasso visits Delaware school
Pablo Picasso died in 1973, but his paintings and legacy live on. His daughter-in-law recently visited with some Delaware school children to talk about his work.
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Report: Rural poverty in America is ‘an emergency’
"We are just above Russia, Kuwait and Bosnia."
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Philly children’s book author fills a need with ‘Mommy’s Khimar’
A new children’s book from a Philadelphia author focuses on a mother-daughter bond told by a young girl who delights in wearing an Islamic headscarf.
6 years ago
Listen 5:12Air Date: May 30, 2018 10:00 am
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