“Behind the ever open gate No pikes shall fence a crumbling throne, No lackeys cringe, no courtiers wait, — This palace is the people’s...

As we waited in the Mayor’s Reception Room for our guests to arrive for the #VoteThatJawn celebration, Philadelphia’s Clef Club Junior...

Rachel Headlam, the 18-year-old Philly character animator and I meet at a bustling juice shop. “I’m wearing a white pinstriped shirt, a...

“The quality of the dining hall food just doesn’t match the tuition fee I’m paying,” someone just complained to me. I nodded earnestly,...

I can recall the first time my parents saw Barack Obama on TV as if it happened yesterday. I was in first grade. My parents were talking...

Are you one of the 20,000 Philadelphia youth turning 18 before the 2018 election? Watch the video to find out about all the ways you can...

It’s a hot time in the old folks home these days. Elections are coming up in November and these guys are psyched. I recently asked a...

I was wandering up and down North 6th street, feeling foolish that the whole train ride here I had been envisioning a block party. That...

During my second year of college, I took my first ever creative writing course. My sweet professor had us check in with her at the...

“When life gives you lemons, you can’t make lemonade unless you know where the sugar and water are,” proclaims Tamara Anderson. She’s a...

What good could a couple of painted signs do? This is what I thought to myself as Lansie Sylvia, director of Next Stop Democracy, took...

Youth voting campaign ‘Vote That Jawn’ shares resources to bring first-time voters to the ballot All the lanyard-wearing folks handing us...

PHILADELPHIA – Sept. 18, 2018 –Young Philadelphians are invited to participate in #VoteThatJawn, a nonpartisan, city-wide campaign...

Organize, Strategize, Socialize, Share and Compare! It’s time to Vote That Jawn: How to get YOU and your friends to the polls. It’s...

Right now, outside my building at 34th and Walnut streets, a marching band is playing to welcome first-year students to their new...

“Control Congress and you control the country.” That’s a quote from Yara Shahidi. Yara Shahidi stars in the hit TV shows Black-ish and...

We often hear about the power of voting, how much it means and what it can do. However, that advice usually spews from the mouths of...

Let me tell you a secret. You know that game Superhex.io? Here’s what it looks like in case you don’t: In the game, you as a player are a...

There’s been a shortage of turnouts at the polls, specifically with young people. But why? The answer is simple. Youth hear that their...

Every year, in addition to our blogsite, SafeKidsStories.com creates a few great events, like two days with iconic children’s illustrator...