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In the heart of Philadelphia, a non-profit organization is making significant strides in empowering the city’s youth to forge their own paths toward success. With a high school dropout rate of approximately 14% in Philadelphia and only 10% of students earning a college degree, there is an urgency to create…
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Since 2021, a basketball tournament has taken place in the Lehigh Valley that represents meaning and hope for those who have been affected by suicide: The KNT Basketball Tournament. Named in honor of Kobee Nyro Texter, who took his own life at age 24 after battling with mental health, the…
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As a young immigrant from India, Caroline Praveen struggled in school and social interactions because she spoke with an Indian accent and did not always express her thoughts for fear of ridicule and not being taken seriously. It wasn’t until she met an adult Indian woman with an American accent…
Read MoreAt the corner of 5th and Northampton streets in Easton, PA stands the city’s oldest residence: the Colonel Hooper House. Despite carrying historical significance that dates back to the 18th century—American Revolutionary War Colonel Robert Lettis Hooper Jr. once lived there—the building has been unoccupied for decades and is succumbing…
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Sandra Boakye felt the need for change in menstrual health and education after engaging with the young girls in the Ghana Adolescent Health Project in 2015. She witnessed their struggles, and the lack of knowledge on adolescent development, especially concerning reproductive health, inspired her to take action. This lack of…
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A Spontaneous Spiritual Awakening (SSA) is defined as a “subjective experience characterized by a sudden sense of direct contact, union, or complete non-dual merging (experience of oneness) with a perceived ultimate reality, the universe, ‘God,’ or the Divine,” according to research psychologist Jessica Cornielle at the University of Greenwich. Despite…
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Greg Venneman started Bethlehem Area School District Proud Parents in 2010 because he was inspired by Pennsylvania Education Voters and similar groups who work towards increasing public school state funding. “…a lack of state education funding not only impacts the quality of the education students receive, it also causes the…
Read MoreCoatsville, Pennsylvania currently doesn’t have any coffee shops, and most of the places to hang out in the evenings are bars or serve alcohol. For those in recovery and those who want a family-friendly atmosphere, there really aren’t many locations in the city that fit the bill. Vicki Marsh wants…
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Crohn’s disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is estimated to affect more than half a million people in the United States, and millions more worldwide—with the number of diagnosed cases increasing over time.* Characterized as a chronic disease, Crohn’s is lifelong and there is currently no cure. …
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Sara Arnold was on holiday in Ethiopia when she visited a small village outside of Gondar. She had a copy of her book, “The Big Buna Bash,” which is a fictional children’s story about the Ethiopian traditional buna coffee ceremony. “Although they couldn’t read it,” says Arnold, “they were so…
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