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A Young Veteran’s Guide to Adjusting Financially to Civilian Life
By Pivedite Team | | Education, General Ideas
By Lexie Dy If you made the decision to join the armed forces at a young age, then ...
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Roe v. Wade Has Been Overturned: Now What?
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College Roe v. Wade: A Decision Reversed In 1973 Texas, a single ...
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Philadelphia’s Heat Wave Broke Records, but That’s Only the Beginning
By Pivedite Team | | Renewable Energy | Volunteer Writer
By Padma Balaji Throughout this summer, the world has seen its fair share of extreme weather. Rainstorms have ...
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How to Become an Effective Community Leader Through Lifelong Learning
By Pivedite Team | | Education, General Ideas | Volunteer Writer
By Kayla Rowe Do you serve as a leader in your community? If so, there’s always room for ...
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When Indie Pop Goes Deeper: The Multidimensional World Behind Japanese Breakfast
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Music | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College Like many others, before I came to know about Japanese Breakfast, ...
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Start a Business That Benefits Your Community With These Steps
By Pivedite Team | | Education, General Ideas | Volunteer Writer
By Elijah Dawson Starting a business within your community has several benefits, both for you and for your ...
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The Original People – A Brief Overview of Pennsylvania’s Native Tribes + Native Americans in America Today
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, Education, General Ideas | Paid Writer
Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor Intro Stories of the indigenous peoples of this land are often spoken in the ...
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Unemployment and the Minimum Wage in Philadelphia – A Quick Overview
By Pivedite Team | | Living Wage, Unemployment | Volunteer Writer
By Christina Brown, student at University of Queensland According to an Insider report, Philadelphia's average unemployment rate of ...
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The Rise of Violence in Philadelphia
By Pivedite Team | | Violence | Volunteer Writer
By Landsay Franckoeur, student at Stockton University 2021 was a very turbulent time, with natural disasters and acts ...
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The Opioid Epidemic in a Time of Pandemic (Series) Article 1: An Overview
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Volunteer Writer
By Geoff Watkinson, Contributing Editor On November 30, 2021, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that “the Fatal overdoses in ...
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Philadelphia’s Powerful Contribute to the Homeless Crisis, Says Advocate Stephanie Sena
By Pivedite Team | | Homelessness | Paid Writer
By Erin Flynn Jay Owner at Flynn Media www.flynnmedia.com Homelessness in the city has turned into a serious crisis ...
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Mighty Writers Strengthens Community through Education and Food Distribution
By Pivedite Team | | Education, Hunger | Paid Writer
By Jenna Song, Contributing Editor Early education plays a large role in what a student's future education looks ...
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T-Shirts in October and the Looming Climate Crisis : An Interview with Green Philly
By Pivedite Team | | Renewable Energy | Paid Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor If one thing has been made abundantly clear by the events of the ...
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Immigrant Literacy
By Pivedite Team | | Education | Volunteer Writer
By Juliana de Moura Oliveira, Business Administration Student The United States is known for its high number of ...
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Cycles of Abuse in the Wake of Covid-19
By Pivedite Team | | Violence | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College Trigger Warning: Domestic violence and abuse Since the Covid-19 pandemic, there ...
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My Internship at Pivedite
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas
By Iyana Lewis I just finished my internship at Pivedite in June. I am a Psychology/Human Services Major ...
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Young Pride: How You Can Support LGBTQ+ Youth
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination | Paid Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor In June of 1969, the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City was ...
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New Comedy Category
By Pivedite Team | | Comedy
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, Just like the music category, the goal of the ...
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Asian Americans United is helping Philly’s AAPI community combat racism, here’s what you can do to help
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination | Paid Writer
By Jenna Song, Contributing Editor As COVID spread widely in 2020 around the globe, hate crimes against Asians ...
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Long Live Plastic: The Truth about Microplastics
By Pivedite Team | | Renewable Energy | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College From yogurt containers we toss in the trash, to chip bags ...
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36 Years After the MOVE Bombing, a Community Remains Traumatized
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, Violence | Volunteer Writer
By Alyssa N. Batchelor, Contributing Author The mid-twentieth century was a time of great political and social strife ...
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New Music Category
By Pivedite Team | | Music
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, The goal of the music category is to highlight ...
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Nursing Home Deaths and Covid 19
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, Health | Volunteer Writer
Sheila Fox, Contributing Editor The World Health Organization defines Ageism as “the stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination towards people ...
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Nonprofit Organization Provides Support and Education to Domestic Violence Survivors
By Pivedite Team | | Violence | Paid Writer
By Jenna Song, Contributing Editor Women In Transition, a nonprofit organization based in Center City, Philadelphia, helps domestic ...
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We Challenge You to Get Vaccinated or to Help Others Get Vaccinated
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Paid Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor All Pennsylvanians age 16 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. ...
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Bridging the Political Divide Between Urban and Rural Areas
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Voting | Volunteer Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor When looking at the 2020 electoral map of Pennsylvania, a state that Biden ...
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Philadelphia Organizations Continue to Provide Aid to the Homeless Community Despite the Pandemic
By Pivedite Team | | Homelessness, Hunger | Paid Writer
By Jenna Song, Contributing Editor Philadelphia had a total of 5,634 people experiencing homelessness in 2020. Out of ...
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Stop Discrimination and Brutality Against the African American Community in Philadelphia
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, Violence | Volunteer Writer
By Surya Gokul, Student at Swarnandhra Philadelphia is at the center of racial tension and protests after the ...
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Understanding the Renewable Energy Transition
By Pivedite Team | | Renewable Energy | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College We’ve all heard it before: Save the polar bears! Ban plastic ...
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Mutual Aid Project Provides Community Connection and Resources in Point Breeze
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Health, Hunger | Paid Writer
By Siani Colon, Contributing Editor Homies Helping Homies, a mutual-aid project based in the Point Breeze neighborhood of ...
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Hunger for Change: Addressing Food Insecurity in Philadelphia and the Nation at Large
By Pivedite Team | | Hunger | Volunteer Writer
Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor Food insecurity, defined as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns due to ...
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It’s Time to Learn a New Skill
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Living Wage, Unemployment | Volunteer Writer
By Ahmed Helmy, Copy And Article Writer Did you lose your job? Are you unable to live the ...
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SNF Paideia Program Encourages Dialogue Between Residents with Diverse Viewpoints
By Pivedite Team | | Education, General Ideas | Paid Writer
By Erin Flynn Jay Owner at Flynn Media www.flynnmedia.com How can everyday citizens work together post-election? One way to ...
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Philadelphia’s Call to Action – October 2020
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
Created by Ella McCausland, Intern at Pivedite INTRO This post highlights news articles from September 2020. Review our ...
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Vote on Tuesday, November 3rd
By Pivedite Team | | Voting
By David Sherwin, Pivedite President Dear Good People, I imagine everyone has been bombarded with voting ads, but ...
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Pennsylvania Voter Information
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Voting
By David Sherwin, Pivedite President Deadlines: October 19, 2020 – Deadline to registerOctober 27, 2020 – Deadline to ...
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Philadelphia’s Call to Action – September 2020
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action | Volunteer Writer
Created by Ella McCausland, Intern at Pivedite INTRO This post highlights news articles from July, August, and September ...
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Home-Sick: Resources to Recover from the COVID-19 Crisis
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Health, Homelessness, Hunger, Living Wage, Unemployment | Volunteer Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor Between the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, police brutality and systemic racism, a critical presidential ...
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Immigrant Voter Turnout
By Pivedite Team | | Voting | Volunteer Writer
By Emily Hsiang, Student at Haverford College The 1964 Civil Rights Act granted voting rights to all men ...
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City Works to Peacefully Resolve the Homeless Encampments and Offer Housing Alternatives
By Pivedite Team | | Homelessness | Paid Writer
By Erin Flynn Jay Owner at Flynn Media www.flynnmedia.com It has been over 60 days now since the ...
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Solutions to Inadequate Literacy Skills in Philadelphia: Donate Books or Volunteer
By Pivedite Team | | Education | Volunteer Writer
by Ronny Hu, a student reporter from the University of Southern California There is a significant gap in ...
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Philadelphia’s Charter Schools: The Cost of Choice
By Pivedite Team | | Education | Volunteer Writer
By Payton Capes-Davis, student at University of Florida A Nation at Risk The 1983 U.S Department of Education’s ...
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Philadelphia’s Call to Action – August 2020
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
Created by Ella McCausland, Intern at Pivedite INTRO This post highlights news articles from July and August 2020. ...
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Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By Pivedite Team | | Education | Volunteer Writer
By Sarah Mohammed, Student In the wake of the racial justice demonstrations around the nation, the roots of ...
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Tell Us About Your Innovative Solution to End Racism
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination | Volunteer Writer
by Ronny Hu, Student Reporter from the University of Southern California Racism is nothing new to Philadelphia. Growing ...
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These Citizens have Solutions – Part 2
By Pivedite Team | | Education, General Ideas, Living Wage, Unemployment, Voting
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite If you haven’t read Part 1 of this article, click on this ...
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Philadelphia’s Call to Action – July 2020
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
By Ella McCausland, Intern at Pivedite and David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, In case you ...
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Police Reform: An Opportunity to Solve Social Problems
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, General Ideas, Violence
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite It’s great to hear about the police reform efforts around the country ...
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Redlining: Take a Stand Against Discriminatory Economics
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination | Volunteer Writer
By Megan Hayhurst, Student at Villa Victoria Academy In North Philadelphia, redlining has historically created poor living conditions ...
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These Citizens have Solutions – Part 1 of 2
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite How do you create a solution to a social problem? How do ...
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Mind the Gap: Racial Income Inequality in Philadelphia and What You Can do About it
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination | Volunteer Writer
By Benjamin Wolf, Contributing Editor Philadelphia, like most other corners of America, has a problem with economic racial ...
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What does ending the opioid epidemic in Philly look like during coronavirus times?
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Paid Writer
By Erin Flynn Jay Owner at Flynn Media www.flynnmedia.com Philadelphia has the highest overdose rate of any major ...
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George Floyd Protests
By Pivedite Team | | Discrimination, General Ideas, Music, Violence
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, All I know is that we need solutions to ...
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Plan Your Next Bold Action for Social Change
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, I am sure many of you are overwhelmed or ...
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COVID -19: SOLUTIONS
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Covid
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, Noted below are more articles on solutions to COVID-19. ...
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COVID -19: SOLUTIONS
By Pivedite Team | | Health | Covid
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Hey Good People, Here are some articles on COVID-19 we felt related ...
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COVID -19 Solutions: Examples of “Pivotal Solutions Expedited”
By Pivedite Team | | General Ideas, Health | Covid
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite Dear Good People, In light of recent events, I wanted to talk ...
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Pivedite’s Call to Action for Philadelphia
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite INTRO This post highlights news articles from February. Review our Question/Action section within the ...
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Pivedite’s Call to Action for Philadelphia
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite INTRO This post highlights recent news articles on initiatives to address the ...
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Pivedite’s Call to Action for Philadelphia
By Pivedite Team | | Call to Action
By David Sherwin, President at Pivedite INTRO This is our first blog post so we are excited to ...
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