In a crazy year, companies large and small are leaping into the fray to encourage and facilitate safe voting. From giving employees time off to cast their ballots, to sharing pertinent deadlines, to funding PPE for poll workers, Pennsylvania's business community is working hard to make your voice heard.
At just 17 years old, Amy Lui has already launched her own nonprofit organization and been honored with a Young Heroes Award for her work on literacy and access in the blind community.
The Candy Factory was hit hard by the pandemic shutdown, but they're making it work with new safety policies, emphasis on community building, and an on-site learning pod for members' kids.
"How can we plan on resolving this big world topic if we can’t even do it in our hometown first?" That question, asked by a protest organizer in Aston, PA, is being echoed across the state.
With municipal budgets stretched to the brink, two local officials get creative in order to boost the region's essential arts, culture, and tourism economy.
An arts organization in this historic city is urging connection and creativity during this trying time, employing digital tools and partnerships with local artists to keep the juices flowing.
When the pandemic struck, these industrious PA entrepreneurs immediately thought, "What can we do to help?" Thanks to contributions from the local community, the result has been a transformation from the booze business to the public health business.
A group of concerned citizens got together to figure out how they could help protect essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and The Berks PPE Resource Network was born. Now universities, hobbyists, nonprofits, businesses, and arts organizations are working round the clock, using technology to 3D-print face shields. Find out how you can help.
A national grant is shining a light on the amazing work of this organization, which brings its diverse community together through dance, programming, and neighborhood beautification.
We asked for your stories and you responded. Here is a snapshot of how the pandemic is impacting Pennsylvanians, from lost wages to changing habits to inspirational community action.