For this week’s #socialissuespotlight, Youth Action is highlighting the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia. Drug overdose deaths in our city are at historic levels, with the number of deaths from opioid overdose surpassing the number of deaths from homicide.
For this week’s #socialissuespotlight, Youth Action is highlighting poverty in Philadelphia. Over a quarter of our city’s population lives below the poverty line, and about 66% of this population are Black or Latinx. Swipe to the end of this post for more resources to watch, read, and listen about systemic racism
February Social Issue Spotlights: Gun Violence & COVID-19 in Philadelphia Youth Action has decided that this year, we would like to actively engage in expressing information to the community about our city’s social issues. We will begin a #socialissuespotlight each Monday to highlight a social issue of the week. Today, we’re focusing