Asim King hopped off the 32 bus, beat the red light crossing Kelly Drive and fast-walked to the Cosmic Café at 1 Boathouse Row. “Got to be on time,” King said at the café, a bright place that brims with enticing aromas. Like 20 of the café’s 30 employees, King has a developmental disability. Disabled
MoreAfter nine years working for a nonprofit organization, 41-year-old Erin Mattson was earning more seniority, more responsibility and more money than she ever thought possible. But she also experienced stress and anxiety levels that led to serious health problems. Her partner, Elissa Viscelli, 36, convinced her to quit her job because, far more than a
MoreIn 2019 then 23-year-old Cashmir Woodward was dissatisfied with the home healthcare sector job she started just out of high school and was certain it would not be her long-term career. So when a friend asked her to join PowerCorpsPHL, she decided to make a move. “I was kind of wanting a different scene,” she
MorePennsylvania “locks up a higher percentage of its people than almost any democracy on earth,” states the Prison Policy Initiative, a nonprofit in Northampton, Massachusetts, that works to end mass incarceration. In addition, more than 40,000 Philadelphians, disproportionately Black and Brown, come home each year from state and federal prisons, according to a January 31, 2017
MoreWe’re Hiring an Advertising and Distribution Associate______________________________________________ Grid is has the soul of an alt-weekly, and is a change agent in the form of a monthly magazine. We reflect the best of the Philadelphia region: our social entrepreneurs, food innovators and wellness advocates, our makers and doers, artists and activists. Our priorities and politics are
MoreWe’re Hiring an Advertising Account Executive___________________________________ Are you a community-minded sales professional looking for a job with an entrepreneurial company in the heart of Philadelphia? Red Flag Media, a growing independent magazine publisher, seeks a driven individual to join our advertising team for Grid magazine.You will work alongside our Publisher, Editor-in-Chief and Sales Director. We seek
MoreAre you a bike-riding, garden-growing, veggie-composting, design enthusiast who has a passion for print? Red Flag Media, a growing independent magazine publisher based in Philadelphia, PA, seeks a talented and versatile designer who will create page layouts for Grid, RFM’s award-winning, monthly sustainability magazine. The designer will also create a range of marketing materials,
MoreOnly full applications will be accepted. Are you a bike-riding, garden-growing, veggie-composting professional looking for a part-time entry-level job at a small, entrepreneurial company? Red Flag Media, a growing independent magazine publisher based in Philadelphia seeks a motivated person to join our marketing team. This individual will serve as an assistant to our Sales &
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