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A spring 2026 community conversation panel, which included elected officials and EVEV partners
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Every Voice, Every Vote awards $1.4 million to expand civic news and engagement

The coalition, organized by The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, will support local reporting, community conversations, and civic education before...
A group of attendees at the June 4 Every Voice, Every Vote 202 Grant Launch event at Lenfest's headquarters in Philadelphia
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Every Voice, Every Vote coalition launches two-year, $1.8M grant program to expand civic news and information efforts

Grant applications now open for media and community organizations With Philadelphia’s municipal primaries less than a year away, Every Voice, Every...
City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas raising his hand as he engages with audience at a recent panel about education funding and school closures in Philadelphia.
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As Philadelphia weighs school closures, civic leaders advise heeding lessons from past

City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas speaks at a March 24, 2026, Every Voice, Every Vote Community Conversation about education funding and school...
Eric Marsh, of the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaking on a Feb. 27, 2026 panel about public safety.
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Civic leaders credit anti-violence groups for historic decline in violent crime

Eric Marsh, director of operations for The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting, speaking at an Every Voice, Every Vote Community...
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VIDEO: EVEV Community Conversation: Clean & Green

Every Voice, Every Vote’s second Community Conversations event, held virtually on January 27, 2026. The title of the event was “Clean, Green and...