What's Going On: Ashley Dubose, Compass Working Capital, Greenfest Philly, PHLConnectED

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 9:25 p.m.

b'Ashley Dubose is a performing and recording artist from Philly but based in Minneapolis. I had the chance to check in with Ashley whose music is both beautiful and socially conscious.
https://www.ashleydubose.com/home

When you think of poverty \\u2013 many of us imagine it simply has to do with how much you make \\u2013In fact Assets are a stronger predictor than income of financial well-being and economic mobility. I speak with Markita Morris-Louis, Strategy Officer for Compass Working Capital an organization devoted to lifting folks out of poverty.
https://www.compassworkingcapital.org/

Greenfest Philly is the largest environmental festival in the Philadelphia area and it\\u2019s going virtual in 2020. I spoke with Katie Edwards from the sponsoring organization The Clean Air Council about this this yearly event that helps us go green.

https://cleanair.org/greenfest/

The digital divide is real for thousands of Philadelphia public school students. I spoke with Dalila Wilson-Scott, President of the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation about how Comcast along with the city and civic partners is helping to close the gap.
www.mayorsfundphila.org/initiatives/phlconnected'