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How your contributions are driving impact for Healthy NewsWorks

Thanks to our generous donors, hundreds more elementary and middle school students have received Healthy NewsWorks health education and media literacy programming over the past three years since we launched our Building a Healthy Future Campaign.  Over 2,200 students participated in…

Final stretch for Building a Healthy Future Campaign

Healthy NewsWorks is nearing the finish line of our three-year, $1 million Building a Healthy Future Campaign. As of late May, we have received more than $900,000 in contributions and pledges from individuals.   Your gift will be matched to help us…

Students spotlight Quinn Sullivan in Spring Edition of Healthy Highlights

A short video featuring Philadelphia Union soccer player Quinn Sullivan’s recent interview with fifth-grade reporters at Chester Charter Scholars Academy is now available, along with other articles, photos, and illustrations.  Quinn shared with them how he builds connections with teammates on and…

Two student-produced videos

Two student-produced videos were shown to spur discussion during the Healthy Conversations event in April 2026. The videos grew out of student reporting related to the 2025–26 Healthy NewsWorks reporting…

Connections take the spotlight during Healthy Conversations

“Being a reporter is really fun because I get to ask questions, get answers, and then put it in an article, and then it becomes really fun for me.”   That’s how one student reporter, Christian,…

The latest edition of By Kids, For Kids magazine is available!

Healthy NewsWorks reporters from Philadelphia, Camden, Norristown, and Chester contributed to the newly released Spring 2026 issue of By Kids, For Kids Magazine: Making Healthy Connections.  The magazine features student-reported stories about how connections shape our health…

MaST students publish first ‘Healthy Panther Post’ Junior Edition

Second-grade student reporters at MaST Community Charter School have published the first junior edition of the Healthy Panther Post, a special newspaper focused on nutrition and healthy habits.  The Spring 2026 issue features…

Coming soon: Spring 2026 edition of By Kids, For Kids!

Healthy NewsWorks biannual magazine, By Kids, For Kids, which showcases articles reported and written by our student reporters, will be released at this year’s Healthy Conversations event on April 28.  The Spring edition focuses on the 2025-26 reporting theme, Making Healthy Connections. Our reporters have explored different ways kids build positive…

Student reporters prepare for Healthy Conversations

Healthy NewsWorks student reporters who are serving as ambassadors for their schools have been working hard to prepare for the upcoming Healthy Conversations event, where they will guide small-group discussions about making healthy connections…

Chester reporters interview soccer star Quinn Sullivan

Soccer star Quinn Sullivan recently shared insights with a group of Healthy NewsWorks fifth-grade reporters about how he connects with players on and off the field, including his brother, Cavan….

Behind the scenes with Healthy NewsWorks

Healthy NewsWorks reporters have wrapped up their articles, reflections, illustrations, and even poetry for the Spring 2026 magazine: By Kids, For Kids magazine.  It has involved weeks of work for the reporters, from researching the topics and interviewing community…

Felicia Carter joins Healthy NewsWorks as a board observer

Felicia Carter, a civil rights attorney who works for the city of Philadelphia, will be spending the next year as a non-voting member on the Healthy NewsWorks Board of Directors.  Felicia said she hopes to use her legal skills to…