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Pew fosters a healthy and vibrant public life in the Philadelphia region in many ways. We partner with local institutions and individuals to encourage thriving arts and cultural communities and support the health and welfare of the region’s neediest residents. Through the Philadelphia research initiative, Pew provides research and analysis on important issues facing the city and its surrounding area.

Donald Kimelman

Senior Vice President
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Don Kimelman manages Pew's information initiatives, which are largely carried out by the internationally renowned Pew Research Center. The research center, based in Washington DC, produces timely reports on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It takes no positions on policy issues. In addition, Mr. Kimelman oversees the Philadelphia Program, which includes Pew’s Culture program, its Philadelphia-based Civic Initiatives, the Pew Fund for Health and Human Services and the Philadelphia Research Initiative, which produces timely research on key issues facing the city.

 

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Larry Eichel

Director, The Philadelphia Program
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Larry Eichel is the director of the Philadelphia program at The Pew Charitable Trusts. The initiative provides timely, impartial research and analysis on key issues facing Philadelphia for the benefit of the city’s citizens and leaders. 

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March 23, 2013

Philadelphia 2013: The State of the City

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

This annual...

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February 20, 2013

How Borrowers Choose and Repay Payday Loans

Safe Small Dollar Loans Research Project
Nick Bourke, Director, Small Dollar Loans, The Pew Charitable Trusts
For someone in need of quick cash, a payday loan can look like a way to avoid asking loved ones for help...

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February 11, 2013

Philadelphia and Other Big Cities Struggle to Find Uses for Closed Schools

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Shuttered Public Schools: The Struggle to Bring Old Buildings New Life looks at what happens...

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