“The President has said that government cannot solve our nation's problems alone and therefore launched the White House's office of Social Innovation to find ways to scale the best social innovations; partner with those who are leading change in their communities; and create a policy environment for all these innovations to thrive. We therefore applaud local communities’ efforts to lead change in their communities. It is exciting that Philadelphia is launching the Social Innovations Journal.

The President's goal is to find new solutions to old problems. The Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, is designed to build a "pipeline" of social innovations for expansion to meet community needs. Now, more than ever, we need to invest in programs that work and find innovative, effective solutions to our nation's most serious challenges.”

Michele Jolin, Senior Advisor for Social Innovation for the White House Domestic Policy Council