purpose
Feb. 28, 2023 9:33 pm
Getting to the Root
Investing in Historical Practices to Empower Future Generations
purpose
Nov. 10, 2021 10:28 am
Donations, food and God have kept Sunday Breakfast Rescue Mission going for more than 140 years
The $75K contributed this year by Joel Embiid and the 76ers was a welcome surprise, says the Mission's CEO Jeremy Montgomery, but it's only part of the story.
purpose
Jun. 8, 2021 12:18 pm
Good food + good people + good cause = good times
Hungry Harvest's event June 15 at Love City Brewery will benefit Mama-Tee Community Fridge which helps provide sustainable food for those in need in communities of color throughout the city.
purpose
May 26, 2021 1:10 pm
The post-pandemic model of food bank should put client choice at its center
The pandemic has accelerated the emergence of a number of innovations in food banks and pantries and encouraged client-centered practices like trauma-informed services, mobile and delivery options, say guest columnists Caitlin Caspi and Marlene Schwartz.
purpose
Oct. 2, 2020 10:03 am
Using tech to meet food pantry needs in Philly’s Northeast
The online platform used at the Mitzvah Food Program's food pantry was built with tools to help encourage healthy eating and easy adherence to dietary or religious preferences, says Brian Gralnick.
purpose
Mar. 21, 2020 9:06 am
Resource list: Food in the time of COVID-19
Philadelphia has a number of well-established programs tasked with alleviating food insecurity that have stepped up their efforts to adapt to the additional needs precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
people
Mar. 13, 2017 4:52 pm
The Food Trust is celebrating 25 years of ‘comprehensive’ food access work
The national, Philly-based nonprofit "is about ensuring that we have a just, fair, equitable food system," said Project Associate Kamaryn Norris in her "Around the Corner" interview.
people
Mar. 6, 2017 3:47 pm
Food Moxie is shrinking the number of people it serves — on purpose
The food justice nonprofit knows how hard it is to measure behavior change, so it's going deeper rather than broader.
results
Feb. 20, 2017 12:52 pm
The Food Trust is tackling the ‘chicken and egg issue’ of food access and demand
The nonprofit's recently launched Center for Healthy Food Access, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a national, collaborative effort to increase both.
people
Feb. 16, 2017 7:04 am
Nonprofits, let Sunday Suppers be your outcomes-tracking role model
It can be as easy as pre- and post-program surveys. Check out founder Linda Samost's "Around the Corner" interview for insight.