results
May 25, 2016 3:24 pm
Drexel’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities just published a study on childhood food insecurity and trauma
Children who are experiencing potentially traumatic events such as abuse or the incarceration of a parent are more likely to live in food-insecure households.
method
Apr. 22, 2016 11:25 am
Here’s how West Philly’s pay-what-you-can restaurant will work
EAT (Everyone At the Table) Cafe suggests a price for patrons -- but they don't have to pay it. The nonprofit restaurant's existence will depend on the good will of its community.
purpose
Mar. 24, 2016 9:18 am
In South Kensington, a nonprofit goes to court to keep its community garden alive
In the 1980s, the Catholic Worker turned an abandoned lot into a community garden. Now, that garden is being threatened by development.
method
Feb. 29, 2016 9:33 am
Why food deserts require more than just supermarkets
They're also education, healthcare and employment deserts. UpLift Solutions takes a holistic approach to alleviating distress in those communities.
funding
Feb. 22, 2016 2:37 pm
Camden is home to a new venture capital fund for food startups
The $125 million fund was launched by Campbell Soup Company and will invest in startups changing the food system.
purpose
Feb. 15, 2016 8:25 am
A Baltimore-based social enterprise just landed in Philly
After fishing $100,000 out of ABC's Shark Tank, Hungry Harvest has expanded to Philadelphia. The company employs a buy-one-give-one model to tackle food deserts.
purpose
Jan. 27, 2016 9:41 am
These Penn freshmen created a food donation app during the blizzard
Built during last weekend's PennApps hackathon, Foodship connects restaurants with leftover food to homeless shelters.
method
Jan. 5, 2016 8:00 am
This startup delivers surplus restaurant food to homeless shelters
The Food Connect Group delivers unused food from restaurants and caterers to shelters. First, they had to learn to wrestle with food donor liability.
method
Dec. 7, 2015 12:47 pm
4 urban service models that could affect social change in the near future
Johns Hopkins' Social Innovation Lab's Darius Graham took the stage at Rise in Philadelphia to talk about how four programs in Baltimore are driving innovation in food access, community health, education and government.
purpose
Dec. 2, 2015 11:44 pm
Here’s why Vetri Foundation for Children is now Vetri Community Partnership
It had nothing to do Urban Outfitters acquiring the Vetri Family Restaurants, but a lot to do with branding.