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Nov. 16, 2016 9:25 am
Food deserts aren’t a place. They’re ‘an experience’
It's not just geographic location. Individual factors like income, disability and education also play a role. Next City reports on personal grocery habits of Philadelphians.
Jul. 6, 2016 11:22 am
Chester’s nonprofit grocer is 20% from breaking even. Here’s what they’ve learned
WHYY takes a look inside Philabundance's ambitious nonprofit grocery store, three years after Fare and Square opened.
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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.
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Aug. 18, 2015 2:26 pm
Philly, here’s four stats about emergency food providers that need our attention.
In Philadelphia one in four people faces food insecurity. With over 700 food pantries, soup kitchens, and other providers, addressing this issue is vital to the city. Every other year, The Coalition Against Hunger conducts a survey of Emergency Food Providers. The Coalition’s Emergency Food Provider Survey is aimed at identifying the issues these programs […]