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Resource list: Food in the time of COVID-19 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.
Reinvestment Fund’s HFFI supports food access across the nation purpose

Sep. 19, 2019 2:53 pm

Reinvestment Fund’s HFFI supports food access across the nation

“The context for why there are food access gaps is really different between rural Alaska and the west side of Chicago, but HFFI is a very flexible tool.” says program director Molly Hartman.
Value over cost: How Philadelphia is committing to better food procurement practices purpose

May 22, 2019 1:25 pm

Value over cost: How Philadelphia is committing to better food procurement practices

The Sunlight Foundation, the Open Contracting Partnership, and the City of Philadelphia have collaborated to come up with short-term and long-term reforms to ensure food quality and allow for more inclusive input in the procurement process.
Nonprofits, let Sunday Suppers be your outcomes-tracking role model 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.
Food deserts aren’t a place. They’re ‘an experience’ results

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.
From the Shark Tank to Philly’s food bank purpose

Oct. 26, 2016 7:34 am

From the Shark Tank to Philly’s food bank

Baltimore social enterprise Hungry Harvest has officially launched in Philly, but its partnership with Philabundance here is a deviation from its original model.
Kitchen Cred is cooking up a new youth education program with the NFL Alumni Association funding

Sep. 6, 2016 3:15 pm

Kitchen Cred is cooking up a new youth education program with the NFL Alumni Association

The education nonprofit is a recipient of the association's 2016 charitable giving program. The two will collaborate on a pop-up event that aims to teach life skills to youth through food and sports.
In South Kensington, a nonprofit goes to court to keep its community garden alive 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.
A Baltimore-based social enterprise just landed in Philly 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.
Food Access chat with @Generocity and @SCFChildren purpose

Apr. 30, 2015 12:05 pm

Food Access chat with @Generocity and @SCFChildren

Next week, on Wednesday, May 6, Generocity and the St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children will host a Twitter Chat from noon to 1 p.m. The twitter chat follows St. Christopher Foundation for Children’s annual #FreshRx conference held on April 29, which focused around bringing together the foremost researchers, policy change advocates, strategic thinkers and practitioners […]