people
Oct. 6, 2016 3:02 pm
Megha Kulshreshtha’s Food Connect app is tackling the city’s hunger problem
Kulshreshtha stopped by "Around the Corner" to talk about how her org is making it easy to donate surplus food to those who need it most.
people
Aug. 12, 2016 12:55 pm
Why this ‘scrappy’ young financier built the app that’s feeding Philly’s hungry
Real estate investor Megha Kulshreshtha is the brains and the architect behind Food Connect, an app that helps the food service industry donate surplus food to the hungry.
people
Jul. 22, 2016 8:24 am
FeedPhilly listened to its community and added medical clinics to its food sites
The hunger relief org regularly surveys those who receive its services and adjusts its work accordingly. Founder Hamza Shaikh explains in his Around the Corner interview.
results
Jun. 8, 2016 12:41 pm
Philadelphia funders need to ‘step up and lead their colleagues’
Philanthropy Network Executive Director Maari Porter calls the network's Sparking Solutions report a "snapshot" of where regional foundation investments have been targeted.
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.
people
May 19, 2016 12:36 pm
Here’s what ex-Pew director Mike Dahl is bringing to Broad Street Ministry’s table
After 15 years with Pew's Philadelphia program, Dahl will bring a data-driven rigor to the social services provider.
people
Dec. 16, 2014 12:29 pm
Shared Prosperity Roundtable Looks at Making Public Benefits Work for Families in Transition
Shared Prosperity, the city’s cross-sector initiative to reduce poverty, held one of its periodic round table discussions last Friday, December 12. The discussions bring experts and members of the community into the same room to talk about problems and solutions surrounding poverty. “What we try and do at each round table is to take an […]
people
Jul. 2, 2014 1:01 pm
A Soup Venture to Feed the Homeless: Federal Donuts, Broad Street Ministry Partner
Federal Donuts has a chicken problem. The popular purveyor of fried chicken and donuts, now with five Philadelphia locations, produces 1,000 pounds of inedible chicken parts each week. Instead of sending those off to a landfill, it wants to make soup — and turn soup-making into a sustainable revenue stream for Broad Street Ministry’s Hospitality […]
people
Jun. 19, 2014 1:59 pm
Broad Street Ministry Taps Philly’s Hotel Industry to Tamp Down Hunger
Once a month, Kevin Murnane, the general manager of the Doubletree Philadelphia, and a handful of employees walk a few paces to Broad Street Ministry, the church-turned-service provider serving 1,000 meals a week to feed the hungry. Murnane and his colleagues are just a few of the hotel and restaurant professionals who are rolling up […]
funding
Nov. 13, 2013 1:30 pm
Nonprofits Fear Additional SNAP Cuts
On the first of this month, the 47 million Americans enrolled in SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, had their food assistance benefits slashed. Now families, nonprofits and the region must come up with a way to fill the void left by the cuts.