Two key issues currently plaguing the streets of Philadelphia are food insecurity and food waste. Two locally-based apps aim to tackle these concerns through food donation, local volunteer efforts, and the efficiency of technology. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
Two student advocates launched Free Food @ Temple to decrease campus waste and help hungry students find a meal. From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
The payments stopped in August after Republican lawmakers pushed through a bill that ended the $24 million annual program along with reauthorizing subsidies to Philadelphia hospitals. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas show how athletics help girls fight back against food insecurity. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Pennsylvania is waiving birth certificate fees for people experiencing homelessness as part of efforts to help vulnerable people in the Keystone State. | From: NBC10 (Read more.)
En abril del 2020 comenzará euno de los nuevos requisitos para el programa de beneficios y cupones de alimentos llamado SNAP. | Presentado Por: Telemundo (Read more.)
About 50,000 people in Pennsylvania will lose access to SNAP benefits as a result of a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. | From: NBC 10 (Read more.)
At the Better Gun Violence Reporting summit in Philly, people who’ve been impacted firsthand by gun violence requested news organizations share resources when reporting on issues like this — so we put together this list. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center, a new hub providing services including health care and therapy referrals, job services and help enrolling in insurance and food assistance programs, will open Thursday at the William Way LGBT Community Center. | From: Philadelphia Gay News (Read more.)
Dr. Robynn Cox, Assistant Professor of Social Work Dept. of Social Change and Innovation, and Volunteer Director at the Pennsylvania Prison Society, John Hargreaves, discuss food security in the prison system. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
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