From Philadelphia Media Network: Researchers found that planting grass and trees in formerly empty and blighted lots led residents within a quarter-mile radius to feel 40 percent less depressed. In neighborhoods that fell below the poverty line, the effect was even more pronounced, with feelings of depression dropping 68 percent. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: The HEALers are part of People’s Emergency Center, a West Philadelphia nonprofit that offers housing, job training, life skills, and other resources for the homeless. (Read more.)
From ParaTiMujer Radio Program: Children’s Crisis Treatment Center CEO Tony Valdes discusses trauma and its effects. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: According to the Federal Reserve’s 2017 Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households report, four in 10 Americans could not come up with $400 in case of an emergency. (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: Every June, July, and August, the hot sun exposes a hard truth: Summer is the hungriest time of year, as parents have to scramble to feed children accustomed to receiving free breakfasts and lunches at school. (Read more.)
From Generocity: Perhaps Fresh Grocer and Aleksandr Faynberg are competitors, but for those who live near Broad and Jefferson streets, they both fill an essential need. (Read more.)
From The Philadelphia Public School Notebook: The Kensington academy is also one of several schools where members of the school community identified healthy cooking and eating as a priority. (Read more.)
From The Philadelphia Public School Notebook: In Philadelphia, the District’s food services division is running promotions and encouraging principals to use multiple methods to deliver breakfast to more students. (Read more.)
The farmers for a day — from Univest banking and insurance in Souderton and other locations — were among a legion of volunteers who work on the West Chester farm throughout the growing season for the Chester County Food Bank. From: Philadelphia Media Network (Read more.)
From Philadelphia Media Network: Throughout the region, there’s an increasing number of people who see both the food surplus and the deficit among people in need, and cannot abide the imbalance. They’re working to do something about it. (Read more.)
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