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Hunger Games Part 2: Sports as Fuel
Philly athletes Dajah Horsey and Malika Douglas show how athletics help girls fight back against food insecurity. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it’s happening.
Increasing numbers of catchment families are enrolling in their local District schools in this section of Northwest Philly. | From: The Notebook (Read more.)
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Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion
La Salle University hosted a poverty simulation with the goal of teaching students to be sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and how to better meet their needs. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
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Reality Check 10.17.19: EcoWURD Foodlab
Paolo Narciso, vice president of AARP Foundation Impact Areas, and Meredith Ponder Whitmire, policy director for the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition, join host Charles Ellison to discuss food insecurity among seniors. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
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Philly’s new work-to-college pipeline gives first gen students a second chance
City work-to-college pipeline helps helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending college. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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Reality Check 10.10.19- EcoWURD Foodlab
CEO at the Alliance for Aging Research Susan Peschin, Nutrition Manager at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Amy Goldstein, and the executive director at Caring for Friends, Jeanette Fournier, discuss seniors experiencing food insecurity. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
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Reality Check 10.03.19- EcoWURD Foodlab
Director of the Health Department’s Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention division Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, and Donna Leuchten Nuccio, Senior Director at the Reinvestment Fund, discuss the recently announced Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative. | From: EcoWURD Foodlab (Read more.)
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Kensington Hosts Philly’s Newest Time Bank Community
Time-banking, a community-centered model of sharing skills and connecting neighbors of all income levels and abilities, is taking root in Philly. | From: CityWideStories (Read more.)
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Comcast expands low-cost internet, along with learning programs that actually work
The media giant gave out $1 million for digital literacy workshops in Philly last year. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
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How do the most vulnerable Philly teens get to college? This program helps them reach higher.
Temple University’s College Bound Academy, a program for Philadelphia high school students who are either homeless or involved in the foster care system, is designed to immerse participants in the college experience. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)