Health
I’m a Philadelphia pediatrician. Here’s the one thing that would help my patients most. l Opinion
A pediatrician explains why raising the minimum wage would improve life for his patients. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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Education
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.)
Health
New Initiative Puts Healthier Foods in Philly Neighborhoods
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health implemented an initiative with food projects across the city to connect each neighborhood with healthy options. | From: NBC 10 Telemundo (Read more.)
Finance
Philabundance announces ambitious program to give people more than food
Ambitiously titled “Ending Hunger. For Good,” the initiative will involve Philabundance’s collaborating with partners who provide social services to low-income people in the region, then monitoring the results over time. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Civic and Community Engagement
Eighth graders collect tampons to help Penn first-generation students who can’t afford them
The two girls, along with a third friend, wanted to give hygiene supplies to low-income students at the University of Pennsylvania who are considered first-generation — first in their families on course to graduate from a four-year college. (Read more.)