hunger
Helping Elderly Find Better Access To Food And Nutrition Is Focus Of Forum In Center City
Advocates for the elderly tackled the issue of hunger at a forum in Center City Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Documentary Features Struggles Of ‘Food Insecure’ Americans
A documentary about hunger in America, featuring in part a woman from Philadelphia, is coming out Friday.
Mayor Nutter And Several Organizations Join Forces To Fight Hunger
The Mayor’s Office partnered with several anti-hunger organizations yesterday for a day-long national conference on ending hunger in America.
St. Christopher’s Hospital Expands Its Hunger Help Program
Physicians at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children are helping patients battle both illness and hunger.
Child Poverty Rising
Analysis by the Brookings Institution showed that child poverty rate nationwide rose from 18 to 22 percent from 2007 to 2010.
Philadelphia Supermarket Holds ‘Turkey Bowling’ Contest To Put Spotlight On Hunger
ShopRite is donating 100 cases of turkeys to two local food banks.
Manna Holds Pie-Tasting For Its Annual Anti-Hunger Fundraiser
The theme is for this year’s “Pie in the Sky” event is “Buy a pie, Feed a family.” And the pies are indeed delicious.
AARP Holding Anti-Hunger Event Next Week in Center City Philadelphia
The advocacy group AARP is seeking to tackle hunger among older Americans. To that end, it is holding a fundraiser at the Shops at Liberty Place.
Philadelphia Senior Center Hosts Workshop On Dealing With Hunger
The project on senior hunger centers on resources available to homebound seniors, and how volunteer-supported programs work in concert with other efforts to connect needy seniors to food.
150 Nations Mark World Food Day 2011
Increasing awareness about hunger is the objective of World Food Day, which is being observed Sunday by 150 nations.
Hunger Is All In Your Head
According to a report in the journal The Cell, whenever mice were food deprived, specific nerve cells in a region of the brain which helps control hunger literally began breaking down internal components of their own brains.
BLOG: Famine In Africa
The article attached to this blog post is one I came across last week and has haunted me ever since. It is about the drought and resulting famine in Africa and the tortured choices mothers are making in an effort to save the lives of some of their children over others.
Study Shows Many In Philadelphia Area Struggle To Pay For Food
A new study shows the Philadelphia area has a high rate of what is called “food hardship” — that is, households without enough money to buy all the food they need.
Movie Review: ‘Jane Eyre’
Mia Wasikowska plays the titular protagonist: a poor, plain-speaking, and observant young woman who struggles to become independent against all odds.
Philabundance Gets 29,000-Lb. Chicken Donation
The Philadelphia-based anti-hunger organization has received a large donation from a national food processing company.


























