Day: September 26, 2019

Food Justice Grants

WHYY

To solve that, Wagner said, this year the city is trying something different. It’s launched a grant to support food justice initiatives led by the community, in areas where access to healthier food is needed the most. The new program, run in partnership with the Reinvestment Fund, a Philadelphia-based national food justice organization, selected six local projects for a total of $180,000 in funding support.

https://whyy.org/articles/philly-initiative-fights-food-injustice-through-urban-farming-start-ups/

By Catalina Jaramillo

KYW

A new program has been launched by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health aimed at promoting community-based projects to help battle inequitable food access.  As KYW Newsradio’s Hadas Kuznits reports, it’s called, The Philadelphia Food Justice Initiative

https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/new-city-program-helps-communities-find-solutions-nutrition-inequity

By Hadas Kuznits

NBC10

A new initiative is helping to put healthier foods in Philadelphia neighborhoods. Stephanía Jiménez has the details.

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/New-Initiative-Puts-Healthier-Foods-in-Philly-Neighborhoods_Philadelphia-561470192.html

By Stephania Jimenez

Kensington Public Toilets

Philadelphia health officials first sounded the alarm for Hepatitis A in July. The number of cases citywide, about 30 annually, had quintupled in the last two years. Most at risk are people who are battling homelessness and drug addiction, according to health department data.

https://billypenn.com/2019/09/26/public-toilets-and-sinks-are-installed-in-kensington-and-were-vandalized-on-the-first-day/

By Michaela Winberg