Event Date: September 15, 2018 Witnesses to Hunger invites you to join us at 2pm on Saturday, September 15, at the EAT Café for a fun, informative afternoon of community building and social justice! Our ten youth photographers, ages 10-16, will share their engaging work and their insights on how to address issues in their communities. Come hear…
Category: Health
The Price of Trauma
I’m a victim of the multi-generational effects of trauma, including poverty, alcoholism, mental illness, and food insecurity. Growing up in North Philadelphia, I lived in various houses with inhumane conditions. Houses that were without heat and or running water. Unsanitary houses where we had to use shoe boxes for toilets. Houses that smelled of mold…
Speaking Out Against Trump’s Cruel Budget for My Daughter’s Sake
Sherita Mouzon of Witnesses to Hunger: Philadelphia was featured on the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing how President Trump’s proposed 2019 budget cuts to SNAP will cause lasting harm to children and their families. I believe that President Trump’s budget is absurd. Though I want to ignore it, I can’t let this one pass. It’s personal, and…
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
Members of Witnesses to Hunger frequently contribute blog posts and essays on various issues relating to poverty and food justice. This month, DIANE SULLIVAN of Witnesses to Hunger: Boston writes on the dire need for legislators to improve access to healthy and affordable food, especially for poor communities. No, it’s not Sidney Poitier. It’s the…
#WitnessesToHunger Op-Ed: Budget Brings An Avalanche of Pain
“America will not be made great by these false, dangerous moves.”
Imani S. Presents at #PhillyGrandRounds “A Witness to Hunger: A Look at the Unhealthy Impact of Poverty on an American Family”
Witnesses to Hunger were invited to present at Philadelphia Public Health Grand Rounds Poverty & Public Health: Addressing the Causes and Consequences forum. Imani S. presented her talk “A Witness to Hunger: A Look at the Unhealthy Impact of Poverty on an American Family”. Watch an excerpt below
The Crowd & The Cloud: A Documentary on Citizen Science feat. Witnesses to Hunger (4/13/2017, 10pm, PBS)
Witnesses to Hunger is proud to be featured in The Crowd & The Cloud, a new 4-part documentary about the power of citizen science. It premieres April 1 (our segment premieres 4/13), so be sure to tune-in to your local public tv station or watch it on crowdandcloud.org. And tell your friends. In the Summer of…
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with Philadelphia FIGHT
On March 11, 2017, members of Witnesses to Hunger participated in an event hosted by Philadelphia FIGHT, a dynamic health services organization focused on advocacy and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Some members of Witnesses have experienced the impact of HIV/AIDS in their own lives and wanted to participate to share the mission of their…
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