Citizen of the Week

Piseitta Arrington

The Northeast Philly resident has been donating food to hungry Community College of Philadelphia students since January. Now, she’s offering free meals to a different population: those in need because of coronavirus

By Courtney DuChene
Week 4

Jason Kelce’s Eagles Education Season

This week, the Super Bowl-winning offensive lineman compares Philly schools to those of Green Bay—and celebrates a local education innovation

By Jason Kelce

A Needed Lyft

The ride share company is offering $2.50 trips for some Philly residents in food deserts to help with a major hurdle to healthy eating: getting to grocery stores

By Jessica Blatt Press
Reality Check

Violent Areas Are Hungry Areas

Violence is often linked to hunger. That’s why we need more—not fewer—supermarkets in Philadelphia

By Charles D. Ellison

Democratizing Food

For the last decade, the Common Market has spread affordable access to locally-sourced nutrient-dense food to the city’s neediest. Now its mission is spreading nationwide

By Jill Harkins
Citizen of the Week

Evan Ehlers

Two years ago, the Drexel student donated 50 uneaten dining hall meals to the homeless. Now he’s started a company to share college food excess citywide

By Patrick Bilow
Meet The Disruptor

Jared Cannon

The chef/entrepreneur’s Simply Good Jars vending machines are combating food waste while promoting healthy eating and local sourcing

By Patrick Bilow

Challah for Hunger

A 13-year-old hunger-fighting group with 10,000 student volunteers turns it attention to a crisis in its midst: campus hunger

By Jamie Bogert