Kids in middle and high school can’t vote, but that doesn’t mean they’re completely shut out of the political system. This Saturday, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., Witnesses to Hunger, a Drexel-supported program made […]
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Moms Know Best: These Moms Want to Share Their Solutions for Child Nutrition & Hunger with Congress
Today, the U.S. Congress Education and the Workforce Committee is holding its long-awaited first hearing on reauthorizing child nutrition programs. Such programs support the approximately one in five U.S. households with children who live with […]
Looking Beyond the Numbers: Experts Can Comment on What Poverty Data Mean for U.S. Families
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released data on income, poverty and health insurance for 2013. The data show that poverty continues to impact families and communities throughout the country. Despite the recession coming to an […]
“Unconscionable to Fail Our Children This Way”: Drexel’s Child Hunger Expert Available to Comment on USDA 2013 Household Food Security Data
Today the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service released its annual report on food security in the United States. In 2013, more than 49 million people in the U.S., including more than […]
Participation in Ending Poverty – from Those Who’ve Lived It
“No social movement has ever succeeded without the people involved being part of it,” Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger commented to the Philadelphia Inquirer this week. He was […]
Meet Camden’s Witnesses to Hunger: Photographing Hope Amid Desolation
This week, a photo exhibit at the headquarters of the Campbell Soup Company marked the debut of the Camden, N.J. site of Drexel’s “Witnesses to Hunger” program. Photos from 10 low-income Camden women were on […]
Mothers Talk Poverty and Hunger: Mariana Chilton and Tianna Gaines Join Melissa Harris-Perry
A message from Dr. Mariana Chilton: This Sunday I am proud to celebrate Mother’s Day by talking about the hunger and poverty faced by too many mothers on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show (10am, MSNBC). I […]
This Keeps Happening! Drexel Research Cameo during Late Night Comedy
Spotted last night during The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: That’s Dr. Mariana Chilton of Drexel’s School of Public Health. Chilton’s appearance on The Daily Show this week was in a clip from A Place […]
Beyond the vibrant debate, real participation in a push to end poverty in America
Expect sparks to fly in Washington tomorrow, when Newt Gingrich, who famously lobbed the term “food stamp president” as a criticism to President Obama last year, sits down at the table with outspoken left-leaning figures […]