8/25/2010
Tangela's daughter Asiya, shows a different kind of potrait.
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8/17/2010
On Tuesday, August 10th, Witnesses to Hunger Charlene Mitchell and Imani Sullivan presented their stories at the Vineyard Haven Public Library. Click above to learn more--the exhibit will be up through the end of August.
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8/12/2010
Witness to Hunger Barbie Izquierdo was featured yesterday on the BBC World Business News podcast with Alex Ritson. Click here to hear Barbie discuss the recent decision by U.S. lawmakers to cut food stamps by up to $12 billion in coming years to help pay for the $26 billion 'Edujobs' bill.
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8/11/2010
The op-ed, co-authored by Mariana Chilton and Patrick Casey, uses Children's HealthWatch data to show how cutting food stamp benefits as a part of the proposed state aid bill would very likely be detrimental to the health and development of America's young children. Please click here to view the op-ed on The Hill's Congress Blog.
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8/9/2010
In anticipation of the upcoming exhibit and talk at the Vineyard Haven Public Library, the Vineyard Gazette interviewed Dr. Mariana Chilton about Witnesses to Hunger. Click here to see the article, featuring photos by Barbie I. and Erica S.
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8/6/2010
Yesterday the Senate passed two bills that will fund programs for unemployed and low-income families that will be financed in part with money from the SNAP (food stamp) budget. These programs, while urgently needed, are unacceptable gambles against the health and well-being of our nation's children, as The Daily News and the Food Research & Action Center point out.
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8/2/2010
The Witnesses to Hunger exhibit will be on display at the Vineyard Haven Public Library from August 9 through the end of August. On August 10, there will be a free evening program at the library--click here to see the event flier.
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7/29/2010
The Coalition on Human Needs released a report this week that details how the effects of the recession may linger into the next generation. The report includes testimony from Witness to Hunger Crystal Sears on the positive impact of increased food stamp allotments.
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6/22/2010
In a story on child hunger in the summer, Witnesses photos of empty refrigerators receives mention.
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6/14/2010
A Philadelphia Inquirer article published 6/14/10 discusses the role of free and reduced price cell phones for the poor. Witnesses Tianna Gaines and Tangela Fedrick are cited in the article. See it here.
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6/5/2010
Jim Coleman of Chef's Table, a nationally syndicated radio show on WHYY, interviewed Witness to Hunger Angela Sutton along with founder Mariana Chilton.
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6/4/2010
Please click here to read the article and view the video featuring several of the Witnesses...
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5/12/2010
Witnesses To Hunger received the 2010 Public Health Leadership Award. To read more, please click here...
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5/5/2010
An editorial by Philadelphia Daily News about Children's Health Watch, and how poverty is affecting the next generation of Phildelphia's Children. Please click here to read the article.
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4/29/2010
A story by Alfred Lubrano of the Philadelphia Inquirer focused on the hardships that low-income families face in Philadelphia and around the coutry, and included interviews with two of the Witnesses to Hunger, Joanna C. and Mona H.
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4/27/2010
Residents and representatives from anti-hunger organizations gathered to discuss child hunger and poverty in Philadelphia.
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4/21/2010
A discussion in collaboration with the Witnesses to Hunger Exhibit now open at the Fox Art Gallery at Penn University. Please click here for more info.
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4/16/2010
To view photo's and hilights from the event please click here.
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4/16/2010
Mariana Chilton and Jenny Rabinowich recently published and article about ending childhood hunger in the United States in Human Rights Magazine. Please click here to view a pdf of the article on page 14. The article was introduced by Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, creators of the forthcoming documentary film Hungry in America.
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4/1/2010
The Witnesses to Hunger exhibit will be on display at the Fox Art Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania, Wednesday, April 7th to April 29th. Please click here for the full invitation.
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3/3/2010
On Thursday, March 4, 2010 Dr. Mariana Chilton will be testifying at The Congressional Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Child Nutrition hearing. It will be held at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC at 10:00 AM in room 2362A.
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2/16/2010
On Tuesday, February 16, 2010, Senator Casey took time out of his busy schedule to tour the Witnesses to Hunger exhibit at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County in Johnstown, PA.
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2/15/2010
On Monday, February 15, Witnesses Angela Sutton and Ashley Ortiz appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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2/5/2010
Witnesses to Hunger exhibition will open tomorrow, Saturday, February 6th in Johnstown, PA. The exhibit will run from Feb. 6 - 24 at the Community Arts Center and the opening reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m.
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2/1/2010
Witnesses to Hunger will be in Johnstown on February 6, 2010 for its next stop of the Statewide Tour with U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. The exhibit will be held at the Community Arts Center of Cambria County from February 6 - 24, Monday-Friday 10am-5pm and Saturday 10am-3pm.
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1/26/2010
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) released a report on Monday, January 25, ranking Pennsylvania's First Congressional District -- including parts of Philadelphia -- the second-highest for "food hardship" in the United States.
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1/18/2010
Let us be dissatisfied...
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1/13/2010
Witnesses to Hunger opened our second exhibition on our Pennsylvania state tour on Monday, January 11th in the State Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, PA.
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1/6/2010
Witnesses to Hunger is taking its photographic exhibit on tour in 2010. Here is a description of current and upcoming exhibits, including Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, through May.
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1/5/2010
Witnesses to Hunger will be in Harrisburg on Janurary 11, 2010 for its next stop of the Statewide Tour with U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr.
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12/23/2009
Witnesses to Hunger Joanna C, Angelica R, and Angela S featured in Philadelphia Weekly on Tuesday, December 22, 2009.
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12/16/2009
Barbara Izquierdo gives master performance.
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12/14/2009
Witnesses to Hunger Christina and Barbie featured in The Washington Post on Saturday, December 12, 2009.
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11/30/2009
Dr. Deborah Frank of the Boston Grow Clinic was featured in The Boston Globe on November 27, 2009.
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11/30/2009
Witnesses to Hunger featured in the Philadelphia Daily News on Wendesday,November 25, 2009
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11/24/2009
Barbie Izquierdo, Crystal Sears and Dr. Mariana Chilton were interviewed on November 23, 2009, on the WHYY Radio Times show.
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11/24/2009
There was a nationwide survey of elementary and middle school examining childhood hunger in the classroom. The results are startling - 62 percent of teachers say they see children who regularly come to school hungry each week because they are not getting enough to eat at home.
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11/18/2009
According to the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine half the children in the U.S. will be on food stamps during their childhood. The study was based on data collected over a 29 year period. Over 300,000 people are recieving food stamps in Philadelphia and almost half of them are children.
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11/17/2009
More than 17 million children are now food insecure. This is the highest rate since the United States Department of Agriculture started measuring hunger in 1995.
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11/17/2009
The Witnesses to Hunger exhibit was launched by hosts Senator Casey and Mrs. Terese Casey in their hometown of Scranton, PA
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11/13/2009
U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and his wife Terese Casey to Host the Launch of the Statewide Tour of the Witnesses to Hunger Exhibit in Scranton, PA on November 16, 2009--10 a.m.
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11/13/2009
The Witnesses to Hunger Exhibit is going on the road! Our first stop is in Scranton, PA at the Marywood University School of Architecture. U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. and his wife Terese Casey will be there to Host the Launch of the Statewide Tour on November 16, 2009. Hope to see you there!
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11/11/2009
On Sunday, November 8, 2009, staff and two of our Witnesses went out to Washington, DC to talk about their experiences. They discussed how everyday is a struggle and what they have to do just to get by to feed their kids. After the Witnesses finished giving their speeches they mingled with the audience for more intimate conversations.
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10/30/2009
Terese Casey, wife of Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA) and a mother of four girls, visited with the mothers of Witnesses to Hunger on Monday, October 26th.
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9/24/2009
Witness to Hunger Marinette was featured in an article by Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Alfred Lubrano about job loss and homelessness in the recession. View the article here.
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9/20/2009
The documentary Hungry in America, created by filmmakers Lori Silverbush and Kristi Jacobson, has released a 4-minute trailer that features the mothers of Witnesses to Hunger and Dr. Chilton.
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9/4/2009
The French international newspaper Le Monde featured a story about Witnesses to Hunger and the fight against hunger in America. Several of the Witnesses and Dr. Chilton were featured in the story, which can be viewed on page two here (in French, English translation coming soon).
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8/26/2009
Dr. Mariana Chilton spoke with Pinar Tas of Today's Zaman in an article about the worldwide struggles of mothers to break the cycle of poverty.
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7/30/2009
Imani Sullivan and Dr. Mariana Chilton were interviewed on July 13, 2009, on the Praise in the City radio show.
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7/23/2009
Mariana, Shearine M. and Imani S. went to Washington, D.C., for the Congressional Hunger Fellows graduation, where Shearine was the keynote speaker.
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7/21/2009
On July 17, the Vineyard Gazette published Mariana’s article Hunger Takes No Vacation, Not Even on the Vineyard
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7/15/2009
A Children's HealthWatch report shows a 22.2% increase in food insecurity among families surveyed; this marks the largest increase in food insecurity rates since Children's HealthWatch has been collecting data.
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7/2/2009
A Philadelphia Inquirer article about the shortage of Department of Welfare caseworkers features comments by three Witnesses to Hunger mothers.
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6/23/2009
See this short video that includes footage from the recent briefing hosted by Children's HealthWatch and featuring Witnesses Erica, Quiana and Ashley.
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6/4/2009
The nationally broadcast CBS Evening News Special Report: "Children of the Recession" featured mothers and children of Witnesses to Hunger.
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6/3/2009
On Tuesday, June 2, we held a panel discussion and policy briefing in the US Capital Building in Washington.
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6/2/2009
Witnesses to Hunger and Children's HealthWatch are hosting a public briefing on child hunger, healthcare and housing on Tuesday, June 2 at 2pm. Representative Chaka Fattah (D-2nd District, PA) will introduce the panel, and several of the Witnesses to Hunger will speak. View the full invitation here.
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5/14/2009
Senator Bob Casey, Jr., was moved by the stories and photographs of the mothers he met, and made this short video about the project.
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5/11/2009
Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA), who invited the Witnesses to Hunger exhibit to the Russell Rotunda, spoke to his senate colleagues about the power of Witnesses to Hunger. You can view Senator Casey's message on his homepage.
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5/6/2009
The mothers of Witnesses to Hunger joined Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (PA), in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 6 for a reception highlighting the exhibit that is on display in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building by invitation of Senator Casey. See the frong-page Philadelphia Inquirer story about the event here.
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5/4/2009
The Witnesses to Hunger exhibit has been invited by Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania to be shown May 4-8, 2009. The exhibit is free and open to the public, 7am-7pm, Monday through Friday.
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4/7/2009
On April 7, Barbie and Imani spoke to families enjoying an empty bowls dinner at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr.
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4/3/2009
Christina Koch, a witness to hunger, lunched with the US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack at Philadelphia's Reading Terminal Market.
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3/31/2009
The mothers of Witnesses to Hunger will be walking in the Philadelphia Walk Against Hunger on Saturday, April 11. If you're in Philadelphia, please join the Witnesses team for the walk! If you're not in Philly, you can still help by pledging our team!
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3/1/2009
This article is featured in several national and international news sources, including the Washington Post and the International Herald Tribune. Click here for the full article, and please see the Associated Press video.
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2/17/2009
We are happy to annouce the completion of a 7-minute video based on the words and photographs of the witnesses--please click the title of this post to view.
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2/16/2009
Angela Sutton recently spoke on behalf of Witnesses to Hunger and was featured in two international newspapers: the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger in Germany and the Austrian der Standard (articles are only available in German at this time).
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2/11/2009
Featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Angela Sutton, mother of two, spoke to reporters on February 10 about her struggles feeding her children at a press event unveiling local anti-hunger advocates' plan to end huger.
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2/2/2009
Crystal Sears, mother of three, is featured in this article about food stamps on CNN.com
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12/16/2008
KYW Newsradio speaks to Marian Chilton, project director, and Erica Smalley, Witnesses photographer
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12/10/2008
A short Channel 6 news story features Witnesses photographer Imani and shows preparations for the exhibit at Drexel
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11/30/2008
This Philadelphia Inquirer story by Alfred Lubrano features several of the Witnesses to Hunger photographers, their photographs, and a short video.
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11/29/2008
The first Witnesses to Hunger exhibit--Opening and Preview begins December 11, 2008.
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11/28/2008
Haverford College, through the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, hosts a public health symposium and Witnesses exhibit, December 3, 2008, at 7:30 pm.
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