9/23/2011
This news story, which aired yesterday on CNN's American Morning program, featured interviews with Witnesses to Hunger Tianna Gaines-Turner, Barbie Izquierdo, and Jean Culver, as well as Witnesses to Hunger founder Dr. Mariana Chilton.
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9/21/2011
An op-ed published today in the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights the importance of congressional action in the face of widespread food insecurity in Pennsylvania and around the country. Written by representatives from Public Citizens for Children and Youth, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger and Community Legal Services, the opinion piece highlights recent votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to cut essential federal nutrition programs and the looming threat of more cuts in the debt-ceiling deal.
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9/14/2011
A report released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 46.2 million Americans (15.1% of the population) were living in poverty in 2010. This is the highest number ever recorded by the Bureau, illustrating the deep impact of the recession on American families. Children have higher rates of poverty than any other age group, and the poverty rate among children rose to 22% in 2010.
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9/8/2011
In this report released yesterday, the United States Department of Agriculture found that 14.5% of U.S. households experienced food insecurity in 2010, approximately the same number as 2009. While food insecurity among households with children dropped slightly, households with children under the age of six are still most affected by food insecurity, with nearly one quarter (23.6%) of children living in households at risk for hunger.
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8/26/2011
ABC News spoke with Jahzaire Sutton, son of Angela S., for this ABC News story about children and families struggling with hunger in the United States.
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8/18/2011
Pauline S. of Witnesses to Hunger spoke with ABC News for a story on the rising rates of child poverty in the United States. According to a recent report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 14.7 million children in this country live in households with incomes below the poverty line.
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8/11/2011
According to a report released today by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), nearly half of all households with children living in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District reported not having enough money to buy food in 2008-2010. Across the state, one in 5 households with children experienced such food hardship.
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8/8/2011
A front page news story in the Deseret News describes how more families are struggling to feed their families, especially since the beginning of the recession. The article features the research of Children's HealthWatch and Dr. Mariana Chilton at Drexel University that describes the impacts of food insecurity on maternal and mental health, as well as child health and development.
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7/29/2011
A front page story in the Philadelphia Inquirer by Alfred Lubrano features the insights of Witnesses to Hunger Shontaya M., Tianna G. and Nadja B. regarding the effect of the rising cost of food and how it impacts young children.
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7/29/2011
Dr. Deborah Frank, principal investigator of Children's HealthWatch and the director of Boston Medical Center's Grow Clinic,was featured on the front page of the Boston Globe and spoke to WBUR, Boston's NPR station, about the increases in the number of children experiencing food insecurity in Boston over the past three years.
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7/5/2011
Witnesses to Hunger and other advocates protest last minute budget negotiations in Harrisburg that granted expedited rule-making authority to the Department of Public Welfare.
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6/14/2011
WIC provides nutrition-rich foods, infant formula, and nutritional counseling for pregnant women, mothers, and children up to five years of age. A cut to the program recently approved by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee would turn away between 200,000 and 350,000 program participants nationwide next year. As many as 10,000 Pennsylvania recipients could be affected.
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5/23/2011
On Wednesday, May 18, Drexel and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children were visited by Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, Senior Vice President for Outreach and Educational Practices at Sesame Workshop. Dr. Betancourt spoke about Food For Thought: Eating Well on a Budget, Sesame Street's newly released resource package for families coping with food hardship.
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5/9/2011
Last week, Witnesses to Hunger teamed up with the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger to attend a fair budget rally and speak to representatives about welfare reform bills that threaten to increase hunger across Pennsylvania.
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5/2/2011
Faced with a $51 million cut to kindergarten funding, the Philadelphia School District has proposed eliminating full-day kindergarten. Half-day programs, which ended in the city in 1996, would be disastrous for Philadelphia's children. Click above to read an article featuring testimony from Crystal S., Joanna C., and Laticia A.
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4/25/2011
This op-ed from Politico, written by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Elizabeth Grayer of Legal Momentum, explains how the 2012 budget debate is far from this year's last frontier for safety-net legislation. Looking ahead to TANF reauthorization, also scheduled for 2011, it will be important to keep our education and advocacy efforts going strong.
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4/19/2011
Witnesses to Hunger and the Center for Hunger-Free Communities were featured participants in last week's "Spotlight on Drexel." The event, which showcased many of the University's projects and initiatives, was held in celebration of Drexel's newly inaugurated president, John A. Fry.
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4/4/2011
In the wake of public outcry over state cuts to education proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett last month, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare is discussing drastic reforms of essential safety-net programs to help balance the state budget. Have you or has someone you know benefited from SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance, or TANF? Click here to share your experience with DPW Acting Secretary Gary Alexander.
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3/3/2011
Data released today by the Food Research and Action Council (FRAC) show that Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district remains one of the hungriest places in America. The newest figure--that 31.2% of those in the first district experienced food hardship in 2009--is relatively unchanged from the previous year. What this number does not show is the day-to-day reality for Philadelphia families who are working hard to raise healthy children.
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2/17/2011
Witness to Hunger Emily Edwards and Dr. Mariana Chilton will speak at the conference, which will be held on February 24-25 at Haverford College. The event is being organized by Witnesses staff member and Haverford House fellow Cara Curtis.
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1/20/2011
Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, spoke and participated in a panel discussion at Drexel University on Tuesday, January 18th. Click above for photos and media coverage of the event.
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1/10/2011
The visit will be Tuesday, January 18th and will include remarks by Under Secretary Concannon and a panel of local leaders at 1 pm. Entitled, "Public Health Solutions for Child Hunger," the presentation will center around a discussion of the recently enacted Child Nutrition Bill and upcoming initiatives to end child hunger in our region. Please click the link above for more information and to register.
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12/31/2010
Alfred Lubrano's final article for the series Portrait of Hunger appeared today. It features readers' responses to the series and adds a few new dimensions from Angela Sutton's life.
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12/29/2010
Alfred Lubrano's second-to-last story in the series on hunger in Philadelphia highlights how lack of jobs and social security relate to hunger.
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12/13/2010
The President signed the bill this morning at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, D.C. The act was passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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12/9/2010
Witnesses Tangela F., Joanna C., and Sherita P. explain their strong desire to work at stable jobs that adequately support their families.
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12/9/2010
On Tuesday, December 7, Witness Tianna G. and Witnesses to Hunger staff headed down to Washington, D.C. to attend the launch of Sesame Workshop's new healthy eating and anti-hunger initiative. The event was covered by The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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12/2/2010
A historic move by the House today: Passing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
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12/2/2010
The fourth and fifth articles in the series, which profiles the experience of hunger in poverty in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District, have been published. The new articles focus on violence in the district and people who are working on creative solutions to end it.
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12/2/2010
Tianna's blog post, a response to a recent New York Times article on the idea of a "culture of poverty," is a featured Viewpoint on the Media Voices for Children website.
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11/29/2010
Witnesses Joanna and Tangela are participating in the Salvation Army's Soup's On project, a culinary arts job training program. In a recent video for CNN Money's "Conscious Capitalism" series, Tangela and Joanna talked about what the program will mean for them and their children.
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11/29/2010
On Friday, November 26, Elmo appeared on ABC's Good Morning America along with Dr. Mariana Chilton, Associate Professor at the Drexel University School of Public Health. The two discussed a new initiative launched by Sesame Workshop entitled, "Food For Thought: Eating Well on a Budget."
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11/15/2010
Tianna and Dr. Chilton spoke to WHYY's Dan Gottlieb about the experience and effects of hunger and poverty. The show follows the first three articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer series, "A Portrait of Hunger." Click above for a link to the radio interview.
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11/15/2010
The United States Department of Agriculture released its annual report on food insecurity in the United States. In households with very young children, the rate of food insecurity rose to 25.4% from 24.5% in 2008. This means that an additional 483,000 children under age 6 lived in food insecure households in 2009.
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11/8/2010
In a segment on the annual 6ABC IKEA Holiday Food Drive, reporter Dan Cuellar explains the prevalence of hunger in the Philadelphia area and great need for emergency food. Drexel University School of Public Health Associate Professor Dr. Mariana Chilton, who is also the founder of Witnesses to Hunger, is featured in the report--click above for an embedded video.
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11/8/2010
In many low-income areas of Philadelphia, it is a daily challenge to find food that is both healthy and affordable. Simultaneously, 34% of the city's poor adults are obese--compared to only 25% of non-poor adults. This Inquirer editorial, published Friday, November 5, echoes Alfred Lubrano's recent article on the paradoxic relationship between hunger, overweight, and low-quality food.
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11/8/2010
The third article in the Philadelphia Inquirer series "A Portrait of Hunger" is about government assistance programs. The story explains that the safety net can be very helpful in protecting child health. However, the system is also an unreliable patchwork--it's backed up and overwhelmed.
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11/4/2010
In July of 2010, 41.8 million Americans benefited from the federal SNAP (food stamp) program. Heading into a new federal legislature, the Coalition on Human Needs wants to remind lawmakers of the human lives impacted by their social policy decisions. Click above to see four Witnesses to Hunger--Myra Y., Imani S., Tianna G., and Shearine M.--testify about the positive effects that federal programs like SNAP (food stamps), WIC, and TANF (cash assistance) have had on their families.
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11/1/2010
The Philadelphia Inquirer has published Alfred Lubrano's second article in the ongoing series "A Portrait of Hunger." This time he shows the relationship beteeen obesity and poverty.
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10/28/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Karen Heller chose local hunger as the subject of her most recent piece. While Heller begins by mentioning food-based solutions such as urban gardens and farming education, the column ultimately argues that hunger will not end until poverty does.
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10/12/2010
An editorial and letter to the editor about Sunday's "A Portrait of Hunger" both speak to the importance of taking action to end hunger in Philadelphia.
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10/12/2010
The series, which will run over the course of the fall, is an in-depth journalistic investigation of the experience of poverty in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District. The first article was published on Sunday, October 10--click above for a link.
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9/29/2010
Shearine reveals the difficulty of providing fresh fruits and vegetables to her children while living on a limited income. Programs like Philly Food Bucks and WIC farmer's market vouchers can help bring these foods to the table, as the article explains.
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9/29/2010
The piece highlights the irony of a Senate bill that would take $2.2 billion from the federal SNAP (food stamp) program to fund child nutrition programs. The bill could come to a House vote as early as today.
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9/28/2010
1 out of every 4 Philadelphians lived below the poverty line in 2009, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Additionally, 1 in 3 children in Philadelphia were poor. Their numbers included roughly 44,000 of Philadelphia's children 5 years old and younger.
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9/27/2010
Witness Angela Sutton is the featured author this week of Media Voices for Children's "Viewpoint" blog post. Media Voices for Children is an online news agency dedicated to promoting the rights of children worldwide.
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9/24/2010
The Obama administration is putting pressure on the House of Representatives to pass a bill this week that will take $2.2 billion from the SNAP (food stamp program) in order to pay for child nutrition programs. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) told the New York Times “While I want a strong and robust reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, we cannot do it on the backs of the unemployed, underemployed and chronically poor.”
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9/22/2010
The TANF emergency fund has helped over 20,700 low-income Pennsylvanians find work during the recession. Nearly all of these workers will lose their jobs if Congress does not act by September 30th to extend the funding for another year.
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9/21/2010
The webinar, entitled "Stories behind the Statistics: What the 2009 Poverty and Income Data Mean for Your Community," was co-sponsored by the Half in Ten campaign and the Coalition on Human Needs. Click above for more information and to access slides and an audio recording from the presentation.
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9/20/2010
Robert McNeil partnered with other local philanthropists to re-start the food bank, which served over 110,000 residents of Chester Country in 2009. The project was featured in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer--click here to see the article.
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9/17/2010
As part of its coverage of the national poverty data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Inquirer spoke with anti-poverty advocates in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. about what the new statistics mean here in Philadelphia. Nationally, an additional 3.7 million people experienced poverty in 2009.
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9/16/2010
U.S. Census data released today signals our need to reignite a debate on the level of poverty and deprivation we consider acceptable in the U.S.--and in particular, the number of children we allow to experience these hardships.
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9/14/2010
Kyle Dechant and Brian Stone will be with us for five months as part of the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship program.
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9/6/2010
Now hired full-time at the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Barbie is an example of how Pennsylvania's Way to Work program can bolster employment and make a meaningful impact in the fight against hunger and poverty. Click here to read the full article.
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8/31/2010
The Half in Ten campaign, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, hosted an informational hearing today entitled "Making the Tax Code Work for Working Families," at which Barbie was a featured panelist. Click above for a full summary of the event.
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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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