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Oct 15, 2024
The Center along with its programs were mentioned in an interview by Center founder Mariana Chilton about her recently released book.
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Sep 18, 2024
The Center's work by doctoral student Emily Brown Weida was referenced in an article on how healthcare providers can have a positive impact on social determinant of health (SDoH) through considering financial health.
Sep 16, 2024
The Center's 2010 policy brief "Earning More, Receiving Less" was referenced in an article about the negative impact of public assistance programs on women.
Sep 10, 2024
The Center's minimum wage brief was included in a story about Bank of America increasing wages for works to $24 per hour.
Jun 18, 2024
The Center's work was mentioned in two items in a snapshot of community and industry partnerships and civically engaged coursework in the winter 2024 term highlighted by the Provost.
May 28, 2024
Center Director Mariana Chilton was quoted in an article announcing the release of "I'm Hungry In Philadelphia: The Many Faces of Food Insecurity," a pioneering documentary that confronts the city's food insecurity crisis head-on.
May 01, 2024
A Center journal article was cited in a Forbes article discussing the benefits of workplace financial education.
Mar 26, 2024
Research led by Center staff member Emily Weida was referenced in an article about teching children finances at an earlier age.
Mar 14, 2024
The Building Wealth and Health Network's senior financial empowerment coach Raheem Stevenson was quoted in an article on concert and sports venues going "cashless" despite Philadelphia policies that do not allow businesses to deny cash for payment. He shared about the challenges and stigma for people who are unbanked when cash is not accepted.
Mar 08, 2024
The Center for Hunger-Free Communities collaborated with Dornsife's Collective Resilience Fellows to facilitate a workshop on empathetic listening during National Public Health Week.
Feb 29, 2024
Center for Hunger-Free Communities staff partnered with the Dornsife School of Public Health Collective Resilience Fellows to explore the power of love in public health and foster genuine connections through active listening and emotional expression.
Feb 15, 2024
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University are working with The Salvation Army Central Virginia Area Command to pilot the Building Wealth and Health Network, a program that will provide tools for financial empowerment to those living in poverty in the Richmond area.
Feb 06, 2024
Center staff member Natalie Shaak was quoted in an article about access to paid family leave programs for adoptive families.
Jan 15, 2024
Center staff member Natalie Shaak was quoted in an article about the impact of Summer EBT programs that were recently made permanent by the federal government.