April

'It’s a Bucket Brigade on a 5-Alarm Fire.' Food Banks Struggle to Keep Up With Skyrocketing Demand

Apr 24, 2020

Until recently, the U.S. economy was sailing through the longest expansion on record—trumpeting record-low jobless rates and a bull stock market. But after just five weeks of recession, tens of millions of Americans are suddenly without the most basic necessities, including food and medical care.

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Big ideas to fight food insecurity as coronavirus threatens a hunger pandemic

Apr 24, 2020

Food insecurity is already an issue all over the world, and sadly, that includes right here in Philadelphia. Mariana Chilton, director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities and professor at Drexel University joins KYW In Depth to break down why we're facing a hunger crisis, and her ideas about what is needed to fight back.

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Food Insecurity Rises Amid Pandemic

Apr 23, 2020

Unemployment has skyrocketed under the coronavirus shut-down, leaving many unable to meet their most basic needs. Food pantries across the region have seen an increase in use, where people are lining up for donated food to bring home to their families. Today on the show we’re going to discuss food insecurity in the age of coronavirus – how it’s being handled by local non-profits and by government at all levels.

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Food Banks See Rise In Demand As Donations Dip

Apr 21, 2020

Food banks and soup kitchens face a surge in demand due to job loss across the country.

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Frontline Providers Hustle To Keep City Fed

Apr 17, 2020

A comprehensive digital guide to food pantries and soup kitchens. A drive-through farmers market with no cap on doubled food stamp dollars. Mutual aid collaborations designed to get food to immigrants in need. Those are among the grassroots efforts in town to make sure New Haveners don’t starve during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Amazon, Walmart and the low-income grocery-shopping divide exposed by the coronavirus

Apr 08, 2020

SNAP program restrictions for online grocery shopping and delivery contribute to public health threats faced by as many as 35 million low-income Americans during the coronavirus.

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Cell phone records show dramatic drop in regional travel outside Philly after governor's COVID-19 order.

Apr 08, 2020

In the days since, travel in the Philadelphia region has nearly come to a halt, though city residents have remained somewhat more mobile than their suburban and South Jersey counterparts.

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