Witnesses to Hunger

Please read our very informative and engaging articles on the connections between discrimination and food insecurity that many people in Philadelphia are Experiencing.

From Disparities to Discrimination: Getting at the Roots of Food Insecurity in America - Children's HealthWatch Our new report, “From Disparities to Discrimination: Getting at the Roots of Food Insecurity” highlights emerging research from our Philadelphia site that documents differences in food insecurity in relation to experiences with racial and ethnic discrimination on the street, in healthcare, schoo...

The fight for a continues today at City Hall, 2 pm, room 400!

"[R]eal wage levels indicate that these figures may be overstating the economic prosperity of the last few years and instead signaling that workers may be settling for jobs with lower wages than desired simply to get by" via

Workers’ Wages Remain Stagnant Despite Gains to Top Earners - Center for American Progress A closer look at wage levels shows the economic reality facing many workers.

"New data show that nutrition and housing assistance, Medicaid, and unemployment benefits are critical to LGBTQ people’s economic security"

Protecting Basic Living Standards for LGBTQ People - Center for American Progress New data show that nutrition and housing assistance, Medicaid, and unemployment benefits are critical to LGBTQ people’s economic security.

"At Temple, campus food pantry becomes summer lifeline for hungry students"

At Temple, campus food pantry becomes summer lifeline for hungry students Hundreds of hungry and food insecure college students turned up to campus food pantries this summer to supplement where financial aid, meal plans and part-time jobs fell short.

"The high cost of being broke: Transportation"

The high cost of being broke: Transportation On the 11th floor of a Center City office building, Rian Franks and Jacqueline Chapman sit just a few feet away from each other.…

"For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty"

Is Science Outpacing the Supreme Court on Juveniles and the Death Penalty? Courts are grappling with what happens to young adults who commit the most serious crimes.

Work requirements alone — if imposed nationwide — could cause 1.4 to 4.0 million people to lose coverage.

Eligibility Restrictions in Recent Medicaid Waivers Would Cause Many Thousands of People to Become Uninsured Independent experts and states themselves have projected that many Medicaid enrollees will lose coverage due to these restrictions.

"According to the National Diaper Bank Network, one in three American families struggle with buying diapers. More than 5 million children 3 years old and younger in the U.S. live in low-income families"

The high cost of being broke: Diapers For single mom Sheri Milton, getting basic necessities for her three children, a four year-old son and one-year-old twin daughters, can be a challenge.

"Educators at high-poverty schools spend more out of pocket on their classrooms"

More teachers are turning to crowdfunding sites to pay for books, supplies, and field trips Educators at high-poverty schools spend more out of pocket on their classrooms.

"But there are those who want to share their experiences, those who want the world to know what they have been through. All we have to do is listen"

Photo essay: Puerto Ricans write their untold stories the news didn't cover People’s own words reveal they each experienced Hurricane Maria in different ways, with some upsides amid the calamity

"Forced separation disrupts the parent-child relationship and puts children at increased risk for both physical and mental illness"

Months After Her Dad Was Deported, Young Girl Still Alone in U.S. Shelter ICE doesn't track parents after deportation, complicating reunification for more than 400 children left behind.