Study Shows Many In Philadelphia Area Struggle To Pay For Food
A new study shows the Philadelphia area has a high rate of what is called "food hardship" -- that is, households without enough money to buy all the food they need.
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A new study shows the Philadelphia area has a high rate of what is called "food hardship" -- that is, households without enough money to buy all the food they need.
On behalf of Hyundai Motor America, Peter DiPersia, general manager of the car company's eastern region, presented a check for $100,000 to Children's Hospital for the "Hope on Wheels" program.
Mayor Michael Nutter has announced tighter weekend curfew rules as he continues grappling with the threat of "flash mobs" in Philadelphia.
Gerome lights up a room with his sense of humor. He's intelligent, creative -- and he loves comics.
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A Bucks County organization that helps wounded veterans and their families is getting a $250,000 grant from the General Motors Foundation to take their "9/11 Heroes Run" nationwide this year.
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission executive director Barry Seymour says this brings the total number of classic towns in our region to 21.
A substantial piece of the former World Trade Center was being welcomed in Montgomery County on Wednesday afternoon, in an important step toward creating a 9/11 memorial.
In this economy, local food banks are being pressed to the limit. On Wednesday a New Jersey official took time out to visit a rolling delivery unit.
Advocates for the disabled are filing a federal lawsuit to force the Philadelphia Parking Authority to provide accessible taxis to people who use wheelchairs.
A South Jersey girl is head to Mexico this Saturday with some very special cargo in her suitcases.
The Camden County Boys and Girls Club has launched an initiative designed to get kids to school this fall, and keep them there.
Buildings now under construction are blocking the public's view of murals in two separate neighborhoods of the city.
A change in the way that services are being dispensed to needy children in our area has resulted in the need for more foster parents in Philadelphia.
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Depending on whom you talk to, these hearings are either a necessary sounding board for those in need, or unnecessary and potentialyl dangerous political theatre.
Many college students dread the "freshman fifteen," but a new program at Villanova University aims to cut the fat by offering some farm-fresh fruits and greens.
Sarah Burns, 77, has been taking advantage of the annual giveaway since the program's inception in 1999.
Ashayah's gorgeous voice graces her school's choir.
The new and outgoing leaders of Philadelphia's Roman Catholics shared the altar at a noontime mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
As part of its many programs designed to help people with difficulties become independent, JEVS Human Services operates 32 group homes that give people with emotional and intellectual disabilities a chance at independence.
The City of Philadelphia plans a six-month test of dedicated bike lanes on southbound 10th Street and on northbound 13th Street, between South Street and Spring Garden.
Kids at a suburban summer camp for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses are finding ways to keep cool this week.
Archbishop Charles Chaput, a Native American, has a reputation as a conservative and a strong record on child protection.
A Montgomery County-based organization that helps families become self-sufficient is asking for the public's help in supplying the families with the things they need.
