Philadelphia, PA: Hunger in America Local Solutions for a National Crisis

Site Visit Stops

Member Participants: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05)  Statement, Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03)  Statement, Chairman Jim McGovern (MA-02)

• Tour of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden
• Roundtable at Coach House at Bartram's Garden

  • Iliana Garcia, MPH, Program Manager, The Food Pharmacy at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  Statement  

  • Cynthia Figueroa, Deputy Mayor, City of Philadelphia's Office of Children and Families  Statement  

  • Tiguida Kaba, Crew Member, Rebel Ventures  Statement 

  • Desiree' Lamarr-Murphy, Founder and CEO, Murphy's Giving Market  Statement 

  • Dr. Allison Karpyn, Co-Director, University of Delaware at the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) and Associate Professor in the Department of the Human Development and Family Services at the University of Delaware  Statement 

  • Loree D. Jones, CEO, Philabundance  Statement 

  • Thoai Nguyen, CEO, SEAMAAC  Statement 

  • Chris Bolden-Newsome, Co-Director, Sankofa Community Farm, Bartram's Garden  Statement 

  • Ty Holmberg, Co-Director, Sankofa Community Farm, Batram's Garden  Statement 

• Tour of Multicultural Community Family Services

• Tour of MANNA's Facility and Commercial Kitchen  Statement

  • Food as Medicine: The Cost-Saving Solution of Nutrition in Health Care

  • Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance Year in Review July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021

• Visit at Reading Terminal Market  Statement