Philabundance

This is news to me but I'm sure someone else has heard of this...

Philabundance has been around since 1984 and provides meals and food for low-income families in the greater Philadelphia area. Recently they've started their "Fresh For All" program, where they've set up two pilot sites in Delaware County, PA and Salem County, NJ - with three more planned in Camden, Burlington, and Delaware Counties in NJ - this spring. Their goal is to provide 250 households at each site with 5 pounds of fresh fruit and veggies each week. New Jersey has a 17.5% obesity rate for children ages 2-5 (typically in low-income families), highest among all U.S. states. The notion stems from the fact that fresh produce is so expensive (as I'm sure we're all aware of being poor college students...) and most low-income families would rather spend less money on food, most of which are the worst nutritional options.

Check out their website ... www.philabundance.org

Check out the "Fresh for All" program here ...