Pennsylvania Launches Summer Food Online Locator

From our friends at FRAC.  

According to research (pdf) done by the University of Pennsylvania, and headed by Emma Ellman-Golan, a Penn Senior and Fox program fellow working at the Brookings Institution, half of Philadelphia’s eligible children participate in the Summer Food Service Program – three times the national rate, twice Pennsylvania’s rate, and better than the rates of most other big cities.

However, tens of thousands of Philadelphia’s children still face hunger in the summer, and according to a report from the Food Research and Action Center, child nutrition suffers when school is out. In order to make more families and children aware of the availability of free summer meals, the university developed a website – pasummermeals.com – that displays up to 25 summer food sites for children closest to a user’s address, along with operating hours and meal types. Summer sites must be kept open throughout the summer, notes Golan. Most of Philadelphia’s 1300 summer meal sites close in late July or early August. “For all the federal rules and regulations,” writes Golan, “no real consequences follow when summer participation rates in the state drop into single digits (as they did in more than a dozen states last summer).”

Delco Family Game Night

Veterans Information Summit

Veterans Information Summit

Please join us for this important event and learn about the broad array of Veterans Health Administration services and how to access them at the Coatesville VA Medical Center and Springfield Outpatient Clinic.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
TIME: 9 am – Noon
WHERE: Elwyn Campus, Administration Building - Room 317

A continental breakfast will begin at 8:30.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AS SPACE IS LIMITED!

Please call 610.713.2365 by Thursday, May 5th to register.

The Chester Re-Entry Community Forum

As Part of Mayor Wendell N. Butler's Anti-Violence Initiative,

The H.O.P.E. Commission is hosting The Chester Re-Entry Community Forum

For the 1st time in the City of Chester, Organizations, Business Owners, Ex-Offenders, Faith-based Community and local Government come together to offer solutions to job training and placement, Entrepreneurship, Family support and more!

For Ex-Offenders looking for H.O.P.E
Saturday, March 26, 2011 -10:00 am
Held every fourth Saturday of the Month

Chester City Hall
1 Fourth Street, Chester PA

H.O.P.E. stands for Helping Ourselves and Others Productively Excel

Forums are free and open to individuals and families who seek support through Chester's Re-Entry Community

For more information, call the City of Chester at 610-447-7700

Project Peace for Teens

Do you need help with education, childcare, welfare benefits, parenting or support? We can help!

The Project Peace Teen Parent Program provides one-on-one support for pregnant adolescents and teen parents.

Project Peace services are available at the MacDade Goodwill Store, 2137 MacDade Boulevard, Holmes PA, from Tuesdays from 9 AM to 5 PM.

Services provided will help you:

• Complete high school and plan for higher education
• Become a better parent
• Obtain appropriate community resources, such as childcare, supportive services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Parents (TANF), life skills training and employment
• Get in home support

For more information call 610-543-5022 or visit www.pathwayspa.org.

Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown Invites You To File Your 2010 Taxes for Free With PathWays PA

Take Your Family to the Franklin Institute for Free!

The Franklin Institute is pleased to introduce Target Community Nights at The Franklin Institute, a FREE educational and fun-filled science extravaganza sponsored by Target! Everyone is welcome to join in the fun, and experience The Franklin Institute's exhibitions, special programs, and themed activities. (See schedule below.)

Activities Include*:

• FREE access to all of The Franklin Institute’s hand-on exhibits, like Sports Challenge and The Giant Heart!
• FREE tickets to the Tuttleman IMAX Theater!**
• FREE 3D Shows in The Franklin Theater!
• FREE awe-inspiring LIVE Science Shows!
• FREE Fels Planetarium Shows!
• FREE access to the Joel N. Bloom Observatory!

Target Community Nights are from 5:00PM-8:00PM. You'll be asked to register when you arrive.
The registration desk opens at 5:00PM.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

• February 16
• March 16
• April 20
• May 18
• July - Date TBA
• August 17
• September 21
• October 19
• November 16

Please Note: There is no Target Community Night in June or December 2011.

*Monthly schedule varies. Check program guide upon arrival to see what programs are being offered.
**Note: Not all Community Nights feature free IMAX tickets. Please check at Registration to see if IMAX tickets are free each month. There are no free IMAX tickets for feature length films.