Michelle Obama is concerned with obese children. The Food Network is airing specials about bedraggled mothers who take two buses just to buy overpriced potatoes. The food pyramid has been reinvented so many times, an Egyptian nutritionist wouldn't recognize it. What we eat and why is on the minds of ...

Outside of the Community Food Center, a long line of families and individuals are waiting to stock their shelves with groceries for the week ahead.  The Philabundance Community Food Center is our choice food cupboard that allows the people we serve to choose from available food items rather than receiving ...

Last week a dear colleague of mine and visionary for food bankers all over the country finished his life's journey. After facing down cancer for years, John Arnold's suffering ended in the comfort of his home in Michigan with his wife and son. When I met John, he was the irrepressible ...

I guess it's possible you're not a Springsteen fan.  Passionate songs about running for our lives at night on them backstreets, about Rosalita jumping a little lighter, about waiting for the badlands to start treating us good, songs like these aren't your thing.  You can do without the three hour ...

We all remember the good times of our high school years - algebra class, taking your driver's license exam, being left by your date on prom night, acne.  For two weeks this winter, thousands of Southeastern Pennsylvania's high school students are taking a break from all of that fun and ...

When I was a kid, there was very little a PB&J sandwich couldn't fix. Bad day at school, kids teasing, a low grade on my spelling test - some creamy PB and strawberry J (never grape!) on untoasted white bread was my emotional cure-all, and my mom used it wisely. Here ...

Recently, we received a letter from a man that was disappointed that we were operating like "a business" instead of a charity.  He stated that he would be pulling his support from Philabundance and "giving it to a real charity instead."  I was disturbed by his letter and felt frustrated ...

Philabundance's Executive Director, Bill Clark, submitted a letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, discussing the best way to fight hunger and how every type of donation we receive helps. It was recently picked up and published on January 3, 2012 which explains why the length of this post ...

I've been fortunate enough to step from behind my desk to meet AND hear firsthand the incredible stories of the individuals we serve. It's difficult to hear how much people are struggling- after all, at one point, many of them were once well off but due to the recession, ran ...

Last year, more than 16,000 volunteers worked with Philabundance to fight hunger.  16,000 is as huge number, but what does it mean to us? 16,000 volunteers means we can feed more people.  The more hands we have helping out at our Hunger Relief Center, the more food we can sort and ...