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Philabundance
Melanie Cataldi, Chief Impact Officer for Philabundance, discussed hunger in the Delaware Valley. Philadelphia, poorer than any other major East Coast city with a 26% poverty rate, and with one of the oldest populations, has seen hunger and food insecurity increase as it drops in the rest of the country. One in five suffer from…
Bethesda Project
Tina Pagotto, CEO of Bethesda Project, discussed the continuum of services offered by the non-profit, helping the homeless of Philadelphia's Center City district. Ms Pagotto discussed its history, a group of volunteers in Paoli looking to find support for the then ‘bag ladies,’ from caring about their basic immediate needs they began looking at the…
City Team
Kwinn Tucker, Executive Director, and Nancy Craskey, Director of Development, discussed CityTeam and its work with the families of Chester County and neighboring communities in Delaware and Southern New Jersey. CityTeam works with families for lasting solutions, addressing systemic issues of intergenerational poverty, food insecurity and addiction. They are a faith based organization that works…
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Kim Fraites-Dow, CEO of Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, discussed the 107 year old organization for girls, by girls. She discussed the research-based programming offered to girls, kindergarten through 12th grade, teaching them a sense of self, allowing them to connect with others and to take action, all in a girls-only safe environment. She noted…
Rebuilding Together Philadelphia
Stefanie Seldin, CEO/President, and Brandon Alcorn, Director of Operations of Rebuilding Together Philadelphia discussed the independent, local affiliate of this national organization, working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize neighborhoods through volunteer resources. We discussed Philadelphia’s aging and poor population and its aging housing, 90% built before 1980. They described how, through Block Builds every…
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Gregory Seitter, Marketing Director, Megan Smith, Patient Access Manager, and Alyssa Brookstein, Campaign Specialist, discussed the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a volunteer driven organization focused on patient quality of life, advocacy and finding cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. We discussed the incidence of blood cancer and what defines it, we discussed the…
American Cancer Society
Shawn Gines, Senior Manager, and Sean Kelly, Community Development Manager, at the American Cancer Society, discussed their community based mission to eliminate cancer through research, education and advocacy. Shawn spoke on the organization's services, available to anyone who has heard the words, 'You have cancer.' In Delaware there will be about 5,870 new cases this…