Christopher Silva, Author at Marion Institute

February 2023 MI Newsletter

February 24, 2023
MI Homepage Box 6, Newsletters

February is Black History Month and our newsletter highlights the fantastic soul food lessons that Shay Brooks, one of our FoodCorps service members, has been providing to her students. There's also info about a new program for the MI – "Path of Freedom", an 11-week mindfulness-based emotional intelligence (MBEI) program for at-risk and incarcerated youth and adult prisoners. Good Stuff!

Shalynn Brooks, FoodCorps service member, Grow Education Program, highlighted on Today.com for Soul Food lesson/Black History Month

February 17, 2023
GROW EDUCATION, In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News

We are so proud of Shay Brooks, one of our FoodCorps service members in the Grow Education Program, for being interviewed on Today.com for her Soul Food lesson for Black History Month!

STEAM the Streets-CoBiz’s own Ben Gilbarg released A Game Changing STEAM Career App: EIN newswires Feb 2, 2023

February 3, 2023
GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES, In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News

One of our Greenhouse Initiatives, STEAM the Streets, is in the news with the engaging STEAM The Streets App! They are shifting the culture to embrace STEAM fields as a possible career path.

January 2023 MI Newsletter

January 19, 2023
MI Homepage Box 6, Newsletters

It's the new year - welcome 2023! After a bit of a break on updates from the MI we're back on track giving you the scoop on what's up. This month we announce the addition of two new dedicated individuals to our board of directors as well as the latest progress updates from the SFPC Working Groups.

Recent Activities and Successes of the SFPC

January 18, 2023
MI Homepage Box 5, News, Southcoast Food Policy Council

The Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC) Quarterly meeting on January 11 provided an opportunity to share the activities over the past four months and the successes during the fall and winter.

What’s Growing On? January 2023 News from Grow Education

January 18, 2023
GROW Box 1, GROW EDUCATION, MI Homepage Box 4, News

Third graders at Brooks Elementary School in New Bedford participated in a tea party this past week. The lesson was created and facilitated by one of Marion Institute’s FoodCorps members, Olivia Rother, to integrate with curriculum being taught in their social studies class.

BioBlog: Fixing Our Broken Sleep

January 18, 2023
BioBlog, BIOMED NETWORK, News

Armed with knowledge, enthusiasm, and good solid rest, we can each help rebuild the tattered and neglected infrastructure of sleep that has plagued our planet.

BioBlog: Nature’s Laws to Live By

December 20, 2022
BioBlog, BIOMED NETWORK, News

Health is much more than the absence of disease. It is a goal that needs daily effort to achieve. The body is a remarkable regulatory machine that will correct imbalances and pathologies, provided it has the raw materials and sufficient time to heal.

STEAM the Streets, a fiscal sponsor of the Marion Institute, looks to help youth realize career options with new app – southcoasttoday.com – 12/20/2022 –

December 20, 2022
GREENHOUSE INITIATIVES, In The News, MI Homepage Box 1, Press/In The News

Steam the Streets, a Marion Institute Greenhouse Initiative, looks to help youth realize career options with new app - southcoasttoday.com - 12/20/2022 -

BioBlog: Winter Mold: Forgotten But Not Gone

November 28, 2022
BioBlog, BIOMED NETWORK, News

Many of us may believe that in the winter, when it gets cold, dry, and maybe even frozen, that things like mold will die and aren’t a problem. But this isn’t the case, especially not in modern homes and buildings. Read more about how to protect against this insidious problem.