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New Bedford’s Farm to School Initiative – One Year Later
June 22, 2020
Typically in May, Grow Education is planting garden bed after garden bed across New Bedford’s Elementary schools. Though spring has looked different this year, we have adjusted and continue to support our school partners and their communities.
Wareham.WickedLocal.com – June 25, 2020 – Good Shepherd’s Table in Wareham at 20 still going strong providing food to those in need
June 22, 2020
When COVID-19 made sit-down dinners impossible, Good Shepherd’s Table switched to take-out. And it continues to provide hot dinners to folks in need via take-out every Thursday, from 4 to 5 p.m., serving well in excess of 100 meals.
SouthCoast Insider – June 2020 – Growing Local
May 28, 2020
Grow Education's Adam Davenport speaks about Grow Education and the Southcoast Food Policy Council for SouthCoast Insider's June 2020 issue.
SouthCoastToday.com (May 9, 2020) – Virtual panel discussion on cyberbullying: ‘Curbing the Culture of Shame’
May 28, 2020
The panel includes Dr. Juli Parker, the assistant dean of students and director of UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Stacy Malone, the executive director of the Victim Rights Law Center; Claire Spaulding McVicker, the executive director of the Katie Brown Educational Program; and Jeffrey Glidden, LICSW, a violence recovery program counselor and advocate at Fenway Health.
WarehamWeekToday.com (May 7, 2020) – Curbing the Culture of Shame: A Conversation on the Impact of Cyberbullying
May 28, 2020
The panel includes Dr. Juli Parker, the assistant dean of students and director of UMass Dartmouth’s Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality; Stacy Malone, the executive director of the Victim Rights Law Center; Claire Spaulding McVicker, the executive director of the Katie Brown Educational Program; and Jeffrey Glidden, LICSW, a violence recovery program counselor and advocate at Fenway Health.
WarehamWeekToday.com (May 6, 2020) – ‘Cooks for Community’ providing 300 meals per day in Wareham, New Bedford
May 28, 2020
The Marion Institute’s South Coast Food Policy Council’s Cooks for Community Program debuted on April 13 to provide hot meals five days a week through May 8 for a total of 2,400 hot meals in Wareham.
HeraldNews.com (May 15, 2020) – For four weeks, 100 Fall River residents are getting free hot meals thanks to this program
May 28, 2020
The Cooks for Community program meals are offered through the Marion Institute’s Southcoast Food Policy Council. The initiative will run five days a week through June 5, providing a total of 2,180 hot meals to 109 people.
Post-Event Resources: April, May 2020 Virtual Holistic House Call Series with the BioMed Center New England
May 28, 2020
Post-Event Resources and Recordings from the Virtual Holistic House Call Series with the BioMed Center New England, April and May 2020
SouthcoastToday.com (April 9, 2020) – Community Foundation’s SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund gives out $325,000 in grants
May 27, 2020
The Marion Institute's Southcoast Food Policy Council is on the list of grant recipients.
Fall River Community Media – FRCMedia News – May 14, 2020
May 27, 2020
FRCMedia News - May 14, 2020 - Marion Institute Executive Director Liz Wiley speaks about food insecurity during the Covid crisis (15:41)
Mission Critical – Adapting to Meet the “New Normal”, A Report from Our Greenhouse Initiatives
May 27, 2020
Mission Critical - Adapting to Meet the "New Normal", A Report from Our Greenhouse Initiatives…
Recommended Reading – Breast Cancer: The Rest of the Story
May 21, 2020
There are few things more frightening for a woman than the discovery of a lump in her breast. Usually, the first thought that comes to her mind is breast cancer. Fortunately, most lumps – approximately more than 80% are benign – but as for the cancerous lumps, each has a unique story to tell.