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Comfort foods bring together families, cultures, with tradition and memory
By Cailyn Corbett December 31, 2025 Youthcast Media Group® My family is one with many old traditions —some good, some bad, and some that have surely been forgotten. But one stands out to me the most: If you were sick, sad, or just having a rough day, somebody would make you a cup of tea and some hot chicken soup. It didn't matter if you even liked tea or soup, it was my family’s way of showing that they cared. As I’ve grown older, tea and hot chicken soup have become a dish
Dec 31, 20254 min read
South Bronx childhood obesity fight: Free exercise, healthy food they’ll eat is key
March 5, 2024 Yesenia Barrios Youthcast Media Group ® New YMCA location in the South Bronx, La Central on the corner of Westchester...
Mar 5, 20245 min read
Can re-thinking food production solve Miami-Dade’s high rates of food insecurity?
Some food banks aim to grow and sell their own food – a new approach to combating the ‘food apartheid’ which puts Black and Hispanic...
Jan 30, 20246 min read
Community pantries step in with solutions to more than just hunger
by Winnie Chan, Michelle Collins, Shane Gomez and Emily Hawkins
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Nov 13, 20237 min read
Is back to school better or worse than pandemic eating, couch surfing at home?
September 22, 2023 By Gabriella Fuster, Donovan McClain, Melissa Noda and Julianne Hill Youthcast Media Group ® As young people returned...
Sep 22, 20235 min read
Pandemic side effect: bad eating habits
July 31, 2023 By Brielle Dunbar and Tabusom Marzi Youthcast Media Group ® The pandemic has affected many things in student life over...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Community gardens can help combat rising food insecurity in Philly, but their future is uncertain
Many exist on formerly vacant lots that have little protection from development. This story was originally published on the Billy Penn...
May 31, 20237 min read
Surviving Trauma: Trauma of Past Lives and Hunger Can Follow Immigrants to U.S.
By Fabiha Faruque December 29, 2020 Youthcast Media Group ® MIAMI — As a child growing up in Cuba, Anthony Vidal vividly recalls what it...
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Tackling The Big Questions For Better Health
By Jayne O'Donnell March 15, 2019 Youthcast Media Group ® First came the liquor store and then the fried fish and chicken carry-out....
Mar 15, 20194 min read
For Many Teens, Life’s Tough Choices Begin With Bad Food
By Joshua Mitchell December 8, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Healthy food is becoming more difficult to acquire, with even grocery stores...
Dec 8, 20175 min read
Some in Baltimore are bouncing back — with resilience
By Marquart Doty July 8, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Dylan Moran (courtesy of Moran). On a June 10 visit to Real Food Farm near Clifton...
Jul 8, 20172 min read
Tackling the big questions for better health
By Jayne O’Donnell April 10, 2017 Youthcast Media Group ® Dr. Michael Ehmann (left) with Larry Cohen, the founder of the Prevention...
Apr 10, 20174 min read
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