by FALPC Intern Katie Irwin Why do we need to raise the minimum wage? This question has been a hot topic for the last several months and the supportive reasons outweigh the negative ones. Campaigns like Raise Up Massachusetts are working to raise the state wage to $10.50. They show that an increase “would directly raise the wages […]
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What you missed at last weeks Community Meeting…
In case you didn’t make it to our Quarterly Community Meeting last week at Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester, here’s a little recap. A fabulous spread of potluck dishes welcomed about 20 attendees, a mix of folks that we knew and some lovely new faces as well. People were told they could bring their kids […]
Hunger Study Update!
By Katie Irwin, FALPC Intern As you may remember from our May Newsletter, the Hunger in America 2014 study (aka “the Hunger Study”) has been going on since April of this year. It is part of a national study being conducted by Feeding America, and locally the Worcester County Food Bank is coordinating the Worcester […]
Low-Wage Jobs & Obesity
By Liz Sheehan Castro and Kristina Kalolo, FALPC Intern In 2012 the Mass Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) along with the Boston Worker’s Alliance, and the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace released a report detailing the linkages between the working conditions in low-wage jobs and obesity. This […]
Kindergarteners on the Farm!
By Isabel Burgess and Lauren Wetherbee, Worcester Kindergarten Initiative It’s been a busy year at the Worcester Kindergarten Initiative! The initiative, which is facilitated by the Massachusetts Farm to School Project in conjunction with the Worcester Public Schools, is a multidisciplinary nutritional education program that aims to teach kindergarteners about healthy eating and local farms […]