Advocates

The IBX-sponsored Well City Challenge put on by regional economic think tank The Economy League, has awarded winners in the Food and Nutrition Space! More here and you can find the information below.

B.G.H. (Brain Gut Heart) Wellness is a food therapy program that provides an open space to talk about mental health, teaches cooking, and reinforces the importance of food on our 3 brains: brain, gut and heart.

Land-based Jawns is a spiritually-rooted organization that provides education and training to BIPOC women on natural agriculture, food sovereignty, survival, carpentry, and community healing guided by skills and lessons highlighted in Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower series.

Philly Food Therapy provides an inclusive, holistic healthy food experience by bringing together local farms, healthy ingredients, and physical activity to cook a meal and give millennials a tool that they can take into their own kitchens.

The Freedom Greens & Gardens Project reimagines Malcolm X Park and surrounding blocks as a destination for wellness within the heart of West Philadelphia by providing space, community and ongoing opportunities for millennials to be well and to thrive.

The Welcome Spot: Interfaith Connection, Coffee, and Conversation in South Philly uses hyper-local and existing faith communities to develop community programming and create space for millennials to connect over excellent coffee.