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" BREAK THE CYCLE OF TRAUMA: 1 MEAL AT A TIME "

At The Social Impact Cafe PHL,  one of our community-invested projects, The S.H.I.N.E ProgramMe is a new approach to food and literacy that is needed in light of the poor nutritional health status of Philadelphians and beyond living in poverty with food insecurities.

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  • We embrace food-related habits, environments, and norms through reading food-related literature, whether a restaurant review, recipes from cookbooks,  as well as nutritional labels.   

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  • ​We believe these youth serve as role models that possess an understanding of food and its uses. The concept of “food literacy” or being food literate is being explored as a new approach to food that has the potential to facilitate healthy food relationships.

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Through partnering with local restaurants and eateries to serve as hosts; we intend to translate food literacy and well-being knowledge and skills through familial, cultural, educational, and private businesses.

​​​Food literacy extends beyond nutritional recommendations and culinary lessons, to fostering important and vital connections between food, people, health, and the environment both theoretically and practically. ​Integrating current constructs of food literacy presented in the literature such as magazines, menus, and recipe books; exploring the importance of educating for food literacy in order to rectify issues raised with respect to current food-related concerns and ideologies. 

​In our vision of  “Breaking the Cycle of Trauma: One Meal at a Time,” we use food as a point of connection between communities at large and their diverse members.

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  • We hope that time “breaking bread” will lead to less time being idle, as most traumatic experiences spring out of idleness.

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Our work relies on a lot of community involvement. The saying ‘it takes a village,’ serves as the basis to reach and serve the community.​We are glad to have the generosity of a growing network of local entrepreneurs, educational dignitaries, religious aficionados, elected officials, and law enforcement.

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All of these community members have helped our organization to engage in the community and provide opportunities for out-of-school enrichment​​​.

Meet The Advisory Team

Our Community Partners

  • Artrageous

  • Attic Youth Center

  • Avenues Cafe

  • Blessed Beyond Measure Ministries

  • BooksSmiles NJ

  • BounceT Fun

  • Charity BBQ

  • Citizens 365

  • Frontline Dads

  • Green District Media

  • Hand2Paw

  • Iovine Brothers

  • ISPYYOUBUY

  • Nina Street Designs

  • No. 1 Water Ice

  • PA AUTO PAROLE

  • Pennsylvania Barber School

  • Pennsylvania State Representative Christopher Rabb

  • Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood

  • Philadelphia Parks and Recreation

  • Philadelphia Youth Network

  • Philly Food Rescue

  • Philly Food Works

  • Pleasant Playground Advisory Council

  • Reviving The Village

  • SCOOP MEDIA

  • SHARE

  • Sharing Excess

  • Temple University / Hospital Small Business and Diversity

  • URGENT 365

  • We Heard You Mentor

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