Despite the good efforts of government, private-sector institutions, and everyday Americans, millions of our children still don't have daily access to the nutritious meals they need to live active, healthy lives.
Because of the lack of nutritional options, the childhood obesity rate has reached 29 percent in Philadelphia. To address this issue, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia teamed up with Comcast and the Food Network on April 30 to install a Good Food Garden at the Lauretha Vaird Boys & Girls Club in Feltonville. In 1996, Vaird became the first female Philadelphia police officer to be killed in combat.
