27.02.2012                      04.Adar. 5772

Knesset:

Knesset to discuss new food-aid initiative

Program designed by Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, aimed at instilling healthier eating habits among impoverished populations.

The Knesset Caucus for Nutritional Security will discuss on Monday the possibility of implementing a new initiative designed by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia aimed at instilling healthier eating habits among impoverished populations.
While the federation’s Choice Food Program, which boasts a “new era of food security and nutritional support”, has yet to be officially launched, its CEO Ira Schwartz, who is currently here for the Jewish Agency’s Board of Governors meeting, said Sunday that the project provides an alternative and “comprehensive approach to food aid distribution”….