The Green Light Pantry at Casa del Carmen, a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is now one of two food pantries in the city solely providing nutritious foods to clients, as well as free nutrition workshops, health screenings and other services.

Christina Weiss Lurie, President of the Philadelphia Eagles Youth Partnership, and Jose Garces, award-winning Iron Chef and co-founder of the Garces Foundation, will take part in the grand opening event of the new food pantry.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013
3:00 p.m.
Casa del Carmen
4400 North Reese Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140

The Green Light Pantry, developed by the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, is focused on promoting healthy eating while helping low-income families put food on the table. It will provide families with foods categorized as "green light foods" under a system developed by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which ranks foods based on their nutritional value and USDA dietary guidelines.

Chef Garces will perform a cooking demonstration for Casa del Carmen families using foods available from The Green Light Pantry.

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Editor's Note: Casa del Carmen has served the Latino community of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 1954, providing counseling, family support services, daycare and afterschool programs for children. For more information on Casa del Carmen please visit http://www.catholicsocialservicesphilly.org/family_service_centers_casadelcarmen.php.

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