Step Up to the Plate and Prevention Point Philadelphia worked with caterer Catering By Design to provide hot meals and a festive environment for individuals experiencing housing or food insecurity during the pandemic. The Philadelphia Inquirer covered it in print and on video for the Christmas holiday.
Joe Marks eats his free meal provided by Prevention Point Philadelphia at Ruth and Clearfield Streets in Kensington on Thursday. A hot buffet-style meal will be provided by Catering by Design underneath a warming tent, with decorations from Hoffman Design and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, on Christmas Day. PHOTO by HEATHER KHALIFA / INQUIRER STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER