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Bebashi in the News – Philadelphia Gay News (April 28, 2023): Adm. Rachel Levine talks PrEP, food insecurity during Mazzoni Center visit

On Friday, April 21, Bebashi’s Hunger Relief Supervisor, Janice Tosto, attended a roundtable discussion on Food Insecurity at Mazzoni. The event was attended by members of the Food Policy Advisory Committee along with special guest Admiral Rachel Levine, MD. Click the link to read full coverage of the event by the Philadelphia Gay News. Adm. […]

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Bebashi in the News – 6abc (March 3, 2023): Strawberry Mansion High School students team up with nonprofit to help end food insecurity

Bebashi has partnered with juniors and seniors at Strawberry Mansion High School to feed our communities and end food insecurity through the culinary arts. Through the partnership Bebashi provides the food and the students cook the meals under the guidance of Culinary Arts teacher Tim McClain. Once prepared, Bebashi distributes the meals. “I like the […]

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Bebashi in the News (Uptown Standard, March 2023) – Sebrina Tate: Breaking Barriers as First Woman of Color Executive Director of Bebashi in 25 Years

Bebashi’s Executive Director, Sebrina Tate was interviewed in the March 2023 issue of Uptown Standard, to highlight her trailblazing role as the first woman of color executive director of the organization in 25 years. In the interview, Ms. Tate talks about her passion for community service and her inspiration for pursuing a career in social […]

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Bebashi in the News – KYW News Radio (February 27, 2023): Emergency allotment SNAP benefits to end in March

KYW News Radio interviewed Bebashi’s Hunger Relief Supervisor, Janice Tosto, to get her thoughts on the effect that the upcoming end of emergency allotment SNAP benefits will have on local food pantries, such as Bebashi’s Food First pantry. Janice Tosto with Bebashi, a Philadelphia nonprofit, says this change will increase the already heavy burden placed on food […]

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Bebashi in the News – Philadelphia Gay News (February 24, 2023): Philly AIDS Thrift announces $372k in grants

Bebashi – Transition to Hope was one of 33 Delaware Valley HIV/AIDS service organizations to receive grants from Philly AIDS Thrift and Philly AIDS Thrift at Giovanni’s Room. “We are always grateful for the support we receive from Philly AIDS Thrift. This year we pivoted our ask to support the clinical aspect of our organization in an […]

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Bebashi in the News – Al Dia (November 3, 2022): Philadelphia announces winning monkeypox vaccine proposals

Bebashi – Transition to Hope was one of eight organizations selected by the City of Philadelphia to receive funding for its programs that help in the fight against monkeypox. Click the link to read the full article.

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Bebashi in the News – Philadelphia Inquirer (September 12): COVID-19 showed the benefits of at-home testing. A new partnership is expanding access to HIV testing kits

Bebashi’s new partnership with SistaTalkPHL and Ark of Safety LGBTQ+ Safe Haven to make HIV testing more accessible, was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Click the link to read the full article. https://www.inquirer.com/health/hiv-aids-test-philadelphia-20220912.html  

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Bebashi in the News – Philadelphia Inquirer (August 24, 2022): This community fridge helped battle food apartheid. Now it’s rebuilding.

Bebashi’s community fridge has become an important fixture in the Spring Garden community, providing equitable access to healthy and free food. Click the link to read the Philadelphia Inquirer’s article on how this project came to be. https://www.inquirer.com/news/bebashi-spring-garden-community-fridge-rebuilds-20220823.html

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Bebashi in the News – Billy Penn (August 19): Dashboard confirms Philly’s monkeypox vaccine disparity: Most cases affect people of color, while most doses are going to white people

Bebashi’s Executive Director, Sebrina Tate, was recently interviewed by Billy Penn on Philadelphia’s monkeypox vaccine disparity. “Honestly, it hurts,” said Sebrina Tate, the executive director of Bebashi, a social services nonprofit born out of the HIV/AIDS epidemic that serves mostly people of color. “We see these health disparities along so many diagnoses, so it’s not […]

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Bebashi in the News – WHYY (August 17): How should we talk about monkeypox? Local experts say tailoring public health messaging is a balancing act

Bebashi’s Executive Director, Sebrina Tate, was recently interviewed by WHYY on the importance of effective messaging when discussing monkeypox in our communities.  Sebrina Tate said that implementing effective public health strategies, it comes down to having better partnerships with organizations that serve vulnerable communities, before a crisis hits, not just during. Tate is the executive […]

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