At Chester A. Arthur, an elementary school in South Philadelphia, they host a celebration every month to recognize a student in each grade level that goes above and beyond at school every day. Students are nominated by teachers and administration...
Author: Christin Kwasny
Food For Thought
In honor of National Heart Month, Vetri Community Partnership’s Nutritionist, Tara Bledsoe, joins us for a quick Q&A about heart health! What foods are good for the heart? Following a healthy eating pattern that includes a variety of fruits and...
#VCPeople Lauren Hallowell
Meet the newest member of the VCP team, Lauren! Lauren recently joined Vetri Community Partnership as a Coordinator supporting the Development Team and we are thrilled to have her on board! Get to know her a little better in the...
Fun at Family Cooking Night!
As the finale to our 5-week Cooking with Kids series, students and their families from participating EAT360 schools were invited to join us for a fun family cooking night. Special thanks to all Alexander Adaire and Chester A. Arthur School...
#VCPeople Tara Bledsoe, MS, RDN, LDN
Meet the newest member of the VCP team, Tara! Tara recently joined Vetri Community Partnership as a Nutritionist supporting the EAT360 Team and we are thrilled to have her on board! Get to know her a little better in the...
VCP launches YouTube Channel
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Jameer Nelson joins VCP Board of Directors
We are thrilled to announce the newest member of the VCP Board, Jameer Nelson! Jameer is a native of Chester, PA and former professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the NBA. He played college basketball for...
Join Marc + Sal Vetri at Eat to Empower Virtual!
On October 22nd from 5 pm to 6 pm, join Vetri Community Partnership, Chef Marc Vetri, and his dad, Sal Vetri, for a Virtual Eat to Empower featuring a cooking demonstration of a beloved family recipe: Sal’s Famous Meatballs! When...
How Vetri Cooking Lab utilizes STEAM core concepts
Vetri Cooking Lab is our out-of-school time program that utilizes cooking and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, math) core concepts to teach nutrition education. Using the kitchen as a classroom, Vetri Cooking Lab (VCL) builds culinary skills, nutritional knowledge, and...
#VCPeople Maddy Booth
Meet Maddy, Vetri Community Partnership’s COO and Interim CEO! To help you get to know Maddy as she takes on her latest role(s), we sat down with her to to ask her a few quick questions as a part of...