“We are incredibly grateful to ETHOS Technology for recognizing both the urgency of hunger in Pennsylvania and the difference that targeted investments can make in people’s lives,” said Sean Kerins, Interim Executive Director of Hunger-Free Pennsylvania. “Too many people often face having to make difficult choices between food and other necessities. ETHOS’ generosity will have a direct and meaningful impact, and we appreciate their commitment to helping communities across Pen

For decades, the world has viewed hunger as a social crisis and treated healthcare as a clinical one. The U.S. as elsewhere has managed these issues on parallel tracks — one by food banks and the other by hospitals. But the reality is that these tracks are inextricably and permanently linked.

For decades, we have viewed hunger as a social crisis and treated healthcare as a clinical one. We have managed them on parallel tracks — one by food banks and the other by hospitals. But it is now time for a fundamental shift in our approach. We must move beyond the model of emergency food assistance alone and embrace an integrated, clinical and sustainable model that recognizes nutrition as a medical intervention.