I began working on a story yesterday on Philadelphia's free summer meals program, which provides meals to children under the age of 18 over the summer. Madelyn Covington is one of 1,000 providers of these meals across the city, which include churches, community centers, and "play streets", which are closed off for a portion of the day to provide a safe place for children to play and eat. I'm not entirely sure where this story is headed, but I am eager to find out what direction I head in.
The weather yesterday was overcast and rainy, meaning not many children played on the street. I am excited to visit on a nice day though!  |
| Madelyn Covington calls Philadelphia Parks and Recreation at 10:30 AM. Covington hosts a free summer meals program on her block, which is provided by Parks and Rec. However, she had not received any meals for children on her block and had expected them by 9 that morning. |
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| Covington reacts to the meal truck finally arriving on her block. |
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| Covington checks the temperature of the meals, per the standards she learned in the free summer meals orientation. |
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| Covington strolls down her block to put up the barriers preventing traffic from entering. She closes the block from 10 AM to 4 PM to create a safe place for kids to eat their meals and play. The overcast and rainy weather convinced most children to stay indoors on this day. |
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| Covington serves a meal to a hungry young girl. |