Federal funding to the arts are facing elimination by the trump administration and Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Barbara Silzle of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund about why arts are critical to the health of our city and our nation and how the Philadelphia Cultural Fund provides grants for Philadelphia based arts and cultural organizations.
Loraine talks with Jessica and Josh Craft who founded a nonprofit called Rock to the Future which brings music education to youth in Philadelphia and has an extraordinary high school graduation rate among its students. Rock to the Future is hosting their annual Music for All Ball on April 21, 2017 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Oral cancer is on the rise – especially among young people and you’ll be shocked at the reason. Loraine talks with Dr. David Cognetti -Department of otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at Jefferson University Hospital and David Caldarella an oral cancer survivor. Jefferson is also hosted two free oral cancer screenings on April 12th in Philadelphia and April 19th in Abington.