Xavier Lofton is the project coordinator for Hydrate Philly – a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded partnership between the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. This project is aimed at improving the access and appeal of drinking water in recreation centers through installing new bottle-filling water fountain stations in the city’s lower-income communities. Prior to joining the Department of Public Health, he spent five years with Parks and Recreation. Xavier’s work is rooted in his belief that access to quality drinking water and healthy eating options should not be defined by the zip code in which a person lives. He received a bachelor’s in public relations from Hofstra University.
