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May 16, 2012
What do Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Houston, Tucson, Las Vegas, Seattle, and Los Angeles have in common? Not only is each city host to a Feeding America member food bank, but this spring and early summer, each city will be paid a visit by the band Chickenfoot. Chickenfoot is a super [...]
May 14, 2012
The CBS Evening News showed a story about the steady number of hungry Americans and featured Stamp Out Hunger food drive.
May 2, 2012
Jaspreet Bindra is the Programs Specialist here at Feeding America specializing in mobile pantries. She recently made a visit to Raleigh, NC and our member Inter-faith Food Shuttle. This is the second part of a series where she talks about her visit.
May 1, 2012
It’s that time in the morning when all that matters is coffee and cereal – separately, of course. But today, my morning read went beyond the local headlines and Sudoku. Today, I read my cereal box – and it was rather inspiring. That’s because thanks to our partners at General Mills – makers of Cheerios, [...]
April 3, 2012
The Child Hunger Corps is a national service program designed to increase the capacity and capability of food banks to execute programs targeted towards the alleviation of child hunger. The objective of the program is to increase the number of nutritious snacks and meals served to children in need in local communities across the country. [...]
March 30, 2012
Dr. Angela Odoms-Young is an assistant professor of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is also a member of the Feeding America Nutrition Advisory Team and the Greater Chicago Food Depository Board of Directors. The economic downturn has had a severe impact on low-income families in the United States. Current estimates [...]
March 29, 2012
What a pleasure it was to visit Interfaith Food Shuttle in Raleigh, NC and have the opportunity to meet the wonderful staff, tour the facility, check out their fabulous kitchen & community garden, have a chat with the Executive Director, Jill Statton all before hitting the road to see their Teaching Farm and Medical Mobile Distribution.
March 28, 2012
With spring fast approaching, I find myself looking forward to shopping for fresh fruits and veggies to enjoy in the nice weather. I’m very fortunate to have access to affordable and fresh produce not only in grocery stores, but also at farmer’s markets. I’m reminded on a daily basis, however, that many families, such as [...]
March 27, 2012
Hunger advocate and health expert Dr. Mache Seibel is an advocate against domestic hunger and authority on matters concerning the hunger-obesity paradox. You can learn more about his work at DoctorSeibel.com.** Sodas are often an inexpensive go-to beverage for many Americans. But if you asked me for one food tip to help everyone stay well, the first thing I’d [...]
March 26, 2012
We were saddened to learn that our friend John Arnold passed away yesterday morning.
