Welcome To Revolution Hunger! By Tekiah Jones.

January 24, 2012

Tekiah is the Washington, D.C. New Media Producer for the Revolution Hunger Campaign. My phone, Twitter, and the DC Metro are the three things I can’t live without. I throw my hands in the air and panic if they are lost, over capacity, or not running on time. Thinking about it, I’m 100 percent sure [...]

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 24, 2012 at 10:24 AM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
Comments (0) | Tags: , ,


Voulnteerism by Kat Foronda

January 20, 2012

The more people volunteer, the more struggling people have a chance at turning their lives around. Alone, we cannot reach out to everyone.. What we can do is encourage prosperous citizens to devote a fraction of their time to help those less fortunate than they are.

Read More

Posted by Dan Michel on January 20, 2012 at 10:22 AM in Local Efforts
Comments (0) | Tags: , , , ,


2011 Top Ten

January 12, 2012

Here is the top ten blog postings by traffic in 2011. Thanks for reading, following along and sharing!

Read More

Posted by Dan Michel on January 12, 2012 at 12:54 PM in Uncategorized
Comments (0)


Congratulations to Bill Bolling, 2012 Georgian of the Year!

January 10, 2012

Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Executive Director recently received the phenomenal honor of being named GeorgiaTrend’s Georgian of the Year.

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 10, 2012 at 4:17 PM in Hunger in the News, Our Leaders
Comments (0) | Tags: , ,


Furnishing a New Beginning. By Sarah Cook.

January 10, 2012

Sarah Cook is a Public Relations Specialist with Freestore Foodbank, a Feeding America member. In December, she had the chance to witness a life-changing event for a client family served by her food bank. She shared the following story of that remarkable day.

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 10, 2012 at 12:21 PM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
Comments (1) | Tags: , , ,


Families stand in rain to keep their place in line. By Fredi Schlagel.

January 6, 2012

On a rainy December day, umbrellas provided little shelter to families waiting in line to receive food from the Lord’s Lambs Ministry Food Pantry, an agency of the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Patiently, soaked and tired clients came in one by one to fill their boxes with food. They were greeted inside by Bruce and Lillian Spencer, who are both ready to guide them through the tractor-trailer full of food.

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 6, 2012 at 3:57 AM in Local Efforts
Comments (0) | Tags: , , ,


From homeless to fostering hope.

January 5, 2012

Feeding America member food banks work with more than 61,000 U.S. agencies to get food to people in need. Metro CareRing, an agency serviced by Colorado’s Food Bank of the Rockies, is one such agency making a large effort to end hunger in Denver. This organization serves up to 600 people daily, and focuses on offering [...]

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
Comments (0) | Tags: , , , ,


Aspire to Inspire. By Kim Petersen.

December 21, 2011

Now I know that life is not about earning as much as you can so you can spend as much as you can so that you can acquire as much as you can. The more you give, the more blessed you are in return. We’ve learned you need to aspire to inspire before you expire.

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 21, 2011 at 2:34 PM in Living with Hunger
Comments (1) | Tags: , , , , , ,


Pack ‘Til They’re Back Client Story: Destiny and Qualan

December 20, 2011

Pack ‘til They’re Back is a holiday campaign intended to raise awareness for the children who rely on the Feeding America BackPack Program. Over the course of the holidays, Feeding America will share the stories of families served by their local BackPack Programs. Last week, you learned about Donna and her girls, a Missouri family [...]

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM in Living with Hunger
Comments (0) | Tags: , , ,


A BackPacks Giving. By Rachel Kramer.

December 19, 2011

Rachel Kramer, a second cohort member of ConAgra’s Child Hunger Corps initiative, writes about how Feeding America San Diego kept spirits alive for a local school district over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Read More

Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 19, 2011 at 3:18 PM in Local Efforts
Comments (3) | Tags: , , ,


RSS Feed