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September 13, 2010
Yesterday’s Hunger Action Month pledge asked us to try eating on $4.45 stipend – the average daily allotment given for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps. Well, we got plenty of feedback on our Facebook page in response to the call to action. From families that had been denied SNAP access because [...]
September 11, 2010
Have the food you need during a crisis. Here are some suggestions to get you started.
September 9, 2010
Imagine having to tell your kindergartner that you know she’s hungry, but you just don’t have anything to feed her–for two days. This is a very real, and very distressing scenario that a family in Comstock Park, Michigan and millions of other food-insecure families face when the free and reduce-priced school meals they rely on during the school year are unavailable in the summer months.
On the Huffington Post today, Feeding America President and CEO Vicki Escarra writes about Child Nutrition Reauthorization and how a current bill canhelp feed millions of children facing summer hunger.
September 8, 2010
Last week I had an opportunity to attend an American Idol, Cheesecake Factory and Feeding America event. I was in charge of getting American Idol winner Lee DeWyze’s Hunger Action Month pledge and must admit I was a bit nervous! This video was put together from the event.
September 7, 2010
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl hopes to provide 20 million meals to Americans struggling with hunger.
September 5, 2010
Today’s Hunger Action Month way to get involved is to find your local food bank. Year-round, there are volunteer opportunities and events happening right in your backyard. The Hunger Wall, a new addition to downtown Boise’s streetscape, has been constructed collaboratively by nonprofit, government, for-profit and volunteer groups to emanate a single message: Hunger Affects Everyone.
September 4, 2010
Cory Krebsbach is a bartender at The Cheesecake Factory in downtown Chicago and we asked him to write about what Hunger Action Month means to him and his job.
September 3, 2010
The Feeding America Entertainment Council Member joined Feeding America and Nashville’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee yesterday in support of ending domestic hunger.
September 2, 2010
It’s been a while since my last blog post, and I am happy to be back. What a great time of year to be able to contribute again – as this marks the second day of Hunger Action Month. Hopefully you have been keeping up with our recent blog posts and have had a chance [...]
September 1, 2010
A video explaining how to take the Hunger Action Month pledge.
