April 28, 2011
Last week was a fairly momentous one in the life of this young Child Hunger Corps member. For the first time in the “Program Implementation” phase of my work, I actually helped implement a program! Last week saw the launch of SIX (!) school pantries scattered throughout six different school districts in Portland and the neighboring city of Gresham. All of these pantries are new partner agencies, operated by staff from a non-profit that works in the schools.
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Posted by Emily Basten on April 28, 2011 at 9:55 AM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
Comments (3) | Tags: child hunger, Child Hunger Corps, Community Outreach, ConAgra Foods Foundation, Dorothy Mitchell, Guest Post, Oregon Food Bank
April 27, 2011
Anti-hunger leader Ambassador Tony Hall from the Alliance to End Hunger urged the country to join in April’s rolling Hungerfast. This movement was started to prompt goverment leaders to take a stance against budget cuts to safety-net programs. He shared his stance with Feeding America.
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on April 27, 2011 at 3:57 PM in National Initiatives, Our Leaders
Comments (0) | Tags: Alliance to End Hunger, budget cuts, hunger fast, Hungerfast, safety-net programs, Tony Hall
April 26, 2011
This multi-generational family relies on an agency of Three Square Food Bank for food assistance.
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on April 26, 2011 at 4:42 PM in Living with Hunger
Comments (0) | Tags: client, Las Vegas, Three Square Food Bank
April 25, 2011
For the month of April, Feeding America is participating in a rolling fast to protest funding cuts to the safety-net programs that protect low-income people from going hungry. My colleague Emily Basten and I joined the fast, which was tough to stick to because we knew that, at any time, we could just buy ourselves [...]
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Posted by Shannon Traeger on April 25, 2011 at 1:44 PM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
Comments (2) | Tags: budget cuts, fast, hunger
April 22, 2011
Last week we had our network summit. This is our time to come together and discuss the issue of hunger and figure out imrpoved ways to collaboratively work together with our local food banks. During this time, we have guest speakers and we were fortunate to have Abby Rike, contestant on Season 8 of The [...]
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Posted by Dan Michel on April 22, 2011 at 1:36 PM in Hunger in the News, National Initiatives
Comments (0) | Tags: Abby Rike, Biggest Loser, Network Summit, Pound For Pound Challenge
April 21, 2011
I had never been to a Pampered Chef Cooking show so I had NO idea what to expect. There was food, kitchen gadgets galore, cooking demonstration…and more food! SO fun and it was a nice break from our day. Patti, our Pampered Chef consultant, was awesome!!
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Posted by Dan Michel on April 21, 2011 at 4:02 PM in National Initiatives
Comments (0) | Tags: cause-marketing, cooking, staff, The Pampered Chef
April 21, 2011
Over the course of April, many Feeding America staff and member food banks are participating in a rolling Hunger Fast to raise awareness about the prevalence of hunger and the importance of nutrition assistance programs. Brett Weisel, an Advocacy Manager with Feeding America, shares what he learned from his experience. Don’t forget to sign up for the fast [...]
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on April 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM in Hunger in the News, Local Efforts, National Initiatives
Comments (1) | Tags: advocates, hunger fast
April 20, 2011
This idiom was developed in the late 20th century to highlight the idea that different methods of operating are appropriate for different types of people. I am finding the truth in this idiom as I participate in community outreach.
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Posted by Emily Basten on April 20, 2011 at 5:02 PM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
Comments (2) | Tags: child hunger, Child Hunger Corps, Community Outreach, ConAgra Foods Foundation, Danielle Hardre, Florida, Guest, Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida
April 20, 2011
President Obama is holding a Facebook town hall TODAY and taking questions on the event page wall.
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Posted by Dan Michel on April 20, 2011 at 10:46 AM in Hunger in the News, National Initiatives
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April 15, 2011
This April’s rolling Hunger Fast seemed like such a great way to make a statement. The dramatic observance could be what the nation’s hungry needs to avoid federal cuts to safety-net programs.
Last Tuesday, as the clock moved closer to my start time, I was ready to participate. Wednesday came and I woke up hungry. I don’t usually wake up immediately hungry, but I think my head was playing with me, I knew I had a day ahead of me without food. With that knowledge, I became a little perturbed by the day ahead.
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on April 15, 2011 at 3:24 PM in Hunger in the News, Local Efforts
Comments (1) | Tags: budget cuts, Feeding America, hunger fast
