Joplin before and after … and after
May 31, 2011
I wanted to see some of Joplin before the tornado. After meeting some of the residents, I know they have the will to rebuild Joplin so I wanted to know what is it going to look like.
Archive for May, 2011
Finding hope in Joplin
May 27, 2011
Rebekkah Lyman is helping Feeding America and Ozarks Food Harvest coordinate getting food to the people in need in Joplin. She is also a beacon of hope for the community and showed us around the area hit by the tornado. She was able to find hope and pride in all the destruction.
Joplin, Missouri food pantry visit
May 25, 2011
Joplin, Missouri has now become a household name in the US. This once modest town is now the topic of many people’s homes after an F-5 tornado ravaged through the town decimating more than 1800 acres.
CEO Vicki Escarra 5-year anniversary
May 20, 2011
President and CEO Vicki Escarra recently celebrated her 5-year anniverary with Feeding America. We got the chance to sit down with her and talk about her time with Feeding America.
Client Kat gives back to her community
May 18, 2011
A recipient of Three Square Food Bank’s BackPack Program talks about her fight against hunger after growing up in a food-insecure home.
New Chicago Mayor Emanuel seeks to eliminate food deserts
May 17, 2011
Yesterday, Chicago saw the inauguration of Rahm Emanuel, our first new mayor in more than two decades. In a Time Out Chicago article, Emanuel states: “My first priority [in reference to another topic mentioned in the article,] is dealing with the food desert issue. There are two ways I want to come at that…”
Rebuilding Alabama
May 13, 2011
Personally, I will always remember the few days I was able to spend in Alabama — not only for the destruction, but for the human kindness and strength that came through. In the aftermath, local Feeding America member food banks were able to do their jobs because of the citizens in their areas who really wanted to do right by their neighbors. Well-functioning emergency centers were erected in the course of one week. Agency directors were keeping in contact with their local food banks to relay the needs. Those who could help were working hard to make sure that survivors could get with they immediately needed.
Stamp Out Hunger is this weekend!
May 13, 2011
Tomorrow is the National Association of Letter Carriers annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive. This is the largest one-day food drive that occurs in the U.S and this is the 19th year. Last year, the 230,000 letter carriers collected 77 MILLION pounds of food.
Guest post: Alfredo Estrada, Publisher of LATINO magazine
May 13, 2011
This is a guest post by the publisher of LATINO magazine, Alfredo Estrada. He will be hosting a conference next Tuesday where our President and CEO Vicki Escarra will give a speech talking about hunger in the Latino community.
Using Facebook to help out food banks
May 12, 2011
Nonprofits from across the country submitted videos about how a Toyota vehicle would help them do their work better. 500 finalists were selected including 14 Feeding America food banks. Each day, Toyota will feature 5 nonprofits on Facebook and the one that gets the most votes will win a vehicle for their program.
