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November 30, 2011
Today, the New York Times reported there has been an increase in participation in free school lunch programs. Many of the new participants come from families that have been directly affected by the recession.
November 29, 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 Kay-cee, a young girl whose family struggles [...]
November 24, 2011
I have been at Feeding America for a long time and I always know that Thanksgiving week is a busy week. It is always a time when hunger is on the forefront of people and companies minds. This year, I am exhausted. Please do not take this as me complaining because I have never seen [...]
November 23, 2011
Kat Foronda, a college student in Nevada has been helping Three Square Food Bank and Feeding America get the word out about hunger (and has previously been featured on this blog). We have invited her to write some guest blog posts about hunger in America. This is the first of a series of posts she has written.
November 22, 2011
The holidays, for me, are bittersweet. I love getting together with my daughters and our family and friends, and I particularly look forward to making my grandmother’s cornbread stuffing — but at a time when most Americans are celebrating abundance, one in six of us is not getting enough to eat.
November 15, 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 next two months, Feeding America will share the stories of families served by their local BackPack Programs. This week takes us to a family served by the Greater Berks Food Bank.
November 9, 2011
In the 18 counties served by the Houston Food Bank, more than one in four children are food insecure (26.1%). That means that more than 437,000 kids may not know where his or her next meal is coming from on a given day.
November 8, 2011
Pack ‘til They’re Back is a holiday campaign intended to raise awareness of the children who rely on the Feeding America BackPack Program. Over the course of the next two months, Feeding America will share the stories of families served by their local BackPack programs.This week takes us to a family served by Feeding South Florida.
November 7, 2011
The Census Bureau measures the number of Americans who live below the poverty threshold. This measurement has been around since 1969 and is based on income. There has been little change to how this number is measured since it was introduced.
November 3, 2011
The work of our network never ceases to amaze us here at the Feeding America national office. Rebekkah Lyman, the stewardship assistant, recently ventured to the Northern Illinois Food Bank to celebrate the beginning of an amazing center. She wrote about her experience.
