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Headlines, opinions and studies relating to hunger.
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 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.
October 31, 2011
Choose the latter this Halloween by donating food to your local food bank. Plenty of folks around the country are combining food drives with holiday-inspired festivities, officially making Halloween another day to do some good. Here are two events that caught our attention at Feeding America.
October 26, 2011
Jilly Stephens is the Executive Director of City Harvest, a member of Feeding America. Her organization was featured in Sesame Street’s special Growing Hope Against Hunger.
October 19, 2011
I have many more years of work left before I am eligible (or even ready) to retire. But I have to admit that it scares me.
October 14, 2011
Sesame Street producers reached out to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey for assistance creating their new special, Growing Hope against Hunger.
October 13, 2011
“When production began, my charge seemed a simple one: tell the most complete story possible about hunger in America, through the lens of four children. In reality, of course, the task is anything but simple; there were nearly 16 million stories from which to choose, 16 million children in America who don’t have consistent access to food.”
Guest blogger, Ali Benjamin, shares her experience as a researcher for Sesame Street’s “Growing Hope Against Hunger” special, which aired nationally on PBS on Sunday night. She is co-author of the book The Cleaner Plate Club: Raising Healthy Families One Meal at a Time.
October 10, 2011
Jackie Murray, the Senior Volunteer Coordinator at the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, sent us this article about the day Sesame Street decided to stop by her food bank. Murray introduced the show to the Gleasons, a family that was featured in Sunday’s special, Growing Hope Against Hunger. On Monday, July 18, the [...]
October 4, 2011
Vicki Escarra’s blog about Sesame Street’s “Growing Hope Against Hunger” special was featured on the homepage of the Huffington Post today. Read the entire post here.
September 26, 2011
The media likes to talk about the “new normal” as it applies to many trends. The “new normal” is kids today know how to use computers and mobile phones from the moment they start walking. The “new normal” after 9/11 was to have stricter guidelines and shoe removal going through airport security. Schools have a [...]
