Living with Hunger

Inspiring profiles of people fighting hunger.

Furnishing a New Beginning. By Sarah Cook.

January 10, 2012

Sarah Cook is a Public Relations Specialist with Freestore Foodbank, a Feeding America member. In December, she had the chance to witness a life-changing event for a client family served by her food bank. She shared the following story of that remarkable day.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 10, 2012 at 12:21 PM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
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From homeless to fostering hope.

January 5, 2012

Feeding America member food banks work with more than 61,000 U.S. agencies to get food to people in need. Metro CareRing, an agency serviced by Colorado’s Food Bank of the Rockies, is one such agency making a large effort to end hunger in Denver. This organization serves up to 600 people daily, and focuses on offering [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on January 5, 2012 at 8:06 AM in Living with Hunger, Local Efforts
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Aspire to Inspire. By Kim Petersen.

December 21, 2011

Now I know that life is not about earning as much as you can so you can spend as much as you can so that you can acquire as much as you can. The more you give, the more blessed you are in return. We’ve learned you need to aspire to inspire before you expire.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 21, 2011 at 2:34 PM in Living with Hunger
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Pack ‘Til They’re Back Client Story: Destiny and Qualan

December 20, 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 Donna and her girls, a Missouri family [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM in Living with Hunger
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Pack ‘Til They’re Back Client Story: Donna and Family

December 13, 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 Margarita, a grandmother struggling to raise her grandsons. This week takes us to a family served by the Second Harvest Community Food Bank.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 13, 2011 at 5:55 PM in Living with Hunger
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Pack ‘Til They’re Back Client Story: Margarita and family

December 6, 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 Wanda, an Indiana mother struggling to raise [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM in Living with Hunger
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Guest blog: Kat Foronda perspective on hunger … next steps

December 2, 2011

This is the second of a series of posts Kat Foronda has written and this post is a continuation of her previous post where she shared her experiences with hunger.

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Posted by Dan Michel on December 2, 2011 at 12:59 PM in Living with Hunger
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Pack ‘Til They’re Back client story: Wanda

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 [...]

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on November 29, 2011 at 1:54 PM in Living with Hunger
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Guest blog: Kat Foronda’s perspective on hunger

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.

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Posted by Dan Michel on November 23, 2011 at 7:25 PM in Living with Hunger
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Pack ‘Til They’re Back client story: Kay-Cee

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.

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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on November 15, 2011 at 3:25 PM in Living with Hunger
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