September 28, 2012
Jen Hutchinson is the Youth Programs Manager at the Vermont Foodbank I am starting my fifth year of managing the BackPack program for the Vermont Foodbank, and to be honest lately have been pretty caught up in the details. I have been thinking a lot about what new products we will put in the bags, [...]
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Posted by Jerry Rice on September 28, 2012 at 4:36 PM in Local Efforts, National Initiatives
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September 25, 2012
C&S Wholesale Grocers sponsored a peer-to-peer mentoring program for BackPack programs. The participants got to visit with a mentor who is running a successful program. Kelli Davis of the Bay Area Food Bank visited the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler, Texas and wrote about her experiences.
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Posted by Dan Michel on September 25, 2012 at 9:59 AM in Local Efforts
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September 4, 2012
Sharon Alexander, is the Development Coordinator at Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and NE Pennsylvania and we asked her to write about Pack ‘Til They’re Back
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Posted by Dan Michel on September 4, 2012 at 4:56 PM in Local Efforts
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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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December 19, 2011
Rachel Kramer, a second cohort member of ConAgra’s Child Hunger Corps initiative, writes about how Feeding America San Diego kept spirits alive for a local school district over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on December 19, 2011 at 3:18 PM in Local Efforts
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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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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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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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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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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.
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Posted by Nola Akiwowo on November 8, 2011 at 11:02 AM in Living with Hunger
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