Second Harvest opens expanded facility to feed and train thousands
Second Harvest Food Bank today officially unveiled its new $15 million distribution center and headquarters — a...
View ArticleEU and FAO underline support for nutrition and food security in Malawi (FAO -...
(Source: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) 5 March 2013, Brussels/Rome/Lilongwe - During a high level visit to Malawi, EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, and...
View ArticleUN food envoy scolds Ottawa's anti-poverty efforts
The United Nations right-to-food envoy says the Canadian government's controversial decisions to scrap the long-form census and negotiate a free trade deal with Europe will make it more difficult to...
View ArticleDocumentary serves food for thought
"A Place at the Table," is a well reported and devastating look at hunger in rural America. Deftly combining portraits of families lacking food security, expert interviews and infographics, the...
View Article5 Strategies to Stop Wasting Food
There is no free lunch. But well-fed consumers often act as if there is Food waste may not be the cause of the hour, but it is getting a lot of attention these days. A Place at the Table, both a...
View ArticleRotary members help the hungry
Members of the Rotary Club of Orland Park try to help the community by feeding the hungry. Club members assisted Friday at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. This was their third trip to the...
View ArticleThe children going hungry in America
Child poverty in the US has reached record levels, with almost 17 million children now affected. A growing number are also going hungry on a daily basis. Food is never far from the thoughts of...
View ArticleChap Oscar’s Ten Cents Advice That Works!
Chap Oscar’s Ten Cents Drive to Benefit Hunger in Nashville, TN Nashville, TN Chaplain Oscar Smith’s very workable plan for your involvement: Make a label with Chap Oscar’s Ten Cents Food Bank and...
View ArticleSHOCK REPORT HIGHLIGHTS DESPERATE LEVELS OF FOOD POVERTY IN ‘SQUEEZED’...
(Source: Kellogg Company) Food poverty in the UK is at a shocking level and is set to get worse, according to new research. It has found that at least 4.7 million Brits could be described as being in...
View ArticleFood banks are thriving, much to the government's embarrassment
Volunteers rallying to distribute food aid to those who can no longer afford to put a meal on the table isn't the big society David Cameron planned The surge in volunteering to help the hungry has...
View ArticleDramatic increase in hungry seniors at Sacramento food banks
During the past year, about 25 percent more of Sacramento's older adults began using local food banks, such as River City Food bank. At other local food banks, older adults lined up. Why is the number...
View ArticleReThink Review: A Place at the Table - Hungry In the Land of the Fat
When I think about the problems America has with food, I generally think of the fact that we're eating ourselves to death through obesity, diabetes, and heart disease by eating highly processed,...
View ArticleReduction In Food Stamps May Lead To Poor Nutrition
The March 5th Issue of The Food Journal Will Provide an In-Depth Analysis on Budgets Cuts to The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning...
View ArticleKellogg's makes food banks donation
Cereals giant Kellogg's has pledged to provide one of the UK's biggest food banks with 15 million breakfasts and snacks. The donation to the Trussell Trust will help the charity meet growing demand...
View ArticleFood documentary "A Place at the Table" examines hunger in Colorado, nation
Colorado fifth-grader Rosie of Collbran speaks candidly about her life in the documentary. (Provided by Magnolia Pictures) Related Mar 1:Movie review: Colorado town gets a close-up in hunger...
View ArticleLand O'Lakes Joins Feeding America to Launch Pin-A-Meal, Give-A-Meal
SAINT PAUL, Minn., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For every Land O'Lakes recipe pinned on Pinterest, the Land O'Lakes Foundation will donate $1 up to $250,000 to Feeding America® to help fight hunger in...
View Article/C O R R E C T I O N -- Feeding America/
In the news release, Feeding America Strongly Opposes Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps, issued 05-Mar-2013 by Feeding America over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that in the second...
View ArticleFeeding America Strongly Opposes Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps
CHICAGO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement Attributable to Bob Aiken , President and CEO of Feeding America: "Feeding America strongly opposes legislation being introduced in the...
View ArticleFeeding America Strongly Opposes Proposed Cuts to Food Stamps (Feeding America)
(Source: Feeding America) Statement Attributable to Bob Aiken, President and CEO of Feeding America March 5, 2013 "Feeding America strongly opposes legislation being introduced in the Senate that would...
View ArticleFood stamps for needy Spokane cats
It is a sad sight to see. People forced to give up their beloved cats simply because they can no longer afford to feed them. It is very common in Spokane animal shelters for individuals, with tears in...
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