$2.6 Million Project Launched To Help Poor Farmers, Particularly Women, To...
OTTAWA, March 5, 2013 /CNW/ - In the lead-up to International Women's Day, the Canadian Hunger Foundation (CHF) announced a $2.6 million project today to support women and other vulnerable farmers in...
View ArticleStudies Show Low-Income And Minority Households Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy;...
NEW YORK, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An analysis of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) data show that low-income households, including disproportionately large numbers of...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Announces $285,000 in Funding for Third Year of Freshconnect...
(Source: State of New York) Funds to Support Farmers' Market, Youth Market, and Food Box Projects to Bring More New York State Farm Products to Underserved Communities Albany, NY (March 4, 2013)...
View ArticleThe Sequester Cut of White House Tours Equals 2 Hours of Air Force One
Most kids remember their first trip to Washington all their lives. Proud parents, their children in tow, visit the monuments, Arlington Cemetery, and other sights, but the highlight will always be the...
View Article"Thrive" with Better Food Choices this National Nutrition Month
Treat yourself to better health with Thrive Ice Cream Download image ORLANDO, Fla., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- March is National Nutrition Month and Thrive Ice Cream is encouraging Americans across...
View ArticleMuscular Development Store Says “Supplements Do Not Replace Food”
A recent study shows that more than half of all Americans use dietary supplements inappropriately, compromising their nutritional absorption. Muscular Development Store representative Brian Turner...
View ArticleUnion Plus Mortgage Brings Peace of Mind to CWA Member (CWA - Communications...
(Source: CWA - Communications Workers of America) Mar 7, 2013 When Valerie Brown from Queens, NY, was nervous about buying her first home, she turned to her union, CWA, for advice on home ownership....
View ArticleHarvest for the Hungry this week helps to replenish food banks in Harford,...
The Harford Community Action Agency and Harford County government are again spearheading the Harford County part of the annual Harvest for the Hungry Campaign that began Saturday and runs through...
View ArticleCircle Cinema to show film on hunger, food insecurity
The Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma has partnered with Circle Cinema to show "A Place at the Table" in hopes of mobilizing Tulsans around the challenge of ending domestic hunger. The film...
View ArticleOn International Women’s Day, FAO/IFAD/WFP/IDLO Highlight Link Between...
(Source: WFP - World Food Programme) On International Women’s Day, FAO/IFAD/WFP/IDLO Highlight Link Between Women, Violence And Food Security Following is a joint statement from the leaders*of the...
View ArticleAtlantic Superstore locations and Feed Nova Scotia are pleased to...
HALIFAX, March 7, 2013 /CNW/ - TSX: L: - Building on the Extra Helping™ Food Drive program, Atlantic Superstore® locationsand Feed Nova Scotia are pleased to join efforts in a new initiative to help...
View ArticleUN food chief praises Malawi president Joyce Banda for hunger progress
José Graziano da Silva recognises advances in tackling hunger, after visiting grain bank and fair trade macadamia collective President Joyce Banda greets the Food and Agriculture Organisation director...
View ArticleAGRIBUSINESS: Billions In SNAP Cuts Proposed
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts has introduced legislation to cut 36-billion dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over 10 years. Citing tough times for millions of Americans and the...
View ArticleKids on food stamps don't eat any healthier: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose families are on food stamps are just as likely to be overweight and obese as other low-income youth, a new study suggests. Researchers found poor children...
View ArticleKids on food stamps don't eat any healthier, study suggests
A lunch meal portion waits at the Part of the Solution (POTS) soup kitchen and food pantry in the Bronx borough of New York.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files Children whose families are on food stamps...
View ArticleUPDATE: The Band Perry Leads National Effort To Outnumber Hunger
General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America Come Together for Second Annual Campaign to Support Local Food Banks Download image Download image Download image MINNEAPOLIS, March 7, 2013...
View ArticleThe Band Perry Leads National Effort To Outnumber Hunger
General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America Come Together for Second Annual Campaign to Support Local Food Banks Download image Download image Download image MINNEAPOLIS, March 7, 2013...
View ArticleFeeding America Strongly Opposes Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps
CHICAGO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Feeding America strongly opposes legislation being introduced in the Senate that would cut $36 billion in critical food assistance for low-income...
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 ArticleParticipant Media and Magnolia Pictures’ Film A Place at the Table Spurs...
Action hub gives everyone the power to call, click, text to get involved in your local community LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Participant Media-Magnolia Pictures documentary, A Place at the Table,...
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