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Update: Our Response to Hurricane Michael

Families in the Southeast are struggling in the wake of Hurricane Michael, the most powerful storm on record to hit the Gulf Coast and the second deadly hurricane to hit...
By Allison Weber on
October 23, 2018
Disaster Response
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Our Response to Hurricane Florence

By Ashley Slupski on
September 21, 2018
Hurricane Florence devastated communities across North Carolina and South Carolina. Widespread flooding and power outages left hundreds of thousands of families in desperate need of help. There is no doubt...
Disaster Response
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Remembering Harvey: Stories from Survivors

By Colleen Callahan on
August 17, 2018
It’s hard to believe it has been a year since Hurricane Harvey unleashed its wrath on Texas, devastating areas of Houston and beyond. The storm hurt millions – leaving many...
Disaster Response
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Preparing for Hurricane Season

By Allison Weber on
July 12, 2018
June marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season and experts predict that 2018 may be another tumultuous year for storms. Over the past several months, Feeding America has been...
Disaster Response
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Hope and Hardship Six Months Later

By Allison Weber on
March 20, 2018
A young wife and mother, Sylvia Rosado, is doing everything she can to help her family move on in the wake of Hurricane Maria. “Our neighborhood was one of the...
Disaster Response
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Daddy Yankee helps bring food to Puerto Rico

By Daddy Yankee, Award-winning Singer and Songwriter on
November 19, 2017
On Wednesday, September 20, Maria made direct landfall on Puerto Rico as a powerful category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds. By all accounts, it was the fifth-strongest storm ever to...
Disaster Response
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Healing from Harvey: Stories from Houston

By Colleen Callahan on
October 10, 2017
It is hard to prepare yourself to visit a community that has been devastated by disaster. The week after Hurricane Harvey hit, I went to Houston to help Feeding America...
Disaster Response
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Supporting South Georgia Following Deadly January Storms

By Allison Weber on
February 1, 2017
Americans are seeing extreme weather tear through their communities more often, leaving a wake of destruction and the urgent need to rebuild. We’ve already seen it this year, as strong...
Disaster Response
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The Feeding America Network Supports Community Impacted by East Tennessee Wildfires

By Allison Weber on
January 23, 2017
It came with almost no warning. On Monday, November 28, deadly wildfires struck Gatlinburg, a popular mountain resort city in East Tennessee. “When we woke up Tuesday morning and learned...
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Recovery Continues in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Matthew

November 8, 2016
Feeding America member food banks have distributed more than 3 million pounds of food, water and cleaning supplies in communities impacted by Hurricane Matthew since the disaster hit one month...
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