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Feeding America aiding Hurricane Harvey victims

Hurricane Harvey has already devastated parts of Texas, and there’s no doubt that the storm will continue to affect our neighbors and communities throughout the region. Feeding America is working...
By Brooke Still on
August 29, 2017
Ways to Give Our Work About Us Our Response Produce How We Work News and Updates Nutrition Produce & Nutrition
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How Gardens are Providing Fresh Produce to People in Need

By Allison Weber on
August 15, 2017
Did you know that gardens across America are supplying fresh, locally grown food to people facing hunger, thanks to Feeding America food banks? Below are just two ways that food...
Ways to Give Our Work About Us Our Response Produce How We Work News and Updates Nutrition Produce & Nutrition
Ray Lodge of Feeding San Diego donating surplus from his citrus farm

Connecting Hunger and Nutrition

By Jessica E. Hager on
March 2, 2017
Hunger does not exist in a vacuum.Households facing hunger are also often struggling to meet other basic needs, such as paying for utilities, housing, education, transportation, and medical care. Having...
Nutrition Produce & Nutrition
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Providing access to affordable, sustainable and healthier food

By Kathleen McLaughlin on
April 22, 2016
*In recognition of Earth Day, we wanted to showcase what Walmart, one of our strongest partners, is doing to promote sustainability and a healthy food system.On this Earth Day 2016,...
Nutrition
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Community kitchens: creating meals and jobs

By Kim Prendergast on
March 30, 2016
Across the Feeding America network, 33 food banks run programs we call community kitchens. These culinary job-training programs address hunger by providing economically disadvantaged adults with the job skills they...
Our Response Nutrition
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A Meal or medication: which would you choose?

By Margaret Isham on
February 11, 2016
Consistently eating nutritious foods is a challenge for many Americans. Personally, while I desire a diet that is constantly filled with foods such as leafy greens, fresh fruit, and fish,...
Nutrition
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Food Banks Link Diabetics to Healthy Food and Medical Care

By Patricia Mae Doykos, PhD on
November 5, 2015
In 2010, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation launched a national philanthropic initiative called Together on Diabetes™ with the goal to improve health outcomes of people living with type 2 diabetes, and...
Our Research Our Response Nutrition
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New Produce Matchmaker Platform Brings Food Banks and Produce Donors Together

By Anna Henderson on
July 16, 2015
Apples store best at 30-40 degrees Fahrenheit. They ripen quickly if storage temperatures rise above 40 degrees and will freeze and become inedible if temperatures drop below 30 degrees. Keeping...
Nutrition
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"Meating” the Client Need for Protein

By Karen Hanner on
January 17, 2015
In my personal life, I eat a high-protein, low-carb diet because it helps me keep my weight down but also because I know that it makes me feel better, have...
Impact of Hunger How We Work Hunger in America We Feed Children Nutrition Produce & Nutrition
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Bohnert Farm is proud to help feed a hungry nation by Karen Bohnert

By Karen Bohnert on
June 7, 2013
I'll be quite honest; it's hard to really wrap my brain around America's food insecurity issue, when my family in East Moline, Illinois, is surrounded by acres of corn rows...
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