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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
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Sparking Change for South Carolina Children

By Brooke Still on
April 26, 2017
It all started with a simple request for snacks. The December holiday break was fast approaching — and at Greeleyville Elementary School in Greeleyville, South Carolina, where 100% of the...
Rural Hunger Partners Child Hunger 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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Rescuing Produce at Central Texas Food Bank

October 27, 2016
Central Texas Food Bank's investment in a drop-ship produce container is enabling the food bank to provide significantly more fresh fruits and vegetables to people in need. After they began...
Produce Produce & Nutrition
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Registered Dietitians in food banking: beyond MyPlate

By Adriene Worthington on
March 9, 2016
When I started working for The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) in 2010, my primary role was to provide nutrition and food safety education to the food pantries and meal...
Produce & Nutrition
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Tackling tradeoffs to improve diabetes outcomes: how food banks promote health

By Morgan Smith on
February 23, 2016
When I first met Heather[1] at the Native American clinic I was working at, she had been living with type 2 diabetes for over 15 years. She was well aware...
Produce & 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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