Hunger Blog - Page 29

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Lunch Express bus in Tennessee helping hungry kids in the summer.
Monday, Jul 11 2016
Each week, the food bank stocks the bus, called the Lunch Express, with food and drives hundreds of miles delivering what might be the only meals that some children have access when school is out.
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Feeding America staff volunteers across the Chicagoland area.
Wednesday, Jun 22 2016
The annual Day of Impact, when Feeding America staff take the opportunity to volunteer in the community and interact with the people we serve.
Tuesday, Jun 7 2016

 

A child’s summer should be filled with simple joys – months filled with playing in the sun, swimming at the lake or playing baseball in the park.

However, that’s not necessarily the case for the...

Wednesday, Jun 1 2016
The Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma operates two food trucks throughout the year. In the summer months, trucks are sent to low-income communities that have a large population of young children.
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Sally, Child Hunger Corps member
Thursday, May 19 2016
Thanks to Red Nose Day’s commitment to improving the lives of children in need, my recommendation of starting the School Pantry Program became a reality.
Tuesday, May 10 2016
Owning and operating a repack machine in a dedicated space is rare, and affords the food bank operations staff an opportunity to rethink their business model from solely a distribution organization to a processing and distributing facility.