Hunger Blog

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Karen Hanner at the White House food waste event
Thursday, Jul 14 2016
The days of the current White House Administration may be winding down, but they still took time to make history recently by hosting the first White House Round
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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
There are public programs in place to help feed children during the summer, but according to USDA, these programs are only reaching 3 million of the 22 million children who receive free or reduced-price lunch during the school year.
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.