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5 Things to do with Thanksgiving Leftovers

Planning a family gathering can be hard enough. The last thing we need to worry about is all the Thanksgiving leftovers. But, unfortunately, food waste during the holidays can be...

By Ash Slupski on
November 1, 2024

Food Donations Food Waste

5 Things to do with Thanksgiving Leftovers

Planning a family gathering can be hard enough. The last thing we need to worry about is all the Thanksgiving leftovers. But, unfortunately, food waste during the holidays can be...

By Ash Slupski on
November 1, 2024

Food Donations Food Waste

Hurricane response to Debby

Hurricane Debby response from food banks and Feeding America

By Paul Morello on
August 6, 2024

What’s Happening?On Monday, August 5, Hurricane Debby made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 1 storm. It has since weakened to a Tropical Storm, but it...

Disaster Response

Farmer Mike holds a cabbage.

How Feeding America works with farmers

By Paul Morello on
August 5, 2024

There are so many people working towards ending hunger every day – volunteers, food bank staff, food pantries, donors, and more – they all play a crucial role in ensuring...

Food Waste Food Donations

Farmer Mike holds a cabbage.

How Feeding America works with farmers

By Paul Morello on
August 5, 2024

There are so many people working towards ending hunger every day – volunteers, food bank staff, food pantries, donors, and more – they all play a crucial role in ensuring...

Food Waste Food Donations

Karen Pittman volunteering.

Actress Karen Pittman shares her story of overcoming hunger

By Karen Pittman on
February 16, 2024

Karen Pittman is an Actress and Producer who has recently starred in “The Morning Show” and the “Sex and the City” spinoff, “And Just Like That...” As a single mother,...

‘Pressing the gas’ on addressing hunger in Black communities: a Q&A with David Street

By Paul Morello on
January 29, 2024

Every day across the country, the Feeding America network helps ensure our neighbors facing hunger have access to the food they need to thrive. And that work is amazing –...

Kid writing a letter.

Snow day activities for kids that give back

By Paul Morello on
January 22, 2024

It’s 5 a.m. on a cold, wintry morning. Snow is blowing outside, and your phone rings. It’s the call parents dread, and kids celebrate: the automated message from your child’s...

Zuani Villareal, Senior Director of Communications

Addressing Latino food insecurity together

By Zuani M. Villarreal on
October 6, 2023

For the past 20 years, I’ve focused my career on helping people gain access to food, programs and resources that will help enrich their lives. One thing I’ve learned is...

Equity Impact Latino / Hispanic Hunger

Zuani Villareal, Senior Director of Communications

Addressing Latino food insecurity together

By Zuani M. Villarreal on
October 6, 2023

For the past 20 years, I’ve focused my career on helping people gain access to food, programs and resources that will help enrich their lives. One thing I’ve learned is...

Equity Impact Latino / Hispanic Hunger