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The Hunger Blog

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3 key takeaways from Feeding America’s new Map the Meal Gap study

Hunger impacts every community in the United States, from coast to coast, border to border. But, Feeding America has tools to understand food insecurity at a local level and –...
By Paul Morello on
May 23, 2024
Kaui holds a bin of produce.

In Hawai'i, 'food is an act of sacred resiliency'

May 2, 2024
As the first light of day gently crests the velvet green moss rock of the Waianae Range in Oahu, the Lualualei Valley is nearly silent below. Save for a group...
Elvin in the kitchen.

'It's like family:' From food bank culinary program graduate to volunteer

April 1, 2024
Elvin Santiago loves to be around people.In his hometown of Ponce, Puerto Rico, he worked in hospitality for 20 years at a resort hotel where he rose from an entry-level...
Kaycee holds a plate of food for the camera

Food is medicine at food bank's Kitchen program

By Paul Morello on
March 25, 2024
Kaycee perches atop her grandmother’s kitchen counter; the smell of baking bread wafting from the oven. She’s just 3-years-old at the time, but years later Kaycee remembers the scene perfectly;...
Ashley in a garden.

Farm partnership an opportunity 'to have a healthier way of life'

February 27, 2024
Ashley Walker has always been interested in ways to ensure that communities have access to healthy, reliable food. Growing up in a rural South Carolina community, she remembers her family’s half-hour...
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,...
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Headshot of David Street.

‘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 –...
Equity Impact
Judy sitting in a church.

Affirmation and love in Los Angeles: 'I have something else to give'

By Joel Gonzalez on
January 26, 2024
In the heart of South-Central Los Angeles, a community often defined by its resilience, there's a narrative of transformation and hope unfolding through the dedicated efforts of Judy Starr at...
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...
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Your 2023 guide to gifts that give back

By Feeding America Staff on
November 9, 2023
Are you looking for a gift to give to a family member or friend? Are you hoping to give a gift that helps make a difference for people facing hunger?...
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