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The Hunger Blog

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Summer Feeding Sites: If You Build Them, Kids Will Come

With a line this long, you would think that this food truck was the hottest ticket in town and for children at more than ninety sites across Orlando it is....

By Lisa Mayse-Lillig on
July 20, 2016

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New Business Feeds the Need

By Diane Letson on
July 19, 2016

Every day, member food banks are supported and powered to distribute more at the local level thanks to national retail partnerships within the Feeding America network. We partner with retailers...

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Food Waste Goes to the White House

By Karen Hanner on
July 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 Roundtable on Food...

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Feeding the Valley’s Year-Round Kids Cafe Program

By Frank Sheppard on
July 12, 2016

At Feeding the Valley Food Bank, which serves the Chattahoochee Valley in Georgia and Alabama, we operate a robust Kids Cafe program year-round. Our area desperately needs the program –...

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Summer Hunger in Northeast Tennessee

By Juana Trujillo on
July 11, 2016

Last week I had the opportunity to board a big yellow school bus and head into some of the most rural and impoverished areas in Tennessee. Each week the local...

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Hunger in the News

By Dan Michel on
July 8, 2016

Fight erupts in Congress over school lunch money | The HillA vicious battle is being waged on Capitol Hill over legislation that would reauthorize federal funding for school meal programs.See...

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Hunger in the News

By Dan Michel on
June 24, 2016

Why New Food Stamp Regulations Are Bad News For Small Businesses | FortuneNew regulations are requiring businesses that accept SNAP (food stamps) to have a higher percentage of perishable food....

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A Day to Give Back

By Molly Norburg, Communications Intern on
June 22, 2016

On a humid Friday morning, as the city of Chicago starts to bustle with summer activity, the Feeding America national office is unusually quiet. Empty meeting rooms and quiet hallways...

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Hunger in the News

By Dan Michel on
June 17, 2016

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $16.8 Million in Grants to Encourage Healthy Food Purchases for SNAP Participants | USDAThe Secretary announced grant awardees - including many Feeding America food banks...

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Hunger in the News

By Dan Michel on
June 3, 2016

The Poor are Paying More and More for Everyday Purchases, a New Study Warns | The Washington PostPeople who are trying to make ends meet do not have a lot...