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The Hunger Blog

Search and browse our latest podcasts, stories, resources, research, and news from Feeding America.

Taking care of each other is 'what life is all about'

Bertie Branham, 78, has cared for others for as long as she can remember. Growing up with a single mother, Bertie helped raise her four younger siblings. She said she wishes...

August 4, 2023

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Why Feeding America supports a strong 2023 Farm Bill

By Paul Morello on
August 3, 2023

From helping connect food banks with produce, grains and protein, to ensuring millions of our neighbors are able to afford groceries every month, there is one piece of federal legislation...

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A Second Harvest Big Bend employee holds a box of fresh produce.

Walmart and Sam’s Club’s Impact on the Charitable Food Experience

July 27, 2023

For nearly 20 years, Walmart, Sam’s Club and the Walmart Foundation have worked with Feeding America, local food banks, food pantries and meals programs to transform the charitable food experience. Walmart...

Barbie Izquierdo at the summit.

Barbie Izquierdo on Feeding America’s first summit for and by people with lived experience of food insecurity

By Barbie Izquierdo on
July 26, 2023

From across the country, almost 100 of our neighbors, or people with firsthand experience of food insecurity, came to the first-ever Elevating Voices: Power Summit in Washington, DC, in July...

Tom Hong at a grocery store.

A personal mission to end food surplus, one grocery store at a time

By Casey Cora on
July 14, 2023

Whenever Tom Hong walks into a grocery store, it’s like he owns the place.Hong, a longtime retail relations specialist at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, breezily makes his way through...

Harvey in his living room.

Transforming disability into strength: How a childhood accident became a lifetime passion

By Paul Morello on
July 7, 2023

Harvey Brooks has turned a childhood accident into a lifetime passion.“I broke my neck when I was 16, going on 17. I was about to be a senior in high...

Harvey in his living room.

He triumphed over disability. Now he's helping others do the same

June 29, 2023

Harvey Brooks has turned a childhood accident into a lifetime passion.“I broke my neck when I was 16, going on 17. I was about to be a senior in high...

Adina and her daughter.

Actress Adina Porter on volunteering, parenting and bagging potatoes

By Adina Porter on
June 28, 2023

This summer, actress Adina Porter is getting involved by volunteering at a food bank with her daughter. In this guest post, she shares her experiences about how volunteering with her...

Boxes of food on a table.

Helping is 'a beautiful feeling' for this food pantry manager

By Paul Morello on
June 1, 2023

Since 1999, Ms. Lola has been the director of the Grace Baptist Church’s food pantry in Oakland, California. Every week, she manages volunteers, picks up food from the Alameda County...