Ross Outten, director of The Friendship Center, a Chicago food pantry, writes that more compassion should be shown to those in need.
Author: Sarah Polaski
Hunger declines, but some fear Trump proposals could reverse the trend
According to the research, 11.1% of U.S. households — about 14 million — were food insecure in 2018, down from 11.8% in 2017. The decrease in food insecurity occurred during President Donald Trump’s time in office, yet anti-hunger advocates hasten to say that Trump may well undo gains against hunger with his administration’s efforts to cut food-stamp benefits.
Eight Innovations Ending Food Loss
Food Tank highlights eight ways that innovators are solving the issue of post-harvest food loss in developing countries.
A Summer Meals Hero
No Kid Hungry, a national anti-hunger campaign, has chosen Summer Meals supervisor for the Kent School District, Lynne Mayer of Covington, Washington as one of five 2019 Summer Meals Heroes.
Community Action: With 13% of the county struggling with hunger, how to host a food drive in Utah
One in eight people in Utah County struggles with hunger and one in six children face food insecurity. Community Action Services is holding a back-to-school food drive to help their neighbors in need.
Pub landlord gives away 100 free meals a day to children facing holiday hunger
A pub in Keynsham, Somerset, UK, has decided to give away 100 free meals a day to hungry children, in an attempt to help poor families during the summer holidays.
The tools to end childhood hunger
The Piedmont Physic Garden in Union, South Carolina, will be hosting Cooking Matters classes in partnership with Clemson SNAP-Ed from August 27 to October 1. The course aims to help end childhood hunger by giving families the tools needed to make healthy, affordable food choices.
WFP Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Food Emergency in Burkina Faso
The World Food Program warns that millions of people in Burkina Faso are facing what it calls an unprecedented humanitarian emergency because of growing hunger, instability and displacement.
Look beyond maize to ensure food security
HIVOS Zambia says a recent study indicates that Zambia’s food system is not delivering enough affordable nutritious food for most of the populace with maize dependency greatly contributing to problems of poverty, malnutrition, vulnerability to drought, pests and diseases.
Growing Food From Air in Nigeria
A group of farmers in Nigeria is using a technology-based method to grow crops from moisture in the air.
The method, known as aeroponics, does not involve soil. Instead, plant roots hang in the air. The roots take in a nutrient solution from a watery mist.
