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Why You Should Create A Reverse Advent Calendar This Year (And How To Do It)

by Rachel Moss Huff Post UK December 18, 2017

Reverse advent calendars encourage donors to collect one item per day for a Christmas donation...

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5 Ways Schools Can Boost the Local Food Economy

by Maggie Tauranac Ecocentric via Civil Eats September 19, 2017

This post discusses five different ways that schools can increase the amount of locally procured food they serve students, despite the hurdles of cost and logistics....

Why does America have so many hungry kids?

by Thom Patterson CNN June 26, 2017

The United States exports more food than any other country in the world. So why do families with children have trouble getting enough food in such a prosperous nation?...

VIDEO: Empowering Women Would Help End World Hunger

by Zlatica Hoke Voice of America June 18, 2017

This is a useful video for students who want to learn about where global hunger exists....

VIDEO: Learn about the forces changing our food system

by Washington Post Live June 17, 2017

In "Transformers: Food", the Washington Post brings together entrepreneurs, food industry executives, scientists and farmers to discuss how technology and science are changing our modern food systems. This video features Kathleen Merrigan, the Executive Director of Sustainability at GWU/former Depu...

  • World Hunger Education
    Service
    P.O. Box 29015
    Washington, D.C. 20017

  • About WHES & Hunger Notes
    For the past 40 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
    • Advance comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the world food problem
    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.

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