United States

Food Prescription Program Sends Groceries To Pregnant Moms In Need

by Sarah Fentem St. Louis Public Radio February 5, 2019

A local food bank has teamed up with a north St. Louis hospital to offer a “fresh-food prescription” service for low-income, pregnant mothers. ...

Photo: Heber Brown III is a pastor at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and founder of The Black Church Food Security Network, which connects churches with agricultural initiatives. (Courtesy Heber Brown III)

‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches

by Rachel Nania WTOP February 5, 2019

Heber Brown III is a pastor at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and founder of The Black Church Food Security Network, which connects churches with agricultural initiatives. ...

Photo: Bridgette Nobbe, left, and Brianna Seltzer prepare food for students at the University of Arizona’s campus pantry. The pantry provides food to students who otherwise couldn’t afford it, and is seeking to extend its hours and add to its available resources. [David Martinez / For the Arizona Daily Star]

University of Arizona increasing resources to help hungry students and lower food insecurity — a growing problem across US campuses

by Mikayla Mace Arizona Daily Star January 29, 2019

A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office said as many as 2 million at-risk college students who were not receiving federal nutrition benefits, such as through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, might be eligible for them. Many of the students at risk...

Food Insecurity: A Look at the Numbers

by Michelle Wong The Labyrinth January 22, 2019

Over 3,000 UC Santa Barbara students visited the Associated Students Food Bank in the 2017-2018 school year, making up approximately 13 percent of the student body, according to the A.S. Food Bank’s annual report. ...

Photo: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said he was “convinced” that the best route to a true integration was nonviolence in his speech during Vanderbilt University’s Impact symposium at Memorial Gym April 7, 1967. [Jimmy Ellis / The Tennessean]

Follow Martin Luther King Jr.’s lead to end hunger and poverty | Opinion

by William Lambers The Tennessean January 21, 2019

Author William Lambers writes: "The basic right of food is essential for achieving freedom and equality for all people. That is why Dr. King, in his speech at the end of the Selma to Montgomery march in 1965, said "March on until no starved man walks the streets of our citie...

Photo: Many school districts say a priority is ensuring that the children of furloughed federal employees are getting fed. Several districts have encouraged them to sign up to receive free or reduced lunches. [Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]

Next shutdown victim: School lunches

by Kimberly Hefling and Biance Quilantan Politico January 18, 2019

Schools around the country are making plans to continue feeding students if government reimbursements don't arrive ...

Photo courtesy of Imperfect Produce

Does Your Box of “Ugly” Produce Really Help the Planet? Or Hurt it?

by Emily Atkin New Republic January 17, 2019

Startups like Hungry Harvest and Imperfect Produce say they're helping to reduce food waste in America. Critics say they're deceiving their customers and making the problem worse. ...

Food pantries providing extra aid for furloughed federal workers

by Ashley Graham WLNS.com January 16, 2019

In Michigan, food banks across the state are tapping into their own resources to provide needed food assistance to furloughed federal workers as the partial government shutdown continues ...

Students are Building Food Recovery Across the U.S.

by Food Tank foodtank.com January 16, 2019

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Executive Director of Food Recovery Network(FRN) Regina Northouse talks about the newest answers to fo...

Photo: Grocery retailers across the country are preparing for a potential onslaught of SNAP shoppers beginning next week, and making sure they have enough food stocked and employees on hand to handle the volume. [Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images]

Billions in food stamp payments to come early because of shutdown

by Helena Bottemiller Evich Politico January 12, 2019

The partial government shutdown, hours away from becoming the longest in U.S. history, means that millions of low-income Americans are about to get their February food stamps a few weeks early — an unprecedented payout of billions of dollars in benefits that has states and...

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  • World Hunger Education
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  • 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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