

Flexibility for School Meal Programs
On May 1, 2017, US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the USDA will provide greater flexibility nutrition requirement...
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The Next Generation
Volunteering and community service were not optional during my childhood because my parents’ were and continue to be avid volunteers. My...
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Fundraising “Show Me The Money”
“Show Me the Money”, became a well-known phrase 20 years ago spoken by Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the movie Jerry Maguire. Just like money was...
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Your Questions Answered
When I tell people that I work at the food pantry, they generally have questions. Many people donate food, money, and their time to food...
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Thank you President Obama Administration for your Investments in Preventing Child Hunger
More than 13 million children face hunger in the U.S. today. Food backpack programs locally impact the lives of food insecure children....
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Food Recovery in Action
In my May 1, 2016 blog, I informed you that the US federal government is working to have a fifty percent (50%) reduction in food waste by...
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Teens Swapping Sex for Food
Food, clothing and shelter are the basic needs for every human on earth. However, there is a segment of the population that live on the...
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Caring Hands, Committed Hearts
If the opportunity presented itself to make a difference in the community, gain satisfaction and obtain a sense of purpose, would you...
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Do You Live in A Food Desert?
Over the past eight (8) years we have seen First Lady Michelle Obama exercising and planting gardens with children, and ensuring that our...
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Hunger Doesn’t Care About Who You Are or Where You Come From
My mother’s name is Georgia. She is 82 years old, in good health and mentally sound. Georgia is able to take care of herself: she...
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