Food trucks festival raises funds for food insecurity
More than 15 of Atlanta’s favorite food trucks, an extensive arts and crafts market and live music by Second Hand Swagger and the Mike Veal Band brought the community together for the first Taste of...
View ArticleLowey, USDA Official, and Food Bank for Westchester Hold Child Hunger...
(Source: Nita Lowey) 66,000 children in Westchester are food insecure; 13,600 in Rockland enrolled in school nutrition programs Families of kids receiving free and reduced lunch in school face hundreds...
View ArticleJackson: Silicon Valley hunger paradox leaves more in need as economy soars
It’s time to focus on an issue we can all get behind: ensuring that anyone in our community who needs a healthy meal can get one, particularly during the holidays. Nobody should go hungry....
View ArticleBlugold Dining food drive helps fight hunger in the Chippewa Valley...
(Source: University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) A total of 4,280 pounds of food and $1,001 in cash was collected and donated to the Feed My People Food Bank through a recent University of Wisconsin-Eau...
View ArticleOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin sets 2M meal goal for annual food drive
The goal of the sixth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive is to put together at least 2 million meals for Oklahomans in need. Gov. Mary Fallin on Thursday announced the start of the month-long food drive,...
View ArticleFighting Hunger in America One Volunteer at a Time Feeding America Asks...
CHICAGO, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each January, Americans resolve to make their lives better in the year to come. Feeding America®, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, is...
View ArticleFeeding America to Use New Technology for Local Food Rescue with $1.6M Google...
(Source: Feeding America) December 19, 2014 Feeding America today received a $1.6 million Google Global Impact Award to use technology to advance its mission to feed Americans struggling with hunger....
View ArticleBeyond Free Lunch: Schools Open Food Pantries For Hungry Families
4:42 PM ET fromKXJZ Julia Mitric Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET. i i Erica Johnson prays before her meal. She volunteers at the food...
View ArticleGov. Fallin Concludes Feeding Oklahoma Drive; Preliminary Numbers Confirm...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Oklahoma) OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin successfully concluded her sixth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive on Saturday, Oct. 31. The month-long...
View ArticleFeeding America Asks Senate To Strengthen Tax Incentives For Food Donations
CHICAGO, July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement Attributable to Matt Knott, president of Feeding America: "Feeding America strongly encourages the Senate to include the America Gives More...
View Article'Mega food drive' seeks to feed the community
Feed My Community is working to alleviate hunger in South Palm Beach County with a "mega food drive." It's a collaboration of nearly 60 schools, businesses, civic groups and congregations. The number...
View ArticleFamily Dollar, National Suppliers & Feeding America Team Up for Fundraising...
MATTHEWS, N.C., July 22, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Dollar is looking to fight hunger this back-to-school season. The company announced its second-annual "Back to Success" program with...
View ArticleFood Lion Feeds to Sponsor 5th Annual Carolinas Student Hunger Drive (Food...
(Source: Food Lion LLC) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte-area students from 15 high schools will kick off the 5th Annual Carolinas Student Hunger Drive, a six-week food drive competition sponsored by Food...
View ArticleGovernor Fallin Kicks Off Feeding Oklahoma Food Drive (The Office of the...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of Oklahoma) OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin today kicked off her sixth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive with the goal of raising two million meals to...
View ArticlePLEASANTON FIGHTS HUNGER WITH FOOD DRIVE (City of Pleasanton, CA)
(Source: City of Pleasanton, CA) 43e75951-23a2-4585-846e-3e70743ef49b.pdf PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2016 Contact: Tracy Dunne Ann King, Tri-Valley Haven 925.931.5044 or 925.519.5836...
View ArticleBeige Book (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
(Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) Full Report Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland based on...
View ArticleOwners Must File for Carmichael Park District Tax Refund by November 30 (RHA...
(Source: RHA - Rental Housing Association of Sacramento Valley) 2 hours ago Property owners in the Carmichael Recreation and Park District who paid their annual assessment to the district must act fast...
View ArticleThe Fed sees just 'modest' wage pressures
The Federal Reserve just released its latest Beige Book, outlining economic activity in the Fed's 12 regions. The report showed that while economic activity is growing at a modest to moderate pace in...
View ArticleBeige Book: Fifth District economic conditions strengthened moderately...
(Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond) Full Report Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and based on...
View ArticleIsis, carnage and 3.5m refugees: a day devoted to Syria's four-year war
Four year anniversary coverage of a crisis that has claimed the lives of 200,000 people, sparked a humanitarian catastrophe, fuelled violent Islamic extremism and exposed serious splits in the...
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