childhood hunger
Starved for Change: Benefitting The Association for Child Development
by (kristinsrevere)
Submitted 04-27-2016 under
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF HUNGRY CHILDREN Take your place at the table and support the Association for Child Development. Join us for a special evening on May 19th at the historic Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids located at 1130 Wealthy...
Hunger rate rises in West Michigan, Upper Peninsula according to new report
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-21-2015 under NONPROFITS
For the first time in five years, the percentage of people struggling with hunger in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula has increased, according to a new study by Feeding America. Hunger threatens one in seven people in the region, including one...
Volunteers needed for national hunger study
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-12-2013 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is participating in Hunger in America 2014, an in-depth survey of food insecurity conducted once every four years. Food banks around the country will interview their clients in order to assess the severity of...
Independence in the kitchen: Q&A with food writer, researcher Ali Benjamin
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-26-2012 under NONPROFITS
Ali Benjamin is a writer and documentarian working in the groove between sustainable food activism and anti-hunger advocacy. Her 2011 book, The Cleaner Plate Club, provides practical recipes for parents seeking independence from prepackaged...
Documentary traces American epidemic: childhood hunger
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-30-2012 under NONPROFITS
After a week that included a poverty simulation, a healthy food cook-off and a day of nonprofit open houses, Hunger Action Week 2012 ends in a college classroom. Rather than preparing for an exam, these students are preparing to make their mark on...