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SNAP: Cutting What Works?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Agriculture Department, Agricultural, Supplemental Food and Nutrition Assistance Program, Food Stamps, Snap, Ryan Budget, Infant Malnutrition, Department of Agriculture, Hunger, Farms, Nutrition, Food, Farm Subsidies, Reduced Lunches, Families, House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, Free Lunches, Hungry, Cbo, Congressional Budget Office, Catholic Bishops, Child Hunger, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

The impact of more cuts on children and families who now receive a nutritionally adequate diet from SNAP would be devastating. Where is the justice in a vote to protect wealthy farmers over hungry children?

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How To: Use Vending Machine Snacks in Home Cooking

Small Kitchen College | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Leftovers, Craisins, Cocktail, Dessert, Tequila, Dorm, Brownies, Goldfish, Vending Machine, Cookies, Chicken, Sunflower Seeds, Cheetos, Fruit, College, Chocolate, Chili, Margarita, Alcohol, Vegetables, Salad, Office, Cheez-Its, Afternoon, Snacks, Pretzel, Soup, Hungry, Food News
Small Kitchen College

If you haven't had the time or inclination to pack an afternoon (after-school) snack, you'll likely find yourself in front of your dorm or office vending machine, gazing into that treat-filled tower and clutching your one dollar bill until you have finally decided how to spend it.

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Hunger Hurts

Lea Lane | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Hunger, Hunger Pains, Personal Health, Diverticulitis, Health, IV Feeding, Being Hungry, Hungry, Home News
Lea Lane

I'm still not truly able to understand the listlessness of malnutrition, the sharp agony of thirst, and the fear of dying from these conditions. But I do better understand the physical feelings of real hunger. And here's why.

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Ill. Teens Sew And Donate Thousands Of Stuffed Animals

Oak Lawn Patch | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Stuffed Animals, Mark Dynia, Oak Lawn, Bridget Regan, Stuffed Love, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Homeless, Illinois, Donations, Sarah Dynia, Nursing Home, Hungry, Impact News

Sarah Dynia and Bridget Regan are so close that they finish each other’s sentences. The Oak Lawn teens talk in excited bursts of language that we...

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Food Aid Takes Off in Athens

Diana Farr Louis | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Xenia Papastavrou, Food Aid, Homeless, Crisis, Facebook, Athens, Greece, Hungry, Boroume, Greek Debt Crisis, Food News
Diana Farr Louis

Last May a young woman had an idea that sent her to her computer. Why not create a network linking organizations that need food with those that have too much: bakeries, tavernas, hotels, fast food chains... ?

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Restaurants May Be Able To Donate Leftovers To Hungry Without Liability

www.telegram.com | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Restaurant Donations, Food Pantries, David I. Andelman, Charity, Worcester County Food Bank, Emergency Assistance Program, Restaurant Food Donations Bill, Restaurant and Business Alliance, Donating Leftovers, Donations, Hungry, Impact News

As the economy continues to falter and the number of families seeking help at local food pantries increases, there is one possible solution gaining mo...

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Pretzel Company Gives Away 1,500 Salty Snacks A Week To Homeless

The Tigard Times | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Food Donations, Auntie Anne's, Hunger, Washington Square, Video, Feeding the Hungry, Charity, Homelessness, Restaurants, Pretzels, Starbucks, Donations, Hungry, Impact News

Two embarrassing truths are at war with each other in our country right now. On one hand, we’re informed, 14 billion pounds of food are sent to U.S....

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What Happens To Excess Produce On The Farm?

Daniel Klein | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Daniel Klein, Gleaning, Produce, California, Local, Perennial Plate, Sustainable, Hungry, Food News
Daniel Klein

In order to make way for bad yields, bad weather, and unexpected disasters, (or just to make sure they have enough to satisfy their customers), most farms will end up with more than they can sell.

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Fasting for Hunger

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Hunger, Wic, Budget Cuts, Feeding America, Tefap, Snap, Fast, Vulnerable, Hungry, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Those who fasted, or are still fasting, are asking Congress not to balance the budget at the expense of our country's most vulnerable -- the impoverished, our children and our seniors.

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Serving The Hungry In Recession-Hit Community

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Food Banks, Cheryl Jackson, Minnie's Food Pantry, Recession, North Texas, Hungry, Plano, Impact News

To nominate a Greatest Person of the Day, e-mail Impact@huffingtonpost.com From living out of her car to realizing her life's mission: Cheryl "Action...

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Hard Hearted Gainesville: "No Soup for You"

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Gainesville Florida, St. Francis House, Diane Nilan, Kiwanis, Hungry, Homelessness, Impact News
Pat LaMarche

About a year and a half ago, the Gainesville City Commissioners decided to enforce a decade old regulation that restricted St. Francis House from feeding more than 130 individuals at their soup kitchen.

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Left Behind: the State of the Union that Will Be Silent Tonight

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 99ers, Sotu, Homeless, African Americans, Native Americans, Jobless, Two Americas, Hungry, Veterans, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

In America tonight there will be many who are not given much voice in the state of the union discussion. They are the hungry and the homeless, the pained and the suffering, the victims of a society that can truly be called our two Americas.

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A Thanksgiving Day Prayer to End Poverty in All Its Forms in Our Rich Land

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunger, Poverty, Child, Children, Child Watch Column, Children in Poverty, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Child Hunger, Ending Child Poverty, Hungry, Impact News
Marian Wright Edelman

In this Thanksgiving week of 2010, when 15.5 million children are living in poverty, when the gap between rich and poor is the highest ever, I hope we will pray for an end to child poverty in all of its forms.

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Hunger in a Season of Plenty

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunger, Mwe, Child Hunger, Children, Child Watch Column, Hungry, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Impact News
Marian Wright Edelman

Canned food drives and other pleas for donations this month are a quiet reminder that for too many families, Thanksgiving will be like any other meal: not a time of plenty but a time of want.

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Hungry Take More Risks: Study

Big Think | David Berreby on July 22, 2010, 1:55 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Evolution, Hunger Risk, Economics, Finance, Risk, Hungry, Food News

Sometimes it seems that everyone has abandoned the notion that rational self-interest drives people's decisions. It's high time for some answers to th...

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New Yorkers Line Up Early For Thanksgiving Supplies At City Food Bank

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Homeless, Food Pantry, New York, Food Bank, Thanksgiving Dinner, Feed the Hungry, Hungry, Thanksgiving, Video, Impact News

In the face of unemployment and tough economic conditions, food banks are serving more than ever this Thanksgiving. CNN visited an upper Manhattan pan...

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'Surprise!' An Angel In Queens, NY Follow-Up--The Gift That Keeps On Giving (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New York, Gig Go Inspire Go, Jorge Munoz, Queens, Hope, Surprise, Economy, Angel in Queens, Toan Lam, Arianna Huffington, Angel, Toanlam, Angelinqueens, Huffington Post, Jorgemunoz 000 Meals, Goinspirego, Love, Hungry, Video, Healthy Living News
Toan Lam

I hopped a flight to New York this weekend to shoot a follow-up on Jorge Munoz's story on GoInspireGo.com. Journalism got really personal and emotiona...

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Compulsive Overeating On TV: Why Do We Think It's Cute?

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eat, Recovery, Hunger, Overeat, Addiction, Addiction & Recovery, Overeating, Emotional Hunger, Hungry, Healthy Living News
A Compulsive Overeater

I ate to avoid feeling anything, to numb myself and that's what these women do on TV. Liz Lemon is upset about her life so she eats a bunch of ham. Food is not the answer to any problem beyond hunger.

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