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None of the Poor Children Matter

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Poverty, Homelessness, Foster Care, National Coalition for the Homeless, Mental Retardation, Soup Kitchen, Adoption, Impact News

Joan's mom died about a year before Joan's troubles began. Her pregnancy, jail time and homelessness began after her once life-long guardian was no longer there to protect her.

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National Volunteer Week Challenge: Submit Photos From All 50 States!

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Video, Volunteering, Soup Kitchen, Spring-Into-Action, National Volunteer Week, Points of Light Institute, Slidepollajax, Volunteerism, Veterans, Impact News

National Volunteer Week, April 15-21, isn't just about random acts of kindness. The movement urges you to make giving back part of your life. Volun...

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Of Presidents and Paupers and Food

Liz Neumark | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Volunteering, Hunger Relief, Soup Kitchen, Food Insecurity, Obama in New York, Food Insecurity Nyc, New York News

There are hundreds of pantries throughout NYC that serve thousands day after day after day with limited resources. Everyone is dying to know what we served the president, but it is these truly critical meals that never make the news.

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South Beach Wine & Food Festival: What Happens to the Leftovers?

Trina Sargalski | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Miami, Food, Hunger, Poverty, South Beach Wine and Food Festival, Food Donations, Soup Kitchen, Miami Impact, Food Festivals, Miami News

After the South Beach Wine & Food Festival wraps up and folks stumble on home, the tents are put away. Party-goers face the work week and their impending juice diets. I wondered, "What happens to the leftovers?"

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Homeless Learn To Feed The Hungry

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Jamie Oliver, Video, Jobless Rate, Homelessness, Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Job Training, Seattle, Inspiration-Kitchens, Vocational Education, Job Creation, Impact News

Before learning to cook, Cathy had served six years in prison and had never held a job or connected with family. But once she graduated from FareStart...

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St. Anthony's and the Tenderloin Technology Lab

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: St. Anthony's, San Francisco, Socks, Veterans Affairs, Homelessness, Technology, Tenderloin, Soup Kitchen, San Francisco Impact, Comcast, San Francisco News

You might already know that the Dining Room at St. Anthony's serves 2,700-3,000 people every day, but they also house a great computer lab that helps bridge the digital divide for homeless and low-income residents of the Tenderloin.

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Remember the Most Vulnerable in the Deficit Battles

Kate Maehr | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Hunger, Food Pantries, Poverty, Budget Cuts, Soup Kitchen, Food Assistance, Chicago Impact, Women Infants Children Food Aid, Chicago News

If the economy is showing tepid signs of recovery, we're seeing no indication at the hundreds of food pantries and shelters we serve daily. Record numbers of people are still in need of emergency food assistance -- many for the first time.

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Food Banks Find New Ways To Fight Rising Costs, Including Charging For Produce

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Kosher Soup Kitchen, Food Shortages, Food Pantries, Food Banks, Rising Food Costs, Food Costs, Soup Kitchen, Soup Kitchens, Food Shortage, Food Pantry, Food Waste, Food Bank, Good News, Food News

Food banks around the country are implementing new policies to combat rising food costs and food shortages as more people are struggling to get enough...

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How Your Church Can Support Local Food Movements

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, USDA Nutrition Programs, Organic Food, Soup Kitchen, Farmers Markets, Presbyterian Church, Local Farmers, Food Politics, Urban Garden, Combating Homelessness, Local Food Movement, Slow Food Movement, Urban Agriculture, Locavore, Religion News

Food is at the heart of our practice together. So it's important to remember that what we put on our tables can be an act of faith.

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Inspiring Children To Live Generous Lives

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Miriam's Kitchen, Donating Food, Holiday Giving, Soup Kitchen, Homelessness on Holidays, Kids and Giving, Kids and Sharing, Thanksgiving Charity, Helping the Homeless, Children and Charity, Charity and Children, Children Give Charity, Religion News

In a time of rampant consumerism, when boys and girls are bombarded with advertisements enticing them to dream about what sorts of presents might wait for them under the tree, we wonder, how do we teach kids to share?

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Beyond the Soup Kitchen

Stacy Twilley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless Shelters, Greatest Person of the Day, Thanksgiving Volunteering, Volunteering, Soup Kitchen, La Impact, Los Angeles News

It's that time of year again. The one time of year -- maybe even the only time of year -- we seriously think about doing it. Volunteering.

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'The Love Kitchen': 82-Year-Old Twins Serve The Hungry In Tennessee

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunger, The Love Kitchen, Knoxville-Tennessee, Hunger in America, Ellen Turner, Feeding Hungry, Soup Kitchen, Helen Ashe, Video, Impact News

For 82-year-old twins Helen Ashe and Ellen Turner, serving others has always been an integral part of their lives. After retiring from careers as nur...

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'Soup Angels' Feed The Hungry In Style

Tonic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary Hecht, Homelessness, Feeding Homeless, Nyack Soup Kitchen, Soup Angels, Soup Kitchen, Katie Berry, Nyack NY, Living Christ Church Nyack, Impact News

Fresh flowers, linen tablecloths, a string quartet playing Bach and a hot, freshly-prepared dinner served on china by an attentive waitstaff is usuall...

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Soup Kitchen Turned Culinary School Helps Homeless Learn To Cook

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunger, Dorothy's Place, Poverty, Salinas California, Homelessness, Franciscan Workers, US Poverty, Soup Kitchen, Homeless, Dorothy's Place Hospitality Center, Soup Kitchens, Red Artichoke Culinary School, Culinary School, Impact News

A community soup kitchen, run by the nonprofit Dorothy's Place in Salinas, Calif., has been feeding the homeless for over 25 years. The soup kitchen i...

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Phoenix Church Faces Rebuke For Feeding Needy

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Methodist, Religion, Church, Zoning, Homelessness, Soup Kitchen, Homeless, Residents, Religion News

PHOENIX — On Saturday mornings, crowds of homeless gather with other needy people at picnic tables outside a church in an upscale Phoenix neighb...

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Why Would You Want to be Homeless? (VIDEO)

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, The South, Dumpster Diving, Panhandling, Homeless Shelter, Chicago, Race Relations, Race in the South, S.C., Cabrini Green, Urban Poverty, Homelessness, Soup Kitchen, Public Libraries, South Carolina, Richland County Public Library, Day Laborers, Columbia, College News

Here's the idea: On March 7, my roommate and I will head outside in Columbia, S.C. For one week, we will leave behind almost everything except the clothes on our backs. Our purpose? To document the homeless experience in our city firsthand.

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End World Hunger With Soup (Really!)

Paul Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Pepsi Refresh Project, Pepsi Co, Soup Kitchen, How to Solve World Hunger, Food Banks, World Hunger, Inc., Jamie Klein, Food Share, Hunger, Bonnie Weigel, Lynn Klein, Pirates of the Caribbean, Ending World Hunger, Food, Food Pantry, Hunger in the United States, Soup, Impact News

Jamie and Lynn Klein, husband and wife co-founders of Soup Kitchen, Inc., have found a way to end world hunger. For every portion their company sells, an additional portion is donated to a shelter.

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Hazon Yeshaya: Providing for the Poor of Israel

Abraham Israel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donating to Charity, Charity Organizations, Helping the Needy, Poor, Charity, Israel, Soup Kitchen, Helping the Poor, Slideshow, World News

I am a retired businessman who volunteers all his time and efforts to better the lives of our needy brothers and sisters in Israel.

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FOR SHAME: "Plastic Jug" Homeless Group A Scam

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, United Homeless Organization Scam, Andrew Cuomo, Charity, Soup Kitchen, Nonprofit, Food Pantry, Homeless Nonprofit, Uho, United Homeless Organization, Video, New York News

NEW YORK (Associated Press) - One of New York City's most visible homeless charities is a sham, according to the state's attorney general. Since th...

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Mark Sanchez's Hot Dog Donations: Jets QB Gives Back After Sideline Snack

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Jets, Donation, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Mark Sanchez, Soup Kitchen, Impact News

Mark Sanchez, quarterback of the New York Jets, is making amends for what some dubbed "Hot Dog-Gate." He was caught on camera stealthily eating a hotd...

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How To Green Your Holiday Meal

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Organic Farming, Hanukkah, Soil, Turkey, Agriculture, Thanksgiving, Flowers, Green, Toxins, Soup Kitchen, Decor, Vegetables, Christmas, Dishwasher, Leftovers, Holidays, Holiday Season, Food Banks, Crops, Ecuador, Green Living, Reusable, Family Meals, Decorating, Imports, Menu, Organic Food, Fruit, Cornucopia, Colombia, Water, Environment, Tips, Homeless Shelters, Food, Decorating Tips, Green News

Working up a menu for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or another upcoming holiday? Here are three tips to help you be more environmentally responsible while planning that feast.

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Why Call It Charity Care?

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

A 5 percent threshold of free medical care to qualify a nonprofit hospital for tax exemptions and public funding is not unreasonable. Or else, why call it charity care?

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Five Ways To Make New York A Better Place

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Coalition Against Hunger, Weekend, Community Service, President Obama, All for Good, Liz Christy Garden, Shiawassee River, La Paz Cultural, Obama, The Village Temple Soup Kitchen, Barack Obama, New York, Serve, Community Garden, Volunteering, Dog Walking, Clinton Community Garden, Cooking, Service, Soup Kitchen, Summer of Service, Volunteer, Gardening, Good for All, South Street Seaport Museum, Dog, Eyes and Ears, New York News

President Obama has called on Americans to make this a summer of service., and with beautiful weather expected and a post-4th of July BBQ lull, this i...

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A Billion Serving a Billion

Josette Sheeran | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Online Service, Hunger, World Hunger, Soup Kitchen, Service, All for Good, Healthy Living News

A billion people go to sleep hungry every night. There are also more than a billion people today fortunate enough to have access to the internet. You are one of them.

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Staycations Are Here to Stay

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Staycation, Postcards, Soup Kitchen, Service, Bbq, Vacation, Kiosk, Relaxation, Happiness, Healthy Living News

The most common mistake that people make while staying home during vacation is treating the time as though it were an elongated weekend. Step outside of your weekend routine.

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