US Hunger

To Prove Bi-Partisanship, End U.S. Hunger

Joel Berg | Posted 05.25.2011

Joel Berg

Both sides are convinced that poverty-related discussion will scare away middle-class voters, ignoring the reality that tens of millions of Americans, formerly solidly middle-class, teeter on the edge of poverty and hunger themselves.

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive: Letter Carriers To Collect Food Across America May 8

Posted 05.25.2011

Each year, the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger campaign rallies Americans for a massive one-day food drive. Letter carriers ...

Phoebe Russell: How A Six-Year-Old Girl Raised $20,000 For A Local Food Bank

Posted 05.25.2011

The average American preschool doesn't focus on community service, but for San Francisco girl Phoebe Russell, a community service requirement at her p...

Wealthy Californians Support Needy Michigan Families With Monthly Care Packages

Detroit Free Press | PATRICIA MONTEMURRI | Posted 05.25.2011

There's a lot of cross-country goodwill in 14 boxes filled with frozen chicken patties, a 7-pound boneless ham, canned goods, bread, cheese, fresh let...

30 Hour Famine: Teens Fast For World Vision Campaign

HuffPost | Erin Swan | Posted 05.25.2011

Teenage students in Roswell, Ga., joined half a million teens nation-wide for 30 hours of fasting, collecting donations and performing community servi...