Food Banks

49 Million Americans Going Hungry, Programs Initiating To Raise Food Security

Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact


According to a new government report, the number of Americans who lack adequate, consistent access to food rose to a new high of 49 million last year....

YouTube's Video Volunteers: Help Promote An Organization Fighting Hunger

Posted 11.04.2009 | Impact


One in six American children doesn't know where they'll find their next meal. Food banks across the country are being stretched thin and the holidays ...

Digesting the Week

Liz Neumark | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


Liz Neumark

The white silk scarf I received from the Dalai Lama is a symbol. Our actions determine whether or not it stays white -- our actions in our lives and in the universe of food.

Middle-Class Faces Homelessness After Job Loss

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Robertson family was living in a storage unit. Save The Family Arizona suppli...

How to Help End Hunger: Feed Your Mind

Lissa Coffey | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Lissa Coffey

Knowing about all the hungry people in the world gives us more reason to be grateful every time we sit down to eat. And now we can take action to help feed people every time we sit down at our computers.

Armed Paramilitaries Guarding Detroit Grocery Stores

CNNMoney.Com | Steve Hargreaves | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


On a side street in an old industrial neighborhood, a delivery man stacks a dolly of goods outside a store. Ten feet away stands another man clad in m...

Arthur Delaney

Demand At Food Banks Up, Even In Well-Off D.C. Suburbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business


Mezmure Dawit, 22, showed up at the food bank in Fairfax, Va., looking for help. He said he'd lost his job as a maintenance man at an apartment buildi...

5-Year-Old Girl Feeds Nearly 18,000 Hungry San Franciscans; What Can You Do? (VIDEO)

Toan Lam | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living


Toan Lam

While Phoebe does not fully comprehend the complicated problems of world hunger, she did know that seeing hungry people made her sad. So she did what she could, and the rest, well... Oprah, are you listening?

Stimulus Has Millions In Spending On Actual Pork, Ham

New York Post | GEOFF EARLE | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


Millions of dollars for pork. No, we mean actual pork. The NY Post reports today that the government is going on a stimulus spending "deli run," with ...

Breadline USA

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


Sasha Abramsky

Talk to any food bank staffer and they'll tell you the numbers visiting their facilities are soaring, and that they're seeing huge numbers of the working poor attaching themselves to the breadlines.

A Tsunami of Hunger

Nick Turse | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Nick Turse

The new working poor, as well as more families with young children, are threatening to overwhelm New York City's last hunger safety net.

Chemical-Sponsored Fishing Fest To Donate Contaminated Fish To The Poor

michiganmessenger.com | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Here's an example of a face-saving charity move gone horribly, horribly wrong: According to the Michigan Messenger, Dow Chemical is sponsoring Wal...

Food Pantries To Get Big Boost From Stimulus

Daily Herald | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago


Food banks in Illinois will start receiving truckloads of supplies next month under funding provided by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Se...

Food Pantries Need Donations Beyond The Holidays

Daily Herald | Scott C. Morgan | Posted 01.30.2009 | Chicago


The holiday season is nearly over, but DuPage County food pantries are hoping people don't abandon the gift-giving spirit just yet. "People don't jus...

Holiday Food Faux Pas -- And How to Avoid Them

Laura Weiss | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style


Laura Weiss

While over-the-top foods may be out this year, there are some simple culinary steps you can take to avoid striking the wrong note during the upcoming holidays.

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

A dark cloud hung over this Thanksgiving week. The protracted horrors of Mumbai dominated the headlines. Getting less attention was the growing pain here at home, as food banks and charitable organizations across the country reported having to turn away thousands in need of a meal. A ray of hope amidst the gloom could be found watching CNN's Heroes, honoring everyday people accomplishing extraordinary things in their communities and beyond (watch it again tonight at 8 pm ET). How great to salute them in the same way we do Oscar winners (and reward them with much-needed cash). We'll need millions of heroes like those spotlighted on the show to deal with the lean years ahead. There isn't a stimulus package big enough to address the crisis without Americans making service an essential part of our lives.