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Food Programs

A Definite Cure for Malnutrition

Gillaine Warne | Posted 12.25.2012 | Impact
Read More: Food Programs, Child Malnutrition, Hunger, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Malnutrition, Global Motherhood, Child Hunger, Zanmi Agrikol, Impact News
Gillaine Warne

I work in the Central Plateau of Haiti, which suffers from the highest rate of malnutrition in the country. Families struggle to provide their children with just one meal a day.

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1 in 6 Americans Still Struggle With Hunger

Vicki B. Escarra | Posted 11.12.2011 | Impact
Read More: Food Insecurity, Usda, Hunger, Feeding America, Budget Cuts, Nutrition, Food Programs, Food Stamps, Recession Hunger, Food Policy, US Food Insecurity, Household Food Security, Impact News
Vicki B. Escarra

Federal nutrition programs work, but they must be funded if they are to help reduce the number of Americans facing hunger. If Congress cuts the food-assistance safety-net, the USDA will surely have a gloomy scenario to report next year.

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Sustained Strategic Philanthropy

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Food Programs, U Penn, Strategic Giving, Preventing Foreclosures, High Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn: Focus on Housing, Health Programs, Health & Hunger, Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Sustainability, Center for High Impact Philanthropy, Health Care, Impact News
Jane Wales

Philanthropists can get the biggest bang for their buck in the current economic climate by helping with three basic needs: Preventing foreclosures, sustaining health programs and ensuring access to food.

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