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Children Living in High-Poverty Communities > 25% Over Last Decade
Citing recent findings by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Philanthropy News Digest reports that nearly eight million children in America live in areas of high poverty — about 1.6 million more since 2000. Based in part on data from the U.S. Census … Continue reading
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Just What Is “Food Insecurity,” Anyway?
Major props to the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger for tweeting about it, and the amazing folks at Good for producing this “Empty Pantry” infographic that lays out in chilling detail the scary truth about the concept of “food insecurity.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Community, Food, Food For All, Hunger, No Kid Hungry, Research, The Real World
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“Let’s Get To Work” – NOT
Florida Govenor Rick Scott WHY IS THIS MAN SMILING? TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Pink slips are going out to more than 1,600 state workers in the next two days (by Friday), a grim reminder of the human toll of the … Continue reading
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Put Your (Membership) Money Where Your Advocacy Is
We’ve written about them a lot, but this is important: The major objective of the citizen-led, non-partisan Children’s Movement of Florida is to inform political, business and civic leaders, and the parents and people of this state, that the well-being … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Community, Legislative, Media, South Florida
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Goya Foods Steps Up, Donates 1 Million Pounds Of Food
On March 16, Goya Foods donated 1,000,000 pounds of Goya food products to emergency food providers in communities across the country. Goya joins an ever-increasing cadre of food-related companies embracing a higher sense of social responsibility by giving back to the communities … Continue reading
Ex-Legislator Dick Batchelor Speaks Out Against Cuts In Services
Dick Batchelor, a respected former Legislator and Florida Impact Board Member speaks out at a recent rally for Floridians who are at risk of losing what little support they now have, thanks to a heartless Florida Legislature more worried about … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Community, Food, Health, Legislative, Nutrition, Poverty, The Real World
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Goya Foods Steps Up, Donates 1 Million Pounds of Food
On March 16, Goya Foods donated 1,000,000 pounds of Goya food products (that’s one million pounds, folks), to emergency food providers in communities across the country. Goya worked closely with the United Way of New York City, which led the way in coordinating the food distribution, … Continue reading
Govenor Scott – Isn’t The Value Of A Homeless Child More Than $6.00?
The Florida Coalition for the Homeless is responding to Governor Rick Scott’s proposed devastating cuts to homeless programs for the State. The Department of Children & Families has also proposed to eliminate all homeless funding. The Coalition’s PSA, now available for viewing on YouTube here, … Continue reading
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1 In 5 Americans Struggled To Afford Food in 2010
Nearly one in five Americans struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their families in 2010, according to a new report released yesterday by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The report analyzes data that was collected by … Continue reading
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End Childhood Hunger Advocacy Center 