End Childhood Hunger advocates for greater utilization of existing federal programs such as school breakfast, school lunch, after-school snacks, after-school dinners, summer meals, and expanded nutrition education. We provide technical guidance, support and assistance to implement and expand these programs among stakeholders at the local, regional and state levels.Donate to ECH
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Tag Archives: Food
Americans Are Still Not Eating their Vegetables :(
via Gawker & the New York Times: Americans hate vegetables. Every possible trick, tactic and marketing ploy has failed. We will forever be a nation of spongey vegetablephobes. So say the New York Times in a long investigation of why … Continue reading
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Tagged Food, Media, Poverty, Research, The Real World
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Great Florida Info Via Kids Have Rights
Picked up some great info in two recent posts on the Kids Have Rights site. Jump straight to the site here, or read their posts, below: Poverty Hinders Education (Duh?) Restating the obvious? Whatever, let’s take nothing away from the Fort Meyers News-Press, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Food, Legislative, Poverty, The Real World
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End Child Hunger, One Meal At A Time …
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Tagged Children, Donate, Food, Food Bank, Global, Hunger, Twitter For Food
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#Twitterforfood – Skip a Meal, Donate, Take the Pledge
Twitter for Food is back with it’s monthly call to skip a meal today, and donate the money that you save to end childhood hunger. You can donate to our organization, End Childhood Hunger, directly via our web site, … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Donate, Food, Food Bank, Twitter, Twitter For Food
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Representatives from 18 Countries Call for Global Support of School Feeding Programs
Representatives from 18 Countries Call for Global Support of School Feeding Programs http://www.gcnf.org/news/representatives-from-18-countries-call-for-global-support-of-school-feeding-programs/Shared via Pulse Sent from my iPad
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Tagged Advocacy, Children, Food, Food For All, Global, Legislative, Nutrition, School
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Wendy’s Introduces “Natural” French Fries
Wendy’s Introduces “Natural” French Fries http://www.fastcompany.com/1685377/wendys-introduces-natural-french-fries?partner=rssShared via Pulse Sent from my iPad
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Tagged Community, Food, Health, Nutrition, South Florida, The Real World
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Help Pass a Comprehensive Child Nutrition Bill – Get on the Phone!
Call your House Member and the White House during the summer recess to urge passage of H.R. 5504 without SNAP benefit cuts. Call toll-free, 1-877-425-4810, to connect to your Representative. The number at the White House switchboard is 202-456-1414.
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Tagged Advocacy, Community, Congress, Food, Hunger, Legislative, Reauthorization, SNAP
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Budget Cuts, Economy Affected Summer Meal Programs
Initial reports and research show that 73,000 fewer kids each day were fed by nutrition programs, per the Food Resource and Action Center. Here’s a link they provided to the Education Week article: http://ht.ly/2vbfc
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Tagged Children, Community, Food, Food For All, FRAC, Nutrition, Research, The Real World
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Support the “Boys of Summer” Hunger Event August 25th!
Experience cooking demonstrations and sample the latest food trends prepared by local celebrity chefs and paired with refreshing summer wine selections. Check out Feeding South Florida’s web site for more info. Great chefs, great cause, great reasons to attend. Date: … Continue reading
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Tagged Chefs, Community, Food, Food For All, South Florida
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End Childhood Hunger Advocacy Center 