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Gerber and Yum-o! Form Partnership To Fight Hunger

Gerber has teamed up with non-profit organization Yum-o! to fight hunger and raise awareness of nutrition. To support the alliance, Gerber will donate one dollar for every “Like” added on its Facebook page by January 15, 2011. Yum-o! encourages families … Continue reading

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Hello, 2011

2010: A year of crisis, challenge, difficulty, intensity, obstacles, accomplishments, disillusionment, highs, lows … and yet as the year comes to a close, we are inspired with renewed hope for a better tomorrow and for continued progress in the fight … Continue reading

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Share Our Strength’s Bill Shore & Jeff Bridges Speak Out

Share our Strength founder Bill Shore and national “No Kid Hungry” spokesman Jeff Bridges this past weekend co-authored an Op-Ed in the Washington Post that describes why the time is now to end childhood hunger in America. It’s worth repeating … Continue reading

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“No Kid Hungry” Campaign Launched by Share Our Strength

Yesterday was HUGE for Share Our Strength, the nation’s leading anti-hunger advocacy organization, and for their efforts to end childhood hunger in America. November 10th was the official launch date of their No Kid Hungry Campaign, and by the time … Continue reading

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FRAC Releases New Findings On U.S. Hunger

The Food Research and Action Center reported today that nearly one in five households report an inability to afford enough food, and the the SNAP Benefit boost is keeping the food hardship rate from skyrocketing even further. Almost 18 percent … Continue reading

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USDA Announces 2010 Grants For Promotion Of Farmers Markets

The USDA has announced 2010 grants for the Farmers Market Promotion Program, with a stated goal of expanding consumer access to food and promoting new income opportunities for food producers. More than one million dollars will go to 27 new … Continue reading

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All Children Deserve Access To Nutritious Food!

via Florida Impact on Twitter: All Children deserve access to nutritious food! Pass H.R. 5504. NO cuts to SNAP. Sign the Florida Paper Plate Campaign. http://ht.ly/2LWZS

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USA Today Publishes Hunger in America Supplement

FRAC (Food Resource And Action Center) President Jim Weill, who wrote the foreword to USA Today’s Hunger in America supplement, shared in it a laundry list of troubling facts. Here’s just two – In 2008, 49 million people lived in households facing food-insecurity (according to USDA), and … Continue reading

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Great American Dine Out In Full Swing

Share Our Strength’s “Great American Dine Out,” a week-long effort to raise $’s and awareness, is going full tilt this week. All the information you need, including a participating local restaurant map search, is available here. For all our Twitter … Continue reading

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Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows

Stay Puft Caffeinated Marshmallows http://www.uncrate.com/men/culture/food/stay-puft-caffeinated-marshmallows/Shared via Pulse   Sent from my iPad

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