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A Place at the Table: Register with the National Action Center!
Are you looking for a way for people in your community to find out about your anti-hunger organization’s volunteer and activism opportunities? Look no further than the National Action Center for the recently released movie, “A Place at the Table” (http://www.takepart.com/table). As a way to amplify and extend the film’s impact, Participant Media (the producers…
Good Food on a Tight Budget: It Can Be Done
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has released a new food guide designed to help shoppers manage their grocery costs while reducing their exposure to toxic chemicals and rediscovering the savory pleasures of nutritious stews, soups and salads. Check out EWG’s blog post announcing the guide, and consult the excellent online version of the guide….
“Hunger Hits Home” Documentary Airs on Food Network
“Hunger Hits Home,” a documentary, takes a first-hand look at the crisis of childhood hunger in America through the eyes of the parents, children, anti-hunger activists, educators and politicians on the frontlines of the battle. Produced by Food Network, the documentary premiered on their network on Saturday, April 14. This film is part of an…
Alliance to End Hunger Prepares for 2nd Annual Hunger Free Communities Summit
Last year, the Alliance hosted the first ever Hunger Free Communities Summit, bringing together diverse individuals who shared the common goal of ending hunger in their communities. This year, they’re at it again. With less than one month to go before the 2nd Annual Hunger Free Communities Summit, the Alliance is certainly being kept busy…
Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland Returns Hot Meals to Local Boys and Girls Club
Maryland Hunger Solutions and the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland (the “Partnership”) experienced one particular challenge in its work to implement the Afterschool Meal Program in the eight Hunger-Free Community (HFC) counties and statewide: confusion between local health departments and potential afterschool sites concerning the documentation needed to operate the Afterschool Meal Program….
Fighting Poverty With Faith: Working Together to End Hunger
In this post, our colleagues at Fighting Poverty With Faith share important information about their fall anti-poverty mobilization, which will focus this year on “Working Together to End Hunger”. They also discuss their excellent new action toolkits. We are seeing a trend of political divisiveness across the country, where politicians and political rhetoric pull people…
The Texas Hunger Initiative: Creating a Strategic Plan
One of the many documents you’ll find in the Hunger Free Communities Network’s online resource library is a strategic summary put together by the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI). We think it’s a great example of how a state-wide coalition can develop the framework for an infrastructure that has real potential to make the state hunger…
A Message from Ambassador Tony P. Hall
Dear hunger fighters, On behalf of the Alliance to End Hunger, welcome to HungerFreeCommunities.org, home of the Hunger Free Communities Network (HFC Network). This website is a nationwide platform where you can connect with others who are working to end hunger in their communities. Here, you will be able to learn from one another and…
Twin Cities Hunger Forum Motivates and Inspires Local Anti-Hunger Leaders
On June 7, 2011, the Twin Cities Hunger Forum convened at General Mills headquarters just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hosted by Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Twin Cities Hunger Initiative, more than 170 guests from a variety of industries and organizations attended the Hunger Forum together with one thing in common: they all want…
