Hunger and Nutrition in America: What’s at Stake for Children, Families and Older Adults
Adequate nutrition helps children and youth concentrate in class, improves their memory and overall behavior, and leads to better health and fewer visits to the doctor. For older adults, access to good nutrition also improves memory, helps maintain healthy physical…
New Hampshire Roadmap to End Childhood Hunger
Determined to combat [a recent rise] in child poverty and hunger in New Hampshire, the Children’s Alliance organized a diverse coalition of anti-hunger and child advocates, business and community leaders. The coalition, known as New Hampshire Hunger Solutions, was tasked…
Charity Food Programs That Can End Hunger In America
Charity Food Programs That Can End Hunger In America is a publication that examines various aspects of anti-hunger efforts by charity programs. The average community in the United States already possesses—and is likely already expending—enough resources to end hunger five times over, but…
Workplace Community Supported Agriculture: Connecting Local Farms to Local Employers
Workplace Community Supported Agriculture: Connecting Local Farms to Local Employers describes community supported agriculture (CSA), widely recognized as an effective way to build direct connections between small- and medium-sized farmers and local consumers. This guide explains the benefits and difficulties of…
Let’s Move! – Schools Take Action
Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative focuses broadly on childhood obesity. Access to healthy and affordable food is one of its key components. Five simple steps schools can take to address child nutrition are included in this guide. These include creating…
Community Supported Agriculture for the Workplace – A Guide for Developing Workplace Community Supported Agriculture Distributions
This manual is a helpful guide for organizations that are interested in developing and implementing a Workplace CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). The goal of the Workplace CSA program highlighted in this resource is to build and strengthen direct marketing opportunities…
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Putting Healthy Food Within Reach
“Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Putting Healthy Food Within Reach: Community Partner Outreach Toolkit,” produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, is a comprehensive guide for community organizations looking either to begin or enhance SNAP outreach. This toolkit includes information on:…
Oregon Business Hunger Initiative
“Oregon Business Hunger Initiative” highlights the need to work together to end hunger through engaging the business community and strengthening the work force in Oregon. The resource incentivizes business involvement in hunger through making the point that hunger is a…
Changes in the WIC Food Packages: A Toolkit for Partnering with Neighborhood Stores
This toolkit provides a range of tools and strategies for advocates to identify and work with prospective WIC vendors, and it helps these retailers upgrade their offerings in accordance with the new, healthier WIC food packages. This toolkit includes three…
Child Care Food Program – A Guide for In-home Child Care Providers in Vermont
Child Care Food Program – A Guide For In-home Child Care Providers in Vermont is a resource for those who are interested in learning more about serving meals as part of their program. Initially, the resource offers some reasons for serving…