At five in the morning in Immokalee, Florida, the air is crisp, the sky is dark and the streets are humming. Roosters crow, bikes zip around, and parents carry their sleeping children wrapped in blankets off to day care, a personal cooler in one hand and a child’s backpack slung over the shoulder. It’s the beginning of another long day
15-01-2014
The National Hunger Hotline, a service of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the US to emergency food and assistance programs. The Hotline is a portal to information, assistance, and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs, including access to fresh, healthy food. In Stories from the Hotline, we share
15-01-2014
Elijah's Promise is not your usual emergency food provider. Located in New Brunswick, NJ, this multi-faceted organization is using food as a tool for change. It houses a community soup kitchen, culinary arts school, catering company, small business incubator and a pay-what-you-can café. Forward-thinking, Elijah's Promise exemplifies how food can be used in many ways to change the lives of
09-01-2014
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
02-01-2014
"National Hunger Hotline, how can I help you?" the Hotline advocate asks, answering an early morning call from Dorchester, MA. "Hi, my name is Tammy Donnelly, and I'm trying to find somewhere my kids and I can go to get food. We just woke up and we're real hungry," she says urgently into the phone. "Ok, what's your zip code?"
30-12-2013
At five in the morning in Immokalee, Florida, the air is crisp, the sky is dark and the streets are humming. Roosters crow, bikes zip around, and parents carry their sleeping children wrapped in blankets off to day care, a personal cooler in one hand and a child’s backpack slung over the shoulder. It’s the beginning of another long day
15-01-2014
The National Hunger Hotline, a service of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the US to emergency food and assistance programs. The Hotline is a portal to information, assistance, and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs, including access to fresh, healthy food. In Stories from the Hotline, we share
15-01-2014
Elijah's Promise is not your usual emergency food provider. Located in New Brunswick, NJ, this multi-faceted organization is using food as a tool for change. It houses a community soup kitchen, culinary arts school, catering company, small business incubator and a pay-what-you-can café. Forward-thinking, Elijah's Promise exemplifies how food can be used in many ways to change the lives of
09-01-2014
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP). Grantees are doing some of the most innovative and collaborative projects to change local and regional food systems. WhyHunger’s Food Security Learning Center — also funded by a CFP grant — is profiling these organizations through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real flavor of what the
02-01-2014
"National Hunger Hotline, how can I help you?" the Hotline advocate asks, answering an early morning call from Dorchester, MA. "Hi, my name is Tammy Donnelly, and I'm trying to find somewhere my kids and I can go to get food. We just woke up and we're real hungry," she says urgently into the phone. "Ok, what's your zip code?"
30-12-2013