At first glance, there does not seem to be a lot of connection between food insecurity and poetry. Food insecurity is a practical problem that demands practical solutions, be they charitable food distributions or funding from state and federal governments. Within that paradigm, the role of poetry may not be…
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It’s widely acknowledged in the hunger relief community that the people who grow the nation’s food also tend to be among the most food-insecure. The estimated 2.4 million people in the U.S. who work on farms, many of them southern border immigrants, earned an average of $20,000 to $25,000 in…
Despite the momentum around September’s White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, President Joe Biden did not mention domestic food insecurity in his State of the Union speech earlier this week. It was at least heartening that the CEO of one of the nation’s largest food banks was invited…
For food bank advocates seeking to sway their state legislatures toward policies that promote health and nutrition, Dariush Mozaffarian has some guidance about where to push. States can take advantage of three big federal tools, each with a lot of funding behind them, to promote a healthier populace, said Mozaffarian,…
Affinity marketing is the reason some people carry credit cards emblazoned with logos from a university or sports team. It taps into a person’s sense of identity, giving them an extra nudge toward a particular product. Raj and Anna Asava have applied the concept of affinity to a more charitable…
It was hard not to be inspired when no less of an influencer than President Joe Biden said, “I really do know we can do this – end hunger in this country by the year 2030.” The President’s ambition met the energy of the crowd at the White House’s much-anticipated…
The White House today released its national strategy for ending hunger and increasing healthy eating by 2030, one day ahead of its historic convening on hunger, nutrition and health. Here are ten things – relevant to the hunger-relief sector – that caught our eye. The Administration is embracing school meals.…
Feeding America’s report to inform the upcoming White House Conference, released today, comes exactly one month after another influential group known as the Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, released its own report. Both reports are aligned along certain high-level policy recommendations, including expanding SNAP so that benefit levels…
Of the 21 members of the Task Force on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, only one – Catherine D’Amato, President and CEO of Greater Boston Food Bank – brought direct experience in food banking to the table. The Task Force’s recently issued report adds a loud voice to those seeking to…