The Longest Day of the Year
For children with not enough to eat, the long summer days only exacerbate the problem.
42 Million
“The United States is one of the world’s richest, most powerful and technologically innovative countries; but neither its wealth nor its power nor its technology is being harnessed to address the situation in which 40 million people continue to live in poverty.”
36 Hard Rolls
While I’ve never personally made a perishable food donation, finding a home for a few dozen hard rolls hardly seemed a challenge.
8 Mobile Apps That Can Help Low Income Families
Here are eight mobile apps (plus two online only) that can help the low income population access information such as free summer meals for children, the nearest grocery store that accepts food stamps or what are the best prices for milk in the area.
And charity for all
On Lincoln’s birthday in 1948, the train named the Abraham Lincoln Friendship Train launched from Lincoln, Nebraska with carloads of food donated by the local residents and residents of Colorado and Wyoming. Even more donations were picked up in Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois before meeting up with the Friendship Train in New York where the trains were met by a ticker tape parade before the supplies were loaded on a ship and sent on to France and Italy.
Who’s Hungry?
At barbecues, picnics and family reunions all across the country this summer, the most anticipated question of the day was “Who’s Hungry?”. Shouted out by the host, it signals that the hot dogs and hamburgers are ready and let the party begin.
But for many, especially for those who fight hunger on a daily basis, the question is real, and getting answers is difficult.
6 Mobile Apps That Can Help Low Income Families
Here are five mobile applications (plus one online only) that can help the low income population access information such as free summer meals for children, the nearest grocery store that accepts food stamps or what are the best prices for milk in the area.
MAV Co-Founder Speaks on Corporate Giving
Creating a corporate culture of philanthropy and community service requires much more than sending out a memo or writing a policy. It requires building a grassroots movement.
The five executives who convened Tuesday at First County Bank’s Summer Street headquarters underscored those points during a panel discussion on philanthropic strategies organized by the Mark Lapine Endowment for Families in Business, a foundation that supports families in business in Fairfield County. The quintet have overseen the distribution of some $45 million in funds and services in the past decade to groups supported by their firms.
Book Review: America, We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation
Starting with the premise that Americans’ most important relationship is with their nation, Joel Berg’s second book, America We Need to Talk: A Self-Help Book for the Nation, makes a case for how we must both stop blaming the nation’s problems solely on “the politicians” or “the system” and take personal responsibility to solve them.
When Hunger Goes to College
Hunger impacts college students in the same ways that it does elementary, grade school and high school students; by effecting their mental health, their attendance, their concentration and ultimately their grades.