MissionPoint Health Partners and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MissionPoint Health Partners (MPHP), a subsidiary of Ascension Health, the nation’s largest non-profit healthcare system, has created a partnership with Second...
View ArticleHelp 50,000 children who can’t afford to buy food
The coming of the holiday season makes me think of stories like this one: It was a cold afternoon in early December and I was in the waiting room of a Loaves & Fishes pantry keeping an eye on two...
View ArticleLead Letter: Lutheran Social Services explains changes in food pantry services
The network of nonprofit food banks, soup kitchens and other agencies that feed hungry residents on the First Coast is experiencing a period of unsettling transition this fall. I hope to alleviate some...
View ArticleNew survey reveals Canadians believe Canada should do more to fight world hunger
MONTREAL, Oct. 15, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - To mark World Food Day, on October 16th, a new survey will be released that reveals that the majority of Canadians are concerned about world hunger and are...
View ArticleGovernor LePage urges support for Hunters for the Hungry Program (State of...
(Source: State of Maine) Governor LePage urges support for Hunters for the Hungry Program October 15, 2014 Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Says the donation of one moose can...
View ArticlePurolator's truck donation will help Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society...
VANCOUVER, Oct. 14, 2014 /CNW/ - Purolator, Canada's leading freight, parcel and logistics solution provider, today donated a refurbished curbside delivery vehicle to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank...
View ArticleUN chief says 800m people do not have enough healthy, nutritious food
According to a press release issued by the UN Information Center, the full text of his message reads: Today, and every day, we eat thanks to the labours of family farmers. They run the vast majority of...
View ArticleMore than $430,000 raised during national Hispanic radio event to support St....
Radio stations support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients like Angelica. Facebook Twitter Pinterest × Radio stations support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients like Angelica....
View ArticleIowa Farmers Honor World Food Prize Week by Embracing Innovation, Diversity...
(Source: Iowa Farm Bureau Federation) 10/13/2014 12:40:04 PM Laurie Johns and Nancy Doll Iowa Farm Bureau, FBL Financial Group Continue Support of Iowa Hunger Summit and Focus on Food Security for All...
View ArticleLife-Changing Mini-Marts in Northern Kenya
This is a guest post by Kathleen Colson, founder and CEO of The BOMA Project, a partner of Segal Family Foundation. On September 19, Ntiriswa Lesurkukwa rose at 5 a.m. to milk her camel and prepare a...
View ArticleDestination Unknown - October 13, 2014 (Indiana Pacers)
(Source: Indiana Pacers) I've never been what you'd call a foodie. I like what I like, which means that if you put a slab of meat, a baked potato, and a salad in front of me, you will never hear a...
View ArticleRead more (Oxfam International)
(Source: Oxfam International) Rising food costs, climate change and dramatic changes in land tenure are increasing the reality of hunger and leaving food-insecure people feeling they "are rated as the...
View ArticleHalftime Rewind: Pacers 44, Mavericks 43 (Preseason) (Indiana Pacers)
(Source: Indiana Pacers) Halftime Rewind A strong close to the first half gave the Pacers a 44-43 lead over the Mavericks after two quarters in Sunday's preseason tilt in Dallas. The Mavs had taken a...
View Article>Houston Food Bank to Serve Thousands of Solar-Powered Meals with Renewable...
The renewable power from the 280 solar panel array is expected to generate the equivalent of two meals per hour, thanks to contributions from Green Mountain Energy Sun Club® and NRG Energy Houston, TX...
View ArticleKnorr provides one million school meals on World Food Day (Unilever plc)
(Source: Unilever plc) 15/10/2014 London. 15th October 2014: On World Food Day (16th October 2014), Knorr is partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)1 rallying people globally to...
View ArticleToronto students play nice with rice
High school students from Heydon Park Secondary School, Thistletown Collegiate Institute and Western Tech, where truly hungry for a challenge when rolled up their sleeves recently to compete in the...
View ArticleKnorr Provides One Million School Meals on World Food Day
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On World Food Day (October 16, 2014), Knorr is partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)1 rallying people globally to pledge their support...
View ArticleViola Davis Talks About Growing Up Poor, Says, "I Did Everything to Get...
During her speech, the actress said the only childhood photo of herself, which shows her as a little girl with a little ponytail. "That's me. That's who I remember every time I wake up. She speaks to...
View ArticleFamily-Owned Soybean Farms Help Feed America, World The Soyfoods Association...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- World Food Day is fast approaching and this Oct. 16, the focus will be on the 500 million family farmers in the world as a solution to end hunger....
View ArticleFood Security Legislation Moves Forward
Thursday, October 16, is World Food Day -- an important occasion to reflect on the significant progress that has been made over the past decade toward fighting global hunger and malnutrition. The job,...
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