Childhood Hunger
Childhood Hunger in the News
A look at Share Our Strength news and hunger and poverty headlines. Here are the ten most recent articles.
May 18
Cooking Matters: How To Make Healthy Eating Easier On The Wallet? Change The Calculation.
Cooking Matters was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition for a piece on a new USDA study showing healthy food isn’t more expensive....
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May 14
SNAP: What Farm Bill Cuts Mean To Nutrition Programs
Richard G. King, executive director of the Food Bank of Northeast Louisiana, points out the dangerous ramifications of cutting nutritional programs....
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May 8
SNAP: House Votes To Slash
The House Budget Committee voted yesterday to cut funding for “food stamps, health insurance and other aid for the poor to avoid planned cuts in defense spending.”...
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April 23
Summer Meals: Orlando Gets Ready For Summer
Orange County, FL, is getting the word out about summer meals....
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April 23
School Meals: The Importance of a Healthy Breakfast
The New York Times ran an editorial about the importance of school breakfast in the class room in New York City....
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April 18
SCHOOL MEALS: North Carolina Takes On Breakfast
Wake County schools in North Carolina are seeing successes after implementing universal breakfast....
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April 18
SNAP: SNAP's Effect On Poverty
NPR’s blog “The Salt” highlights new findings that show how much the food stamp program helped families weather the recent economic recession....
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April 10
School Meals: School Breakfast in West Virginia
Mingo County stages breakfast revolution in schools....
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April 10
Poverty: The Critical Role of SNAP Benefits
The Economic Research Service reports on the effect SNAP (food stamps) has on alleviating poverty in the U.S....
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April 2
School Meals: Making A Difference In Wisconsin
Program helps keep hunger at bay during class in Wisconsin....
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