The Mount Union Food Bank is a mission of the Mount Union Ministerium and, as such, is supported by volunteers and contributions from member churches. The food bank is also supported by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, businesses and organizations. Kennard and Kay Coons are the food bank’s new coordinators, assuming duties following the recent…
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App helps California volunteers prevent food waste
California is starting to require grocery stores and restaurants to donate unsold food, but businesses need help getting it to hungry people. Many people struggle to afford food. But every day, grocery stores and restaurants toss tons of unsold food in the trash. From there, it ends up in landfills, where it decomposes and releases…
Face of those needing food help changing
A line of men, unshaven and in rumpled overcoats, waiting for a meal from a soup kitchen is often the image many have when they think of the hungry wanting a handout. The image is of bums, unwilling to find a job or choosing drugs rather than an honest day’s work, said Leah, sitting at…
Second Harvest Goes Beyond Distributing Food in Its Fight Against Food Insecurity
‘We’re keeping food out of the landfill and offering a service to our clients’ Since 1978, Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee has been an invaluable asset in the efforts to fight food insecurity. Roughly 1 in 8 people in the region faces issues of hunger on a daily basis. In 2021, by collecting and distributing…
CAMPBELL’S® CHUNKY® UNVEILS ‘CHUNKY SACKS HUNGER’ PROGRAM; PLEDGES TO DONATE ONE MILLION MEALS THIS NFL SEASON
CAMDEN, N.J., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For 25 years, Campbell’s® Chunky® has answered the call to fight food insecurity in partnership with the NFL. To further inspire NFL fans to join the fight, Chunky announced the formation of ‘Chunky Sacks Hunger’ – a program to fight food insecurity and donate one million meals* to people in need this NFL season through a…
ECENTA Digital Helps Feed My Starving Children
ECENTA Digital teammates in Phoenix, AZ volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and helped create enough meals to feed 166 children for an entire year in Nicaragua.
Helping the helpers: Soup Kitchen provides more than food
Some have had to reduce hours or services and others are using reserve funds to continue. Although these groups receive funding from Prairieland United Way, those funds are also limited and were already allocated before the budget battle began. As a way to raise awareness and support for some of these agencies, Prairieland United Way…
7 Year Old Finds Discarded Lotto Ticket Uses Funds To Feed Homeless – YouTube
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‘Feed My Starving Children’ charity bags up food in Cape Girarde
A “Feed My Starving Children” event at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau brought in more than 3,600 volunteers to bag up food for those in need on Sunday, Dec. 4. Tables were filled with people as they bagged pouches filled with rice, soy, vegetables and vitamins. The organization’s goal was to bag up one million bags…
This Food Truck Gives Free Burritos to the Homeless
The Share A Meal food truck is giving LA’s homeless population a dignified — and delicious! — dining experience. Click here for more information on how to donate or volunteer for Share a Meal.