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2024 Arkansas College Hunger Summit Recap
On Thursday, October 24, the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance hosted the 2024 Arkansas College Hunger Summit, gathering approximately 120 students from over 25 colleges and universities across the state. The event, held at the Centre at University Park, provided a full...
Arkansas Launches New Program to Improve Food Access for Kids During Summer Break
Summer is a time when many children lose access to the free and reduced-price meals they get at school, and households might need a little extra help putting meals on the table. This summer Arkansas is launching Summer EBT, a new grocery benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out.
Liam Suggests School Breakfast Month Recipes
To honor Arkansas School Breakfast Month, Chef Liam shares his favorite breakfast recipes! English Muffin Breakfast Sandwich 30 Minutes; 6 Ingredients; 2 Servings Ingredients •1 small tomato •2 cups fresh spinach •2 whole wheat English muffins •1 teaspoon canola oil...
Message from Alliance CEO Kathy Webb
As the end of my time as CEO of the Alliance approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the people I’ve been privileged to work with—the Alliance team and Board of Directors, our many partners across the state, a lot of elected officials, and above all, Arkansans struggling...
Food Sourcing & Logistics is gearing up for a great year!
WHAT IS THE ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE FOOD SOURCING DEPARTMENT?
“It is our job to source nutritious food for our food bank members.” –Michelle Shope, Director of Food Sourcing & Logistics
Alliance Ambassadors Elect Officers
We are pleased to announce that the Alliance Ambassadors have voted in new officers for the inaugural 2023-2024 cohort. Congratulations to Laterika Tooks, Melissa Joiner, Chloe Cunningham, Adrien Mitchell, Ashlynn Bowman, and Will Zee Tidwell! They will each serve in their roles until the next cohort of Alliance Ambassadors are recruited in the fall of 2024. The Alliance Ambassadors are a group of folks between 18-30 years old in Central Arkansas united by a shared passion for their community and being part of the Alliance’s efforts to end hunger in Arkansas.
A new study reveals that despite increasing demand for WIC, states are struggling to reach all the women, children and infants eligible for the program.
Expanding access to the WIC program is a priority for the Alliance. WIC not only supplies supplemental foods high in nutritional value, the program also provides caregivers other important components including nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and health referrals. Did you know that mothers aren’t the only people who qualify for WIC?
Guest Writer: Cathy May
“Traveling Arkansas with WIC” by Cathy May, Director of SNAP Programs & WIC Outreach
On the last day of July and the first few of steamy August, I was fortunate to tag along with Arkansas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Branch Chief Mitzi Fritschen as she squired National WIC Association visitors around our beautiful state.
Q & A with Natalie Shalin
This summer, Natalie Shalin, an Alliance summer intern, produced a moving 30-minute documentary about our SNAP team. We wanted to know more about Nat and asked her to answer a few questions.
Katrina’s SNAP Challenge
Our volunteer, Katrina Bishop took the SNAP Challenge last month and offers her thoughts about what it was like to live on such a limited food budget.
30 Ways to Take Action
September is Hunger Action Month Every September the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance joins the six Feeding America food banks in Arkansas and hunger relief groups across the country to raise awareness about and take action against hunger. How can you help? We’ve got...
Hunger Action Recipes
We asked “Chef Laim” to share Cooking Matters recipes he selected for Hunger Action Month.
Why More Arkansas Students Enjoy School Meals at No Cost this Fall
Delve in SB477: Impacting 49,000 Arkansas Children There was some good news being shared by child nutrition directors at school districts all across the state as students returned to school this fall – those students who qualify for reduced-price school meals would be...
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