Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance is moving! Effective December 1, 2024, our new office address will be: 200 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1300, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

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Little Rock, AR 72201

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Fax: 501-399-9996

2024 Arkansas College Hunger Summit Recap

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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Q & A with Natalie Shalin

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.

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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.

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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...

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