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Reducing Childhood Food Insecurity
A Look at Progress: Map the Meal Gap At No Kid Hungry Arkansas, we’re committed to ending childhood hunger, and while the latest Map the Meal Gap data shows an uptick in the number of children experiencing hunger in 2022, it's important to recognize the tremendous...
Alliance commends USDA for increasing Emergency SNAP Benefits
Along with our partner Food Research & Action Center, the Alliance commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture for approving $1 billion per month in additional food assistance to SNAP participants. This will make a difference in the lives of many Arkansans in need...
Arkansas moves up in national school breakfast participation ranking
Arkansas has moved up from #6 to #5 in the Food Research and Action Center’s national ranking of school breakfast participation, according to a recent report. During the 2019-2020 school year, Arkansas grew from 66.3% to 67.8% of low-income students who participated...
Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson support the Plating Change initiative
The Alliance is excited to share this video message from Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, longtime supporters of the No Kid Hungry campaign and our partners on Marcus Lemonis's Plating Change initiative in Arkansas! We are so grateful to Mary and Ted for their support...
Alliance partners with three legacy Arkansas restaurants on Plating Change initiative
The Alliance is excited to announce that we have partnered with Doe's Eat Place, Trio's Restaurant and Lindsey's BBQ & Hospitality House on Marcus Lemonis's Plating Change initiative! A pledge by Lemonis of $35,000 to Trio’s and Doe’s and $40,000 to Lindsey’s BBQ...
Support the Alliance in one-day only Walmart MLK Day of Giving campaign
The Alliance is excited to share that today, January 18, Walmart is hosting a one-day ONLY online MLK Day of Giving Campaign, during which they will match $2 for every $1 — up to $2 million — donated to the Walmart Spark Fund for Charities at CAF, which will then be...
Alliance partners with Yellow Rocket Concepts on matching campaign to fight hunger in Arkansas
We are so excited to announce the launch of our new campaign with Yellow Rocket Concepts, the hospitality group behind many of your favorite Arkansas restaurants —Big Orange, ZAZA Fine Salad + Wood-Oven Pizza Co, Heights Taco & Tamale Co., Local Lime, Lost Forty...
FRAC Applauds Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill, Long-Term Investments Still Needed
As our partner Food Research & Action Center shared in the statement linked below, the Alliance applauds the bipartisan COVID relief bill recently passed by Congressional leaders — including the 15% increase to SNAP benefits that hunger relief advocates worked so...
Upcoming: the launch of our Road Runner Stores promo!
The Alliance is excited to announce the launch of our partnership with Road Runner Stores! Starting at our launch event on Friday, December 18, each of the five Road Runner locations in Little Rock will feature one Community Pump: 3 cents from every gallon of...
FRAC: Afterschool meals and programs critical part of COVID-19 recovery
Afterschool meals + programs have played a crucial role in the response to COVID-19. Check out this blog post from our partner Food Research & Action Center to learn more about how these programs have responded to increased need, and what policy changes...
Help the Alliance support low-income military families
Due to a technical barrier, low-income military families have long been prevented from SNAP eligibility. That's why the Alliance has signed on to this letter, organized by our partner MAZON, to urge the Senate committee to prioritize the Military Family Basic Needs...
What 501(c)(3)s can do this election season to fight food insecurity
As our partner Food Research & Action Center points out, anti-hunger organizations play an important role in strengthening our democracy. While our organizations are non-partisan, we encourage everyone to register to vote and to vote so they can have a say...
PBS: The age-old practice of ‘gleaning’ is feeding people during the pandemic
With 13 garden plots in five different counties, the Alliance's Arkansas Gleaning Project has gleaned over 219,000 pounds of fresh produce in 2020 — all through the hard work of our gardening team, Full Circle FarmCorps service members, and 277 amazing...
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