by webgeek | Jun 26, 2013 | Blog
On Thursday evening, June 20th, members of the Arkansas Legislative Hunger Caucus, First Lady Ginger Beebe, Event Co-chairs Debra Wolfe Sheppard and Courtney Sheppard, leaders of business and industry, hunger advocates, guest chefs and artists raised a near-record...
by webgeek | Jun 19, 2013 | Blog
We need your help! As you know, the House of Representatives is taking up the Farm Bill today. Drastic cuts and harmful policy changes to SNAP are on the table, causing more than two million households to lose SNAP benefits entirely, more than 200,000 kids to lose...
by webgeek | May 20, 2013 | Blog
This is such a powerful message from Share Our Strength’s Bill Shore, that I wanted to share it with all of you. It puts a face on what SNAP and SNAP Ed means to millions of Americans. Nancy Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressional committees voted to cut...
by webgeek | May 16, 2013 | Blog
Congress is considering cutting between $4.1 Billion and $20.5 Billion in SNAP and SNAP-education funding over the next 10 years. As our members of Congress decide about the fate of the some 2 million+ people (200,000 of whom will be children) who will lose SNAP...
by webgeek | May 15, 2013 | Blog
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, as lead partner in the Arkansas No Kid Hungry campaign, brought Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program to Arkansas two years ago as part of a pilot program focusing on nutrition education. Now, as we have completed our first...
by webgeek | May 2, 2013 | Blog
For kids, summertime should mean food, friends and fun, but for many it’s a time of food hardship and uncertainty. Many low income Arkansas families report it is especially hard to make ends meet in the summer when children who normally participate in the national...
