by webgeek | Oct 8, 2013 | Blog
With budgets tight and getting tighter by the day, hunger relief agencies are looking for additional resources to expand programs or help them meet the demand for emergency food. For some agencies the need is for increased shelving in their pantries, for others it may...
by webgeek | Oct 1, 2013 | Blog
SNAP & WIC By Christy Felling Public Relations Director for Share Our Strength, October 1, 2013 As the clock struck midnight in Washington last night, the bitterly divided...
by webgeek | Sep 18, 2013 | Blog
The recession has meant that high numbers of all types of households have been struggling to purchase adequate food, but households with children suffered extraordinarily high rates, according to a new national report released today. In surveys running for five...
by webgeek | Ago 28, 2013 | Blog
Hunger in Our Schools: Teachers Report 2013*, a recent survey commissioned by Share Our Strength, shows three of four teachers and principals reported seeing children in their schools regularly coming to school hungry. When so much depends on our children getting a...
by webgeek | Ago 27, 2013 | Blog
With Arkansas children back in school, we have shifted our focus away from Summer Meals programs and back to making sure kids have access to nutritious meals and snacks in the evening. For many children who eat a free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school, it...
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...