Food Stamps are Sole Income for Close to 6 Million Americans
New York Times Article Details Skyrocketing Number Of Recipients With No Cash Aid
Frequent readers of the STOP Hunger eZine are familiar with our coverage of the critical safety net provided to low-income Americans by the Food Stamp Program, now called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program or SNAP. An eye-opening front page article in the New York Times on January 3, 2010 brought to light just how essential SNAP food benefits have become to a surprisingly large sub-group of recipients—the close to six million Americans for whom food stamps is their only source of income.
Read MoreHelp STOP Hunger On Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary
Before there was an Environmental Protection Agency, the threat of global warming, or carbon footprint tracking, there was the very first Earth Day in 1970. Now, 40 years later, Americans committed to the health of our planet and the well-being of its people are celebrating Earth Day 2010 on April 22 with creative ways to help feed those in need.
If you live near Ithaca, New York, The Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth, has planned a variety of activities. Events funded by a national supermarket chain include learning how to reduce your ecological footprint to help end world hunger and presentations from local organizations Roots & Shoots and Dilmun Hill Student Farm, Cornell University’s student-run organic farm.
Food Hardship Crosses All State Lines: FRAC Report Details Geography of Hunger
A recent report from the Food Research Action Center (FRAC) shines a penetrating light on the extent of food hardship—defined as lack of money to buy food that families need—in every corner of the nation. FRAC analyzed data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index project, breaking it down nationally and by state, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs,) and congressional district.
April is Sodexo Servathon Month
Make This The Year You Join The Thousands Of Dedicated Sodexo Participants
One of the most visible annual efforts to fulfill Sodexo and the Sodexo Foundation’s mission to end hunger in the U.S. is the Sodexo Servathon. Throughout the month of April, thousands of committed Sodexo employees unite to raise funds, serve meals in their communities, coordinate food donations and develop new ways to help feed hungry neighbors. With 49 million Americans at risk of hunger, including some 17 million children, the need for organization and service has never been needed more.
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About Sodexo Foundation
The Sodexo Foundation is an independent charitable organization sponsoring and supporting initiatives that tackle the root causes of hunger in the U.S., with particular focus on helping children and their families. Since its founding in 1999, the Sodexo Foundation has made more than $12.7 million in grants to fight hunger in America.