Requests from food bank climbing
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:03:00 GMT
Requests at the local food bank have nearly doubled in the last two years and 60 percent of students at the school are on food assistance, part of a national trend that found 50 million
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Ocean Atlantic joins food drive
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:47:00 GMT
participating in the Delaware Does More Campaign, a special effort organized by United Way of Delaware and the Food Bank of Delaware to generate food to ensure Delaware is ready to meet what most agree will be a significant spike in demand for social
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Vermont's hungry fed, for now
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:12:00 GMT
Just last week, the food shelf in Newport ran out of turkeys for families in need. But days before the holiday, the community rallied with necessary donations. People provided enough money for the food shelf
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Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty'
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:38:00 GMT
was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood. How could it be true in the land of plenty, in the midst of an obesity epidemic, skeptics wondered. Surprisingly,
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