by Beth | Nov 23, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Some 38 million people in America are considered “food insecure” — they have trouble finding the money to keep food on the table. NPR profiles families who have faced hunger in three different settings: rural, suburban and urban America.Hunger Hidden...
by Beth | Nov 21, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
According to USA Today … As Hurricane Katrina donations reach near-record levels, some food banks in the USA are seeing bare shelves as they prepare for Thanksgiving and winter. Food donations are down 12% in Los Angeles, 30% in New York City and more than 50%...
by Beth | Oct 18, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Vatican, Oct. 17 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) said that hunger and malnutrition are scandals, caused by selfishness, in a message to the director general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Pope’s message...
by Beth | Oct 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
St. John’s Bread and Life will both be featured and supported on this year’s Hungerthon broadcast. As you may know Hungerthon joins together WHY, radio stations, corporations, and individual donors to fight the hunger and poverty problem that affects 37 million...
by Beth | Aug 22, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
UN World Food Programme launches Food Force.com, a rich-media game targeted at 8-13 year-olds.The site is also rich in ideas about how to combat hunger. Food-Force
