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Food drive is a group effort

hunger — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:17:16 -0500

In Duluth, four food shelves benefit from the food drive: The Union Gospel Mission, Churches United in Ministry, the Salvation Army and Vineyard Christian Fellowship. They’ll divvy the food up in the coming days.

CHUM got about 40,000 pounds of food last year. It gives away about 5,000 pounds of food a week, so the Letter Carriers Food Drive should last the food shelf about two months.

Coleman praises farm bill

hunger — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:13:03 -0500

A version of the 2007 Farm Bill is on its way to both the U.S. House and Senate, where Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., is confident it will pass.

If everything goes smoothly, he said, the $300 billion, five-year bill could be on President Bush’s desk by the end of next week. Whether Bush will sign the bill is the biggest unknown that remains.

Food crisis hits middle class here, abroad

hunger — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:28:53 -0500

It’s not just the poor who are suffering from the global food crisis. More middle-class people are having trouble feeding themselves. Sean Cole visits a family in Minnesota.

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By a Thread The New Experience of America's Middle Class

hunger — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:07:05 -0500

By A Thread: The New Experience of America’s Middle Class is the first comprehensive report to measure economic stability across the American middle class. Based on national data, By A Thread is also the first in a series of reports and briefing papers that will utilize the new “Middle Class Security Index” developed by IASP/Brandeis and the non-partisan policy center Demos.

FARM BILL CONFERENCE AGREEMENT CONTAINS SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC NUTRITION IMPROVEMENTS

hunger — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:26:52 -0500

The 2008 Farm Bill conference agreement makes numerous improvements in domestic food assistance programs to help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices.

This report features state-by-state data on some of these improvements, including the dollar value of additional benefits and the number of people who would benefit.

SCHAFER ANNOUNCES PURCHASES OF UP TO $50 MILLION IN PORK PRODUCTS

hunger — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:25:23 -0500

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2008 – Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced USDA’s plan to purchase up to $50 million of pork products which will be donated to child nutrition and other domestic food assistance programs.

Summer Food Programs: Conducting Outreach through Utility Companies

hunger — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:46:13 -0500

A number of state and local anti-hunger advocates have been able to get their utility companies to help with summer food outreach. They work directly with their utility companies to get them to include the information in the bills they send out. If you are thinking about taking this approach, you should contact the utility company as soon as possible.

On food stamps and still hungry

hunger — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:11:19 -0500

Food prices are way up – more than 5% in the past 3 months alone. For many of the 28 million people on food stamps, that means empty fridges. Advocates say Washington needs to step in.

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Food bank reports more people seeking assistance

hunger — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:49:27 -0500

International Falls Hunger Coalition reported that 44 more households visited the food shelf in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same time period in 2007, representing an increase of 11 percent.

Pork, chicken next on inflationary list

hunger — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:48:28 -0500

Food inflation hit 4 percent last year, up from 2.4 percent in 2006. While beef prices already were high, chicken and pork prices didn’t reflect record costs for feed and fuel. That’s poised to change as chicken and pig producers who have been losing money slaughter more animals.