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Have you signed up for Hike for Hunger yet? Don't miss this beautiful Usery Mountain hike in April, and a fantastic chance to help the hungry in our community!
March is National Nutrition Month! How do you like to incorporate fruits/veggies into your meals?
A healthy meal starts with more fruits and vegetables! Remember to fill ½ your plate with these two food groups. What’s your favorite way to incorporate fruits and vegetables into a meal? http://go.usa.gov/BzYm
Do you know what hunger looks like in #Arizona? Great interactive map, county by county, to help you understand where and how Arizona is fighting hunger, via Feeding America http://bit.ly/1dw0JR4
Map the Meal Gap | Food Insecurity in your County
feedingamerica.org
2011 Child Food Insecurity information added to the Map the Meal Gap interactive map.
Happy National School Breakfast Week! So what does that mean for our students' success?
Take Action: Support School Breakfast
www.neahin.org
Did you know that 16 million students go to school hungry? Take action to support school breakfast and a healthy start for every student.
How the #SNAP (Food Stamp) Program helps kids:
Food stamp program may reduce food insecurity for children
news.yahoo.com
By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A program that provides nutrition assistance to millions of low-income families may be linked to improved well-being among children, according to a new study. Researchers found that children in households who participated in the Supplemental Nutrition A…
Tempe Leadership and Whole Foods Market Tempe are keeping busy! Thanks to everyone who stopped by so far, but there's still plenty of time to go grocery shopping today! Don't forget that 5% of net profits will benefit the Fresh Truck project, which will deliver nutritious produce to the neighborhoods that need it most.
Today's the day! Stop by the Whole Foods Market Tempe today for your grocery shopping, and 5% of net profits will go to the Tempe Leadership Fresh Truck project to help us bring nutritious produce into the neighborhoods that need it most.
Thank you to everyone who helped support Tempe Empty Bowls this past weekend! Truly incredible to see the community come together to help take care of our neighbors.
Well, the preliminary results are in. Tempe Empty Bowls raised over $19,000 to support hunger programs in our community. Thanks to all of you!!!!!!!
Good to see such celebrated chefs doing their part to end #hunger in the US!
These 8 Chefs Are Leading the Charge Against Hunger
www.takepart.com
These well-known chefs know the value of good meals—and they want everyone in America to have access to them.
Inspirational way to help eliminate food waste and instead feed our communities from Food Recovery Network: http://bit.ly/1hbicjb
This Guy Was Shocked At The Amount Of Food His College Cafeteria Threw Away. So He Did Something.
www.upworthy.com
Here's how a student turned over 200,000 pounds of "waste" into something life-sustaining.
Make sure to stop by Whole Foods Market Tempe tomorrow! 5% of net proceeds will go to the Tempe Leadership Fresh Truck project, helping us get nutritious produce into the neighborhoods that need it most. Share and remind your friends!
So what does Food Security even mean? Check out this great video via PBS Food on the Lexicon of Sustainability. http://bit.ly/1fOnJIj
Food Waste | The Lexicon of Sustainability | PBS Food
Did you know nearly 40 percent of food that's grown, distributed, and bought never gets eaten? Learn why "ugly" food gets a bad rap. Through actions like foo…
HUGE thank you to everyone who attended and participated in Tempe Empty Bowls this past Friday and Saturday. All proceeds will go to benefit both Tempe Community Action Agency as well as United Food Bank, and are directly helping to feed and strengthen our community. And thank you to Whole Foods Market Tempe for supplying soup and bread! #OneMillionStrong
Tempe Empty Bowls was a fantastic event! Thank you to Tempe Community Action Agency for putting it together, and Whole Foods Market Tempe for the fantastic soup. #OneMillionStrong
Incredible ceramics at the Tempe Empty Bowls, where proceeds went to both Tempe Community Action Agency and United Food Bank (with soup provided by Whole Foods Market Tempe!)
Some of our fantastic United Food Bank staff helping out at Tempe Empty Bowls. Thank you to everyone who participated!
Curious about your local farmer's market? Fresh, local produce is a fantastic way to incorporate more nutrition into your life and also support your community. Check here to see if there's a farmers' market near you: http://bit.ly/1gwISIt
Arizona Community Farmers Markets
www.arizonacommunityfarmersmarkets.com
Arizona Community Farmers Markets in Carefree, Anthem, Sun City, Avondale, ASU Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria and Phoenix, with locally grown produce and food products.
A healthy community is a happy community. Stop by Day 2 of Tempe Empty Bowls tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-2! $10 handmade ceramic bowls, soup from Whole Foods Market Tempe, and proceeds benefit Tempe Community Action Agency and United Food Bank! http://bit.ly/1nKOzp0
Tempe Empty Bowls event helps fight hunger
www.azcentral.com
Tempe Empty Bowls event helps fight hunger,The 13th annual Tempe Empty Bowls blends art, food, entertainment and a good cause.
Stop on by for Tempe Empty Bowls from 11-2 today!
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See y'all at Sixth Street Park in downtown Tempe today from 11 to 2!
Want to grab lunch tomorrow or Saturday? Share the good news with your friends!
Head on over to Tempe Empty Bowls where $10 gets you a handmade ceramic bowl and delicious soup from Whole Foods. Proceeds benefit Tempe Community Action Agency and United Food Bank, helping us be #OneMillionStrong. http://bit.ly/1nKOzp0
Tempe Empty Bowls event helps fight hunger
www.azcentral.com
Tempe Empty Bowls event helps fight hunger,The 13th annual Tempe Empty Bowls blends art, food, entertainment and a good cause.
Thank you to Dutch Bros Arizona and everyone who participated in #DutchLuv day! Together we raised 13,120 pounds of food–truly incredible! And thank you also to Move For Hunger who helped us with donation pick ups. Way to show your community some love! #OneMillionStrong
Why spread the word about hunger in Arizona this #HungerAction Month? We've got 478,420 reasons. That's how many kids are food insufficient in AZ. You can help make a difference. Please SHARE!
Community Food Bank of Arizona in Tucson also helps fight hunger in AZ. We all have to work together. Join the fight against Child Hunger. #Arizona #HungerAction
Want to be a virtual volunteer? Please Repin! 1 in 4 children in AZ don't know where their next meal is coming from. We can make a difference together. #hunger #poverty #Arizona #Phoenix
1 in 5 children face hunger. Visit feedingamerica.org to learn how you can help us in the fight against hunger!
How much do you know about hunger and poverty in the US? Take Feeding America's Hunger Facts Quiz.
Our Backpack Program provides backpacks full of food to children in need every week. The packs are delivered to schools across eastern Maricopa and eastern AZ, then discreetly distributed to children in need. #hunger #poverty
83 percent of all SNAP benefits go to households with a a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person.
This graphic was created by Child Hunger Corps member, Liz, who is currently at Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.
Find out how you can help us fight child hunger
FREE State By State Food Bank List: Get FREE Help With Groceries
76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck #poverty
How many children are faced with hunger in your area? Feeding America's new Map the Meal Gap report found that 29.9% of kids in Arizona are food insufficient. #AZ
Can you imagine trying to make it through a 110° AZ day without water? WATCH and learn what a simple, donated bottle of water means to the homeless. #FoodDriveFriday
Food waste and hunger are connected.
Food Facts Please LIKE, REPIN, ! cool #foodfacts #foodfact
50 million Americans are food insecure. 17 million of them are children. Learn more about hunger.
Infographic: Map the Meal Gap at a Glance #hunger
Infographic: Understanding Food Insecurity
Such an interesting tool – Think food stamps are something used only by people in far-away, poor communities? Think again. A handy interactive tool from Slate.com will show you just how many folks right in your own community rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), otherwise known as food stamps.
Senior Poverty and Hunger are Worse Than You Think.
Very informative documentary about senior hunger produced by AARP Rhode Island – Hungry in the West End – All Episodes #AARP
10 Items Food Banks Need #foodassistance #donate #foodbank #hunger #poverty
Joel Berg: How To End Hunger In America-Part 2
United Food Bank posted a photo:
Students presented their hand drawn cards to our Chief Development Officer Jayson.
