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Thanks to the Association of Arizona Food Banks for sharing this story that truly shows how important SNAP benefits are in helping keeping families fed and nourished. Unfortunately, the story didn't mention the family accessing food pantries or food banks in the area to supplement their nutrition. This is why it's so important for everyone in the community to be informed about services and agencies available to assist families during emergencies. #TogetherWeCanEndHunger in #Arizona
Mother: Surviving on food stamps highly stressful
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APACHE JUNCTION — About a week before the end of every month, anxiety sets in for one Apache Junction mother of two, who asked to remain anonymous.
Every volunteer we have is important in making a difference in the lives of hungry people. Jess Kurti is a special volunteer because she plans to volunteer at every Feeding America partner food bank across the country to learn more about hunger and how to end it. She's visited about 50 food banks so far and today we were lucky to have Jess assist in our Help Yourself program. Thank you to Jess and to all our volunteers.
Do you know how many people in your community are hungry? Find out here:
www.feedingamerica.org
Millions of American families & children face food insecurity. View Feeding America's interactive map of hunger rates in your community & across the U.S.
A huge thank you to Dutch Bros. Coffee!!!! Their "Dutch Luv" campaign from Valentine's Day ended up raising enough money to create 125,548 meals for hungry people in the East Valley and eastern Arizona. #DutchBros #DutchLuv #GiveWhereYouLive
http://dutchbros.com/news/dutch-luv-one-can-at-a-time
GRANTS PASS, Ore. Dutch Luv, Serving Our Communities One Can at a Time
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. (Feb. 4, 2015) – This Valentine’s Day, 240 Dutch Bros. Coffee locations will be collecting nonperishable food for community food banks.
Come join in the fun at Tempe Empty Bowls. Going on until 2 pm today at Sixth Street Park off Mill and 6th Street in Tempe.
Check out this piece from the Phoenix New Times that mentions Tempe Empty Bowls happening today and tomorrow from 11 am – 2 pm. Come join us if you have a chance and support the Food Bank and our partners @Tempe Community Action Agency.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/bella/2015/02/best_things_eat_drink_phoenix_february_21.php
3 Best Things to Eat and Drink This Weekend in Metro Phoenix
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Looking for something to do this weekend in Phoenix? We've got the best food and drink events in town.
Tomorrow and Saturday, we all have the chance to help Tempe Community Action Agency and United Food Bank by participating in Tempe Empty Bowls. This is a free event where attendees can purchase hand-crafted ceramic bowls for $10 and receive a simple bowl of soup and bread from Whole Foods Market, reminding us of what many people around the world eat for the entire day.
Friday, Feb. 20th: 6th Street Park Tempe – 11 am – 2 pm
Saturday, Feb 21st: Tempe Library Complex – 11 am – 2 pm
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Purchase a bowl for a $10 donation and Whole Foods Market Tempe will provide a simple meal of soup and bread (symbolic of the caloric intake that must sustain many around the world for an entire day).
Don't forget-tomorrow Dutch Bros. Coffee is supporting United Food Bank with Dutch Luv Day! $1 of every coffee sold will go to support United Food Bank and our programs. Share the "luv" and share this post!
Dutch Bros. Coffee is showing us the "luv" this week as they prepare for Dutch Luv Day, this Saturday the 14th. Every day this week, we've had teams from Dutch Bros. volunteering with us and they have sorted through enough food to provide 25,363 meals for hungry people in our community.
This Saturday, Dutch Bros. will be supporting United Food Bank by donating $1 of each coffee sold. Visit your nearby Dutch Bros. and help them reach their goal of $20,000!
Thank you to the East Valley Retired Teachers Association and Dutch Bros. Coffee for volunteering with us this morning!
Check out this great article about the recent donation we received from Ikes Love and Sandwiches. Their generosity will allow us to provide over 15,000 meals to hungry people in our community. #whyifeed
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/mesa/article_eab1ad18-ae63-11e4-a62a-e3597a785d55.html
Mesa sandwich shop makes large donation to United Food Bank
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In the name of Mesa sandwich shop Ike’s Love & Sandwiches, you notice the word “love” comes before “sandwiches.” That’s because the gourmet sandwich destination is just as dedicated to giving back to the community as it is to dishing out quality grub.
This Saturday, February 14th, Dutch Bro's Coffee is donating $1 from every drink sold to United Food Bank! Help spread the word … share this link with all of your friends … and share some "Dutch Luv" with someone you love! #whyIfeed
This Saturday, we will be hosting another community citrus drop at the Tempe Library Complex at Rural and Southern in Tempe from 9:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M. Come donate your citrus if you're nearby.
https://unitedfoodbank.org/get-involved/citrus/
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Citrus gleaning is a long-standing program for United Food Bank and provides a great opportunity to qualified homeowners in Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Apache Junction, and Queen Creek to donate their excess ripe fruit while helping hungry people in their community. United Food Bank has been ver…
We are so thankful to have partners like Ikes Love and Sandwiches and Ike's Place!. Our holiday food drive at their Mesa and Tempe locations fell short of its goal of 15,000 meals, so Ike's made up the difference with a huge donation to reach and exceed the goal. Now almost 16,000 meals will be distributed. Thanks to everyone at Ike's for their support of United Food Bank.
At United Food Bank, we always encourage the acceptance of everyone and strongly oppose discrimination of any kind. In fact, all agencies we work with must abide by our Nondiscrimination Disclosure Statement. That is why United Food Bank is proud to be a signing member of the City of Mesa's One Mesa Pledge. You can sign the pledge here! #OneMesa Pledge #NextMesa
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One Mesa Pledge
Grand total for Scouting for Food was 132,000 pounds. Thanks to all our Scout troops for all their hard work this week! Your work makes a huge difference to the hungry people we serve.
We are already at 67,800 pounds of food from the Boy Scouts of America Scouting for Food. Do you think we'll hit 100,000?
Thanks to the Association of Arizona Food Banks for sharing. Great letter to the editor about the impact of poverty on child health not only now, but in the future. #TogetherWeCanSolveHunger
www.nytimes.com
Sandra G. Hassink, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, responds to an online column by Charles M. Blow.
If you have seen fliers in your neighborhood from the Boy Scouts of America Grand Canyon Council about Scouting for Food, please support the food drive as troops collect food this Saturday. It's the largest one-day food drive across the country for the Scouts and makes a huge impact to local food banks.
Thanks to Smiles on Southern for hosting a funds drive for us! For every fluoride treatment, they donated $10 to the Food Bank.
Check out a couple pictures from the Association of Arizona Food Banks' Saturday bean bagging event at the LDS Mesa Cannery. The giant bags/pallets of beans were individually bagged into 1-pound bags totaling almost 10,000 pounds for the day. Here are our very own Rayna Palmer, Chief Operations Officer and Jeff Bender, Agency Relations Coordinator at the event. Thanks to all the UFB Volunteers who showed up. The beans will be distributed to all Arizona food banks by the association.
We are very fortunate to be present at Lutheran Social Services of Southwest's Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to recognize their work. It's through the work of agencies and volunteers like them that we can accomplish our mission of feeding hungry people.
Our partners at Tempe Community Action Agency and their volunteers were recognized at the Tempe MLK Diversity Awards. We really couldn't accomplish our work without partner agencies and their volunteers. Thank you to all of TCAA's volunteers for all your work.
Congratulations to the TCAA Food Pantry Volunteers. They were recognized at the Tempe MLK Diversity Awards dinner over the weekend.
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.
