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Hunger Action Month: How You Can Help

September marks Hunger Action Month and national nonprofit Feeding America is calling upon individuals and communities to get involved in the fight against domestic hunger.To help achieve this, Feeding America has launched its 30 Ways in 30 Days campai… Continue reading

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Glenn Beck, President Obama, and the Hunger for Purpose in Times of Transition

This is a time of great transition for the country. The way we have long approached our lives is no longer viable — and what will replace it is still not clear. And with virtually every institution that once provided stability to American life now in … Continue reading

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‘Mockingjay’ Author Suzanne Collins ‘Stamps Books’: WIN One Of 5 Signed Copies

Over 150 fans gathered Thursday morning to hear Suzanne Collins read from “Mockingjay,” the final installment in the author’s blockbuster “Hunger Games” trilogy, at Scholastic’s flagship store in SoHo. Fans at the store also received “custom stamped bo… Continue reading

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Zenovia Evans On MSNBC, ‘Looking Thinner’

Can’t get enough of Zenovia Evans, the fake unemployed lawyer behind UnemployedJD.com who went on hunger strike?MSNBC invited “a thinner-looking” Evans on-air this afternoon to share her views on law school transparency. Click here for the transcript (… Continue reading

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Offering Choices to Unheard Voices: Hunger in Niger

Aminatou Nomao (12), had many tough questions for Concern on how we choose the villages that receive seeds and cash for our emergency response program.More… Continue reading

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Ashton: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Cleanse

Since Ashton Kutcher is giving up on his master cleanse with five more days to go, maybe maple syrup and cayenne pepper wont be flying off grocery store shelves everywhere. However, this brings up the question: are cleanses good for you? Before volun… Continue reading

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Jerry Griffin, Former Homeless Man, Turns His Life Around Through Volunteering

Jerry Griffin started volunteering at the Food Bank of Northern Indiana enthusiastic about changing the direction his life was heading. At one point, Griffin was living on the streets, abusing drugs and alcohol.Griffin began volunteering at the food ba… Continue reading

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Zapata Lives!

Much has been said in the Cuban regime’s official media about my son Orlando Zapata Tamayo, a young black man. Many lies have been told, and it has been said that my son was a criminal, and that he was not simply allowed to die. The truth is that my so… Continue reading

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Photo blog – Niger food crisis

More than ten million people across West Africa are facing severe hunger and malnutrition because of drought, poor harvests and rising food prices.Oxfam launched an emergency appeal to help more than 800,000 of the most vulnerable people.More… Continue reading

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Trickling Up the Ultra Poor Works

It is common knowledge that the scourge of poverty is deep and wide. Two billion people live on two dollars a day or less.One in seven people worldwide lack “food security.” They are routinely hungry — without the minimal daily calories needed to surv… Continue reading

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