Articles tagged with: Hunger Relief
As anyone who has utilized Basic Food (Washington’s food stamp program) can tell you, it is difficult to strategically put together meals that both taste good and fill you up. It’s even more challenging to make tasty and sizable meals that meet your nutritional needs—using roughly $7 per day for a household of one. While addressing hunger is the main goal of federal nutrition programs such as SNAP, satisfying nutritional needs should also be a concern.
As found by the USDA Healthy Eating Index, obesity…
On Wednesday, April 11, the Washington state Legislature reached agreement on a supplemental budget plan. The final budget will preserve funding for many services crucial to building and supporting our thriving community. This means food on the table, places to call home and early education support for thousands of Washingtonians.
We’re proud that several programs relating to United Way of King County’s priorities (meeting basic needs, ending homelessness and giving every child an equal chance for success) will continue to receive funding. Thank…
With food bank use up 30%, the donation of nonperishable food items couldn’t have come at a better time! Whitepage.com employees decided that their participation in Hunger Action Week was going to be in the form of a food drive, and they collected quite the bounty in a very short time (just 2 weeks). It was such a delight to help unload the fully packed Subaru on Sunday, March 18th at the Microsoft Store in University Village. They had collected an assortment of items that…
Why focus on hunger?
As we go through our daily routines, living, working, and playing in a community as beautiful and abundant as Seattle and King County, it’s hard to think that anyone here, or in our great country, can possibly be going hungry – but it’s true. Often an invisible problem, hunger and food insecurity affects 1 in 6 Americans – that’s 49 million people (Source). Right here in King County 13% of our population is food insecure and 1 in 5…
United Way of King County is shining a bright light on hunger and we’re asking everyone including teenagers and children to think about their relationship to food. Who has food, who doesn’t, where does your food come from?
As parents or educators you might be wondering how you can get your children/students involved in Hunger Action Week. Whole families can participate in the Hunger Challenge (eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, spending only $7 a day—the same amount allotted to a single person on food stamps),…
Hundreds of thousands of people are talking about it. Countless books and articles have been written on the subject. It intrigues millions, from writers, filmmakers, and activists to parents, educators, and students. We all think about it at least three times a day…
What could it be? It’s FOOD of course! Not only food, but food justice and sustainability. In recent years Americans have seen a rising food movement that is concerned with the damaging effects of our industrial food system and promotes innovative change grounded…
Claire Thomas will never forget the first Farms for Life delivery she made to YouthCare, a nonprofit that helps homeless youth.
“We unloaded the van and all of a sudden these kids started coming outside,” she recalled. “They were so excited…all over fresh produce.”
Claire founded Farms for Life in 2010. It’s a volunteer group that buys fresh produce at a discount from local farms and then delivers it to nonprofits serving vulnerable people throughout Seattle and King County. Last year, Farms for…
Emigdio Ramos is a walking miracle.
He survived life-threatening injuries during the Vietnam War and has a home today in the Pike Place Market’s low-income housing.
“I’m 70 years old, and I’ve never been old before,” Emigdio said with a laugh. “This is a first for me. There are a lot of things I used to do that I can’t do anymore.”
Emigdio is one of the 1,000 people who are served by the Downtown Food Bank every week.
“I get a lot of…
Diana is a single mom with three kids. She was laid off from her job and had a hard time making ends meet.
“There have been times when our cupboards have been pretty darn empty,” she said.
Fortunately, she was able to get assistance at her neighborhood food bank.
“It’s given us plenty of dinners,” Diana said. “This really has been a godsend for our family.”
Food Lifeline, the largest hunger relief organization in Washington state, helps thousands of people like Diana every day.…
Chicken Soup Brigade was formed in the early 1980’s by a group of volunteers who were determined to regularly bring good food and a friendly face to people struggling with HIV and AIDS. Nearly 30 years later, the program — now run by Lifelong AIDS Alliance — remains committed to helping meet the nutritional and social needs of people fighting illness and isolation.
In 2005, Chicken Soup Brigade expanded its meal and nutrition counseling services to include people living with other disabling…
