Articles tagged with: hunger
The Legislature is scheduled to conclude its regular legislative session this Sunday, April 28, but because it has been unable to complete all of its business to date, Governor Inslee is expected to call it back for one or more Special Sessions, most likely after a short break. At this point, there is a $900 million divide between the Democratic House budget and the Majority Coalition Senate budget resulting from the House support for closing tax breaks and extending certain taxes in order to support K-12…
Governor Inslee released his budget priorities for “Working Washington” on March 28, the state Senate released their biennial budget on April 3, and the House released its budget on April 11. The budgets differ significantly in support for housing and human services but have overlap in education. With all budgets formally released, active negotiation among the three parties now begins on the FY 2013-15 biennial budget.
All three budgets emphasize education including some early learning but deal with housing and basic needs differently. The Governor proposes…
Welcome to day three of Hunger Action Week!
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Welcome to day two of Hunger Action Week!
Yesterday, we stated that food insecurity is a widespread, national problem. However, we also stated that inability to access healthy and nutritious food is a symptom of bigger socioeconomic factors, which affect thousands of American neighborhoods. Okay, but what does hunger look like in my neighborhood, and what am I supposed to do about it? I am so glad you asked.
The Communities Count website does a pretty good job of demonstrating food insecurity across…
Great news! Hunger Action Week is next week, March 25-30. The truth is, 1 in 5 kids in King County is at risk for hunger. United Way of King County is giving everyone the perfect chance to shine a spotlight on this issue and do what you can to spread awareness.
This is how I plan to spend Hunger Action Week:
Monday: Post on my Facebook facts on local hunger with this link, www.uwkc.org/hunger, and encourage all of my friends to “sign up”…
United Way of King County’s Hunger Action Week is March 25-30th and there are a ton of ways to get involved. Many Hunger Action Week participants have gone beyond signing up to receive Hunger Action Week e-mails and have pledged to take the Food Stamp Challenge and eat on less than $7 a day.
Staying within the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) budget is hard, to say the least. For many of those participating in the Food Stamp Challenge for Hunger Action Week,…
With Hunger Action Week and the Food Stamp Challenge in less than two weeks, I’ve been thinking about baking bread on a budget. When I first moved to Seattle about a year ago, I was eager to save money by baking all of my own bread. At the grocery store, I waltzed self-righteously past the bread aisle and made a beeline for the flour and yeast. It was certainly cost-effective to bake all of my own bread.
My love of baking bread began two…
Being a VISTA AmeriCorps volunteer is hard work and not always easy. However, living on the stipend has the benefit of qualifying for Food Stamps. But are you a pro at making the most of this challenge?
- You stock up on free food at work meetings and go back for seconds & thirds
- You organize & attend potlucks to split leftovers
- You are notorious for only getting drinks at happy hour, then going home to eat
- Peanut butter & jelly are your best friends
- You have an extremely
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The House and Senate are expected to come back from recess on November 13 for the Lame Duck session (so named because elected officials who were not voted back into office still have six weeks to take action before leaving). Dozens of significant spending and tax laws are set to expire unless Congress takes action by December 31, including these highlighted by a Congressional Research Service report: extended emergency unemployment benefits, Bush era tax cuts, payroll tax cuts, Medicare “doc fix,” Alternative Minimum Tax…
Is your afterschool program…
Then you could be eligible for federal reimbursements of $2.99 per meal and $0.76 per snack
How can you help? 1 in 5 kids in King County is at risk of hunger. By providing kids with meals and snacks during your afterschool program, you will not only feed…
