giving back • my world • global causes • tips for giving back
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 16th, 2011 | No Comments »
Blogging—Today is Blog Action Day. Bloggers from all over the world are raising awareness about food. When I think of food, I normally think of my favorites: cheese, oysters, salad, and soup, especially given the time of year. But this season, I am not thinking as much about…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
Community—Fall ushers in a season that is sure to be full of wonderful sights, smells, and sounds for most—colorful leaves, apples, pumpkin, children giggling as they count their Halloween candy, and families reuniting over turkey and sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving.
But for some people facing hunger this year, unfortunately,…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Melissa Northway on July 22nd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Making a Difference—When I started to research the hungry in America, I felt like I was looking at numbers from a third world country. How can there be so many people going to bed hungry when we live in such an affluent country? Since 1980, the number of hungry…
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giving back • my world • bettering communities • bettering communities
by Barb Likos on May 6th, 2011 | No Comments »
Over 17 million kids in the US are at risk of hunger and nearly 1 in 4 children are not certain where their next meal will come from according to national statistics on childhood hunger. 20 percent or more of the child population in 16 states and D.C. are…
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my world • raising giving children • parenting • ages and stages
by Mom It Forward on May 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How do you teach your young child about poverty and hunger when he has a full plate of yummy food in front of him, is well-dressed, and comfortable? You don't. You can't. Yet, I yearn for my child to be aware of these things so that the seeds of compassion…
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{Blog Action Day} Famine Is the New F Word: 5 Ways to Help!
