Authors & Contributors
Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Blog has a number of different contributors. If you have a compelling hunger story you'd like to share, please contact Eric Herboso about possible guest post opportunities.
Ashley Graham
Louisiana Director, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- It's So Much More Than Football
I wish everyone could see and experience New Orleans this week. The only thing flooding the streets of New Orleans these days is SAINTS FEVER.... - Still Crazy After All These Years
It’s interesting to attend my 17th Conference of Leaders — an annual gathering of Share Our Strength’s volunteer leaders and partners from across the nation,...
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Alyson Jensen
Operation Frontline Americorps Volunteer, Center for Community & Family Services
Most Recent Posts
- From the Frontline: A Tale of Kale
The spirit of service has been exemplified recently by the outpouring of support for relief efforts in Haiti, and by AmeriCorps members around the nation... - Wordless Wednesday
Photo of Operation Frontline participants, Martin and Karina Barrera, at Trinity Church in Hollywood, December 2009...
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Alice Pennington
Manager of Executive Team Support, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Mrs Kidd and the Collard Greens Thief
On a recent Hinges of Hope tour, my colleagues and I met one of those women you could sit and listen to for hours. Mrs.... - A Real Holiday Feast
Michael Szuberla, the brains and heart behind Toledo GROWS, once asked a bunch of the kids he works with in the edible community gardens what...
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Anne Sheridan
Maryland Director, No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
If US Democracy is an experiment, then U.S. governors are the Petri dish, incubating and growing new ideas to tackle complicated challenges. Innovations tend to... - Not by Chance, But by Choice
Last week Governor Martin O’Malley observed a long tradition of delivering the “State of the State” address to the people of Maryland. In outward appearances...
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Amy Zganjar
Director of Development, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- SXSW Takes on Hunger –We Need You to Join Conversation
I’m just back from the 2010 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin – long recognized as the place to be for the world’s most...
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Billy Shore
Founder & Executive Director, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Race to the Top
On February 23 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack presented key elements of the Administration’s strategy to end childhood hunger in a speech at the National Press... - Letter from this Morning's Private Session with Nation's Governors
We had a great opportunity this morning to advance our strategy to end childhood hunger by presenting to a private session of Governors from about... - Letter on Moral Imagination as a Post-Haiti Work in Progress
Photo by Jenny StewartI’ve been giving more thought to Bill Gate’s announcement, which I read about a few days after I returned from Haiti, of... - President's priorities on child nutrition and ending childhood hunger
Yesterday Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was supposed to speak at the National Press Club to lay out President Obama’s priorities with regard to the Child... - Letter on vaccinations for health, Haiti & hunger
Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bill Gates announced the largest philanthropic commitment in history: $10 billion over 10 years to support...
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Bekah Meyerowitz
Manager, Business Development, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Cutting Edge Students
Each year during Share Our Strength’s Conference of Leaders, staff and volunteers get the opportunity to participate in a Service Day. Service Day gives everyone...
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Cate Puzo
Senior Manager, Communications, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Ponderings During A Hysterical, Historical Weekend
After four delayed and rebooked flights, I finally escaped Washington D.C.’s self-proclaimed “snowmageddon”. It was a true blizzard, even by my high standards (I’ve lived... - Sunday Afternoon at the Food Bank
On a Sunday afternoon, 40 near-strangers with strong backs, open hearts and willing hands spent a couple hours sorting donations and packing bags of weekend... - Ending Hunger IS Health Reform
Think about it. When people—especially kids—don’t get enough nutritious food to eat on a regular basis, they get sick. There’s growing evidence that uncertain and... - The Value of 5 Pallets of Cheese Puffs
Every Thursday I walk to my local pantry and take my post in the warehouse where I give families their weekly basket of, well, it’s...
Denise Wheeler
Board Member, Share Our Strength Seacoast
Most Recent Posts
- Taking the Fight Against Hunger Personally
Jeannette Bonham took a couple of days off from Liberty Mutual where she has worked for 34 years to attend a conference in Washington, D.C....
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Emily Booth
Social Media Intern, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Food Markets Can Help Fight Hunger
For the first time in human history, those with more money are eating fewer calories than the poor. Our agricultural system has made the least...
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Eric Herboso
Web & Social Media, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Dinner Impossible
Share Our Strength appeared on Food Network’s “Dinner Impossible” this last week. Check out Chefs Robert Irvine and Guy Fieri as they join Share Our... - Share Our Strength Grantees
Marcus Finley, manager of our Grants & Child Hunger strategy, led a great panel discussion today at Conference of Leaders with three of Share Our... - Conference of Leaders
Share Our Strength’s annual Conference of Leaders is going on right now! From November 7-9, hundreds of anti-hunger advocates from across the country are converging... - We're Hiring!
Throughout the recent recession, times have been tough all-around. Food banks have seen shortages even while demand for food assistance has risen substantially. Non-profits of... - Childhood Hunger Facts
The Share Our Strength website is viewed by many different people for many different reasons. Some come because they see one of our Taste of...
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Eric Schweikert
Chief Financial Officer, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
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Jeff Wiedner
Director, Online Community, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- It's Not Too Late to Share Your Season
As the headlines report record job loss and a rise in demand at food pantries across the country, Share Our Strength is working hard to... - Teachers Spend $38.10 a Month to Feed Students
When I read Share Our Strength’s recent Teachers Report, one statistic jumped out to me: the average middle school teacher spends $38 per month of... - 12 Days of Sharing
The basic concept of "social media for social good" is rooted in the Margaret Mead quote that you should never doubt that a small group... - Governor Martin O'Malley at Conference of Leaders
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley welcomes conference attendees to Share Our Strength’s Conference of Leader. The governor encouraged leaders across the country to join in the... - Changing the Conversation
I read an interesting article recently that talked about how problem solving doesn’t solve problems. The article mentioned that what we call problem solving is...
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Jenna Hall
Coordinator, Great American Dine Out, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- When Mothers Can Share Their Strengths
A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.”... - Successes and Plans for the Great American Dine Out
I remember this time last year, being at the first Conference of Leaders I ever attended. I had just joined Share Our Strength the previous...
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Janet McLaughlin
Director, Operation Frontline, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Let's Move
Yesterday, I visited the White House as Share Our Strength’s representative for the First Lady’s announcement of Let’s Move, a nationwide campaign to solve the... - White House Kitchen Garden
Editor’s Note: Share Our Strength’s local partner, the Capital Area food Bank, administers this Operation Frontline course which is held at Martha’s Table for children...
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Jeff Swartz
President and CEO, Timberland
Most Recent Posts
- Why a Bootmaker Flew to Hell
Last week, I visited Haiti as part of Ma href=”http://www.earthkeeper.com”>our global Earthkeeper efforts. I was in the company of Bill Shore, a Timberland Board member,... - Twenty-Five Years Ago
Twenty-five years ago, being hungry was a burden borne by the invisible among us. Not invisible in any corporeal sense—hungry children were then and are...
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Josh Wachs
Chief Strategy Officer, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- No Kid Hungry in Colorado
Yesterday, we launched the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in Colorado with Governor Ritter, Lieutenant Governor O’Brien and Senator Bennett at Place Bridge Academy, part... - The Strategy to End Childhood Hunger in America
This weekend at our Conference of Leaders we presented Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign strategy for ending childhood hunger in America. A number...
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Katherine Campbell
Manager, Hinges of Hope, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Houston Schools Set A Standard For School Breakfast
The Houston Independent School District is in the process of implementing the largest in-classroom breakfast program in the country. HISD’s new superintendent, Dr. Terry Grier,... - Food Network Team Gives Back In Pounds
Last week, 30 Food Network volunteers participated in a day of service lead by Share Our Strength at the Food Bank for New York City.... - 6 Faces of Hunger
Palms for Life hosted a film contest this year calling for short film entries that capture faces of hunger in America. The finalist films are... - Addressing Hunger in Our Schools
Last week, the USDA released that nearly 17 million children in the US are at risk of hunger each year. That is one out of... - Hunger is Closer Than You Think
If you think you don’t know a teacher who sees hunger in their classroom, take a closer look. My colleague has a friend, Amanda, who...
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Kim Le
AmeriCorps member, Operation Frontline at the Capital Area Food Bank
Most Recent Posts
- A Beacon of Light for the Blind
“Can you guys smell and hear the sizzle? If it’s sizzling, that means that the vegetables still need to cook.” Chef Mitch was describing the...
Margie Fleming Glennon
Director, Communications, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Champions in Our Communities
In America today, nearly 1 out of every 4 kids experiences hunger. According to a recent study in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine,... - We Can End This
This week marks the beginning of the WeCanEndThis campaign, an initiative to shift the conversation about hunger in America and create real, tangible solutions. At... - Devastation in Haiti: What You Can Do
Update January 15: Share Our Strength has been able to move $140,000 to organizations on the ground in Haiti. We are working to facilitate the... - Operation Frontline – One More Family Reached…this time, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack’s!
A surprise visitor appeared at a recent USDA Chef in the Garden demonstration being conducted by Share Our Strength and its local Operation Frontline partner,... - Taking a Closer Look at School Lunches
The National School Lunch Program provides essential nutrition to 30 million children across the country every day, including 40,000 in the District of Columbia. Lately,...
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Pat Nicklin
Managing Director, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Join Oprah and Support Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength is proud to announce that O, The Oprah Magazine, has selected us as one of 10 charities to benefit from their “Live... - The Hunger-Obesity Paradox
Last week I appeared at the Fun and Fit Symposium, part of the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Joining me on the... - Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Yesterday, when the big snow in Washington cancelled USDA’s press conference, Secretary Tom Vilsack released the Obama White House’s legislative priorities for Child Nutrition Reauthorization....
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Scott McKee
Board Member, Share Our Strength Seacoast
Most Recent Posts
- Just Imagine
Imagine having little or no control over whether you will have food to eat today. Now try to imagine being six years old. Imagine sitting...
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Sarah Sandsted
Communications Assistant, Share Our Strength
Most Recent Posts
- Understanding Poverty Closer to Home
I have seen the worst kind of hunger and poverty imaginable. Over the past few years, I have lived in both Haiti and Senegal, two...
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Todd Rice
Most Recent Posts
Matt Creer and Mindi Cabe
Founding Partners, TwoTables
Most Recent Posts
- The Dine Out Road Trip
Everyone has a strength to share in the global fight against hunger and poverty, and in these shared strengths lie sustainable solutions. Simple. Daunting. And...
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