No Kid Hungry

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.

Alex Bogucki

Sodexo Youth Ambassador, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Maryland Summer Meals Campaign Kick Off
    In the United States, 14.7 million students who rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school year do not have access to them when school is out. It is startling statistics like this one that motivate me to be a part of the fight against childhood hunger. I am from Maryland, and have always loved Maryland, so I take hunger in Maryland personally. To many people ending childhood hunger is just an abstract ideal, but through the combined efforts of the different constituents of the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland, this ideal is transformed into a tangible goal that will be met. One of the very best ways to move towards this goal is through the Summer Meals Program.

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Ashley Graham

Louisiana Director, Share Our Strength

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Aleta Greer

Teacher, Shadow Hills Elementary School in El Cajon, CA

Most Recent Posts
  • Shadow Hills School Surpasses Its Fundraising Goal!
    Back in May we shared about our service learning project, "Coins for Kids" that benefits the No Kid Hungry program. As the students became more and more inspired to feed the hungry kids of America, they set the lofty goal of raising $1,000 with their coins. Last week the students hauled all of their money to Mission Federal Credit Union - all 80 lbs. worth - and poured it into the coin counting machine. Imagine the excitement when the grand total was listed at $1,521.86! What a sense of pride for these young people to know that it is possible to set challenging goals and not only reach them, but surpass them while having such a positive impact on other children's lives!
  • If We Can Do It, So Can You!
    A class of 22 first and second graders became inspired when they learned about the enormous number of children in America who are experiencing hunger. After taking the No Kid Hungry pledge, they launched their own service learning project called "Coins for Kids." The children began bringing in their coins and they haven't stopped!

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Amory Hillengas

National Direct Service AmeriCorps Member, Cooking Matters

Most Recent Posts
  • Picky Eaters Can Be Hungry Eaters
    I was lucky enough to have a fortunate upbringing -- I had my own car and always came home to food on the table. As for the teens in my first Cooking Matters for Teen course, I am not so sure.

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Ariane Holm

Senior Communications Manager, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Colorado Schools Awarded For Increasing School Breakfast Participation
    Clayton Elementary School Principal Nicole Westfall in Englewood, Colorado has seen firsthand the difference that the Breakfast in the Classroom program has had with her students. “Teachers are reporting increased participation and attention from students and a dramatic increase in endurance. Our families are happier too. They are reporting much less stressful mornings.” Over the past year, Clayton Elementary has seen a 72 percent increase in the School Breakfast Program.
  • Recap: No Kid Hungry North Carolina Launch with Gov. Bev Perdue
    North Carolina, home of Tar Heels and Blue Devils, is a state with more than just collegiate basketball rivalries. North Carolina, sadly, also has more than 603,000 children facing hunger daily.
  • New Mexico Joins Other States and Launches No Kid Hungry Campaign
    Four years ago, the state of New Mexico got some abysmal news: they had just been ranked No.1 in the nation for food insecurity by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fast forward four years: while there is still progress to be made, the state has moved up in the rankings to No. 12 due in large part to strategic partnerships with more than 80 organizations and individuals from the private and public sector that make up the New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger.

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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
  • Number of Summer Meals Served in Ruidoso, New Mexico Doubled This Year!
    In New Mexico during the summer meals road trip, we met many amazing leaders fighting child hunger – leaders who are making sure kids in their community are being reached by the USDA summer food program no matter what barriers they encounter along the way. The USDA summer food program provides reimbursement to community organizations around the country that run summer meals programs for kids who normally receive free and reduced meals at their schools. The organizations’ leaders are creative, passionate problem-solvers who would go to any length to protect and serve children facing hunger.
  • The Whole Truth About Orange County
    During a Summer Meals trip to Orange County, California, Alice Pennington finds a place that stands in sharp contrast to the wealth and extravagance depicted in popular television shows.
  • Policy work isn’t as glamorous as the West Wing, but....
    A trip to City Hall with California Food Policy Advocates shows another side of the movement to end hunger in America.
  • A Visit with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County
    Our Summer Meals Tour visits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County where we meet Lottie Gatewood, their passionate VP or Resource Development. Watch our video interview with Lottie as she discusses some of the Club's exciting programs.
  • Seeing Palm Beach in a New Light
    Our summer meals tour continues with a trip to Palm Beach County, Florida, where we get a first-hand account of the work being done by the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Florida (a joint effort of Share Our Strength and Florida Impact).

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Alicia McCabe

Massachusetts Director, Cooking Matters

Most Recent Posts
  • Cooking Matters Training Videos Now Available
    For the last five years I have had the privilege of working alongside some truly amazing individuals who volunteer countless hours teaching Cooking Matters courses in Massachusetts. These volunteers bring their enthusiasm and passion along with a wealth of nutrition and culinary information to share with our participants. I am constantly amazed by the commitment our volunteers make and I feel a strong sense of responsibility to honor that commitment by providing the training and support they deserve in order to be successful.

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Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr.

Host of Food Network's "Big Daddy's House" and 2009 Great American Dine Out Spokesperson, Share Our Strength

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Anna Mudd

Senior Coordinator of the Maryland No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Afterschool Meal Programs: Closing the Suppertime Gap in Baltimore
    As a former Baltimorean and a Maryland native, I was thrilled when I found out that this year’s Conference of Leaders would be held in Baltimore. Maryland is a great state to live and work in, but we are most well-known within the anti-hunger community for our close partnership with Governor Martin O’Malley, who teamed up with Share Our Strength to create the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland in 2008.

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Amy Panos

Senior Editor, Better Homes & Gardens

Most Recent Posts
  • Behind the Scenes at Better Homes & Gardens’ Clean Out for Kids Yard Sale
    Early one sunny Saturday this past June, I cracked my morning diet Coke extra early, kissed my sleeping kids, and jumped in my car for downtown Des Moines, Iowa, and Better Homes & Gardens’ massive Clean Out for Kids yard sale. And I wasn't the only one. By the time I arrived, hundreds of people were already waiting in line, armed with shopping bags, rolling carts, and coffee.

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Andrea Rougé

Metro Program Manager, Cooking Matters Colorado

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Anne Sheridan

Maryland Director, No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Let’s Move Mid-Atlantic Summit
    Since First Lady Michelle Obama put her considerable stature, talent and personality behind her signature Let’s Move campaign, we’ve all been learning how we can help to raise a healthier generation of kids.
  • Progress in Maryland
    Thousands more children in Maryland are surrounded by nutritious food where they live, learn and play, thanks to Share Our Strength and the Maryland Partnership to End Childhood Hunger. Having just celebrated the second anniversary of the partnership in November with Governor Martin O’Malley, the first governor in America to commit to ending childhood hunger in his state, we are proud to report on successes across many programs:
  • Maryland Supper Programs Prove Importance of Child Nutrition Act
    Child nutrition programs like this one in Maryland play a vital role in helping children, especially those in low-income families, achieve access to quality nutrition, child care, and educational and enrichment activities while improving their overall health, development and school achievement.
  • 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
  • Letter from a Grant Recipient in Appalachia
    Read a letter from a Share Our Strength grant recipient about how the money we’re raising is making an impact in their organization and community At the end of 2010, I received the following letter from Sheldon, who runs Of One Accord Ministry in East Tennessee – an organization that has received funding from Share Our Strength. I’ll let Sheldon’s message speak for itself..
  • Teachers Commit to No Kid Hungry Campaign
    Amy Zganjar visits the American Federation of Teachers Conference, where she hears powerful stories from school professionals about hunger in their schools and classrooms.
  • Finding and Feeding Hard to Reach Kids
    Share Our Strength is honoring innovative anti-hunger organizations that help remove barriers and connect hungry kids with food through the No Kid Hungry Innovation Awards....
  • 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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Brian Alexander

AmeriCorps VISTA with the Maryland No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Empowering Kids to Enjoy Their Summer
    Since joining Share Our Strength as an AmeriCorps VISTA member in January, it has become evident that hunger does not discriminate between rural and urban. Maryland is one of the most densely-populated states in the country (it ranked 6th in population density in 2000), but even here, you will find rural regions and small towns where Share Our Strength is working to end childhood hunger. A perfect example is Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
  • Maryland Shows a Commitment to Improving its Citizens’ Health
    On Monday, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley held the Governor’s Forum on Children and Health at Coppin State University, in Baltimore. This was an exciting event for a few reasons...

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Brittany Cole

Cooking Matters Program Coordinator, All Faiths Food Bank

Most Recent Posts
  • Volunteering with Cooking Matters
    The best part about being involved in the Cooking Matters program is to have the opportunity to actually see the difference that is being made in the lives of our participants.

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Brittany Crump

AmeriCorps Volunteer, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • A Peek Inside a Cooking Matters for Teens Class
    It was on a recent Wednesday afternoon, at a Middle School near our St. Louis office, that we gathered for our sixth and final Cooking Matters for Teens class. The previous 5 weeks had been filled with discussion of the food pyramid, whole grains, healthy beverages, grocery shopping, different types of fat, and much more.

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Billy Shore

Founder & Executive Director, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • $10 For a Homemade Meal for 4?
    Every parent wants the best for their child. But when you’re among the one in three Americans who lives in or near poverty, how do you put a healthy dinner on the table for your family each night? If – like a record number of Americans – you rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps), you might have about $10 to spend on dinner for a family of four.
  • Leading the Fight Against Childhood Hunger in Maryland
    In today’s State of the State address, Maryland Governor O’Malley reiterated his commitment to ending childhood hunger in Maryland. He was the first governor in the country to make this a priority and it is gratifying to see just how far Maryland has come as a result.
  • Share Our Strength Applauds New School Nutrition Standards
    Today, the USDA announced new and improved nutrition standards for school meals under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. These updated standards give kids greater access to healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and whole-grains in their school meals.
  • When I Grow Up...
    What did you say you were going to be "when you grew up?" A veterinarian, astronaut, or President of the United States?
  • Seasons Greetings
    Your support of Share Our Strength and our No Kid Hungry Campaign tells kids across the country that we are committed to making sure they receive the proper nutrition to give them the boundless energy they need to learn and thrive. That is our holiday wish today and every day of the year. We are grateful for all that you are doing to help us make No Kid Hungry a reality in America.

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Becky Mares

AmeriCorps member, Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline in Colorado

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Bekah Meyerowitz

Manager, Business Development, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Eat. Drink. End Hunger.
    It’s that time of the year again – cool breezes, fall leaves and the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival, presented by Food & Wine! From September 29-October 2 this great Festival is once again taking over New York City. Mingle with Food Network chefs, sample incredible food and wine, and do so without any guilt – as 100% of the net proceeds from the entire Festival are donated to Share Our Strength and Food Bank For New York City! Last year, $1.2 million was raised and they are looking to go above that this year. If you are in the New York area or looking to have a little fall vacation, check out ticket options here.
  • Williams-Sonoma Works to Ensure No Kid Goes Hungry
    Hundreds of people stand shoulder-to-shoulder with one another around the entrances to the auditorium, awaiting the opening of the doors. The scene buzzes with giddy chatter and laugher, as people wave glow sticks and pennants in the air in anticipation of what awaits. As the hour strikes and the doors to the hall swing open, the energy of the group dials up even more and, in a mad rush, the crowd floods inside, cheering and dancing as they find their seats.
  • Fourth Graders Speak Out Against Childhood Hunger
    Fourth-grade teacher Sara Shaffer and her students from Kingsley Elementary School, Kingsport, TN, put together a moving documentary video to help spread the 2011 Bread Art Project message. Her support and dedication to the issue of childhood hunger is one that her students have now become a part of – and her passion is contagious.
  • Fighting Hunger with The Bread Art Project
    I’m delighted to announce the launch of The Bread Art Project! Now in its third year, this campaign was created by the Grain Foods Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing the public’s understanding of the beneficial role grain-based foods play in our diet. The campaign was designed to help increase awareness of the growing hunger problem in our country and for the second year in a row, the campaign is benefitting Share Our Strength!
  • Holiday Shopping with eBay Giving Works and MissionFish
    This week on eBay, Share Our Strength and the No Kid Hungry campaign will be the featured charity at checkout so that all consumers using PayPal can add a donation to their cart. If you’ve been considering purchasing some holiday gifts on eBay, why not do it this week?

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Becky Phillips

Corporate Trainer, The Land of Nod

Most Recent Posts
  • The Land of Nod bakes for No Kid Hungry
    Since The Land of Nod has recently joined forces with Share Our Strength, we have been creatively thinking of ways to help raise money and awareness for No Kid Hungry. After sharing our new cause with the Crate Cares team, we were graciously invited to be the focus of their annual bake sale!

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Becca Story

Cooking Matters™ Coordinator, NH Food Bank

Most Recent Posts
  • The Colors We Eat in Cooking Matters!
    They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. This is true particularly in New England when every year at this time, we are anxiously awaiting the start of spring, the growing season and increase abundance of fruits and vegetables. March is also National Nutrition Month which coincides nicely with our experience of the time of year. National Nutrition Month, a nutrition education campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association.

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Charles Aeh

Friend of the Great American Dine Out, VP for Performance Measures at Medallia

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Cameron Baney

, Saforian

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Cathy Berg

National Manager, Educational Outreach, Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters

Most Recent Posts
  • Introducing Share Our Strength’s COOKING MATTERS
    Today, Share Our Strength unveiled a new name for our signature educational program: Cooking Matters™ (formerly Operation Frontline®) to over 100 volunteers, staff, and stakeholders from across the country at our annual Conference of Leaders.
  • Operation Hermosa Village
    Operation Frontline's Cathy Berg visits the Hermosa Village, an affordable housing community in Anaheim, CA, for a gathering of 40 chefs conducting a nutrition outreach event.

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Clay Dunn

Online Community Director, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Kids Missing From State of the Union
    During last week's State of the Union, one of President Obama's principle themes was the need to address income inequality. In a blog post on The Huffington Post, Share Our Strength Founder and CEO Billy Shore points out how the President missed an opportunity to explain the role that hunger, poverty, nutrition, and early childhood development play in making Americans and America more competitive in the world.
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Hunger and Children in America
    Sometimes statistics can be difficult to visualize, but our friends at Pivot Point communications have made it super easy for us. They created a graphic that clearly illustrates the hunger problem in America. Check it out and make sure to share it on your social networks.
  • The Secret To This Football Team’s Success? After-school meals.
    The CBS evening news ran a story this week about the football team in Burke County, Georgia, where 85% of students qualify for free or reduced price school lunch and breakfast. Four years ago the school’s football noticed that his team had no energy and often complained of being hungry. He took matters into his own hands, and worked with the school to apply for after school meals for 500 low-income students through the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
  • Billy Shore is One of America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food for 2012
    Bill Shore, Founder and CEO of Share Our Strength is number 28 on America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food for 2012.
  • It Is Easier to Build Strong Children Than to Repair Broken Men
    Over the weekend, a New York Times columnist featured a recent statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics on the effect of “toxic stress” on children. This stress, defined as “the stress that emerges when a child senses persistent threats but no protector,”

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CeAnn Klug

Associate Program Director, University of Minnesota Extension

Most Recent Posts
  • A Two-Wheeled Twist on Cooking Matters in Minnesota
    What do you get when you combine cooking, biking and nutrition education with a dash of reading, writing and arithmetic and top it off with a generous portion of warm summer days? Simple… the best summer- school session ever!

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cmatsuda

, Share Our Strength

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Cat Messman

AmeriCorps Volunteer, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • A balanced diet is an OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE in each hand.
    Over the past 7 months as an AmeriCorps volunteer with Cooking Matters Los Angeles, I have become smitten with quite a few Cooking Matters recipes and have even gone so far as to make them at home and text pictures of my handiwork to our program coordinator, Catherine Luu*. Tortilla Lasagna, Mini Pizzas, Mango Salsa with Homemade Tortilla Chips—to name a few. However, there is one recipe in particular that will always bring back vivid memories from various classes: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.

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Chris Norman

Senior Graphic Design Manager, Share Our Strength

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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...

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Chuck Scofield

Chief Development Officer, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Food is the Key
    Over Labor Day weekend, my wife, Beth, and I spent time with friends who also have children who recently returned to elementary school. We compared notes about teachers and classmates, post-summer bedtime adjustments, and varying degrees of exhaustion. Then the discussion turned to easing the transition to fully regimented days. All agreed on the most essential ingredient to a successful day. Food.
  • Building Bridges Across Communities
    Today is the last day to vote for No Kid Hungry Innovation Award nominees in the final category: Nourishing Communities, which recognizes organizations that work across communities, linking organizations and maximizing resources to ensure that more hungry kids are fed.
  • Creative Ideas for Feeding Hungry Kids
    This summer, Share Our Strength is honoring innovative organizations that remove barriers and connect hungry kids with food through its new No Kid Hungry Innovation...

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Courtney Smith

No Kid Hungry Program Director, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • New Data: 1 in 5 Americans Unable to Afford Enough Food For Their Families
    The Food Research and Action Center released a report this week about the state of “food hardship” in the U.S. The latest numbers show that food hardship stood at 18% in 2010, meaning that nearly one in five Americans struggled to afford enough food for their families last year, despite the recession easing.
  • Children Can’t Wait -- Your Action Needed Today
    We are running out of time for Congress to reauthorize the Child Nutrition Bill, critical legislation that will further our efforts to end childhood hunger in America. Learn what you can do this week to help encourage passage of the bill.
  • No Kid Should Be Hungry in Summer
    In Washington DC, spring is in full swing and summer is around the corner. Flowers are blooming; sidewalk cafes are bustling; and flip flops...

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Cybil Talley

Director of Career Services, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

Most Recent Posts
  • Ready, Set, Bake: Le Cordon Bleu College Teams up with Share Our Strength’s Great American Baking Contest
    On any given day, I open my pantry and find enough food to cook a meal or make a snack for my family at a moment’s notice. We are incredibly blessed to not know what it means to be truly hungry, but that is not the case for nearly 1 out of 4 children in the United States. So what did over 40 professionals, students, children, and amateur bakers do to help the nearly 17 million children that are impacted by hunger? They donned their chef’s toques and baked up their best desserts, of course, for the Share Our Strength Great American Baking Contest in Atlanta on March 2nd.

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Deb Alich

No Kid Hungry Senior Program Manager, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Why I Fast Today
    Share Our Strength staff member Deb Alich shares why she is fasting today.
  • Grab ‘n Go GO-GO-GO!!!! A School Breakfast Program Model
    Last week I had the privilege of going to Kellom Elementary School in Omaha to observe their Grab ‘n Go school breakfast, a fairly new concept in the provision of school breakfasts to our nation’s children. I must say that it was a remarkable experience watching 400 children eat their breakfast—remarkable in so many ways!

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Daniel Feldman

Co-Founder, Peer Partners

Most Recent Posts
  • Fighting Childhood Hunger Through Public Service
    I have been active in the fight to end childhood hunger in America from a very young age. I was inspired to become part of the solution after being educated to the fact that more than seventeen million children in America face food insecurity every single day.

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Diana Flora

Operation Frontline AmeriCorps Member, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • From the Frontline: Marsha's Story
    Girls from Marsha’s Girl Scout troop in our Side By Side class with Chef VinceAs part of AmeriCorps Week, May 8-15, Share Our Strength...

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Davis Rennolds

Campaign Manager for No Kid Hungry Virginia, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Recap: Virginia No Kid Hungry Campaign Launch
    Virginia is known for its rich history, beautiful beaches, and scenic mountains. But sadly, in the Commonwealth that gave us George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, more than 218,000 children face hunger.

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Debbie Shore

Co-Founder and Associate Director, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Remembering Noel Cunningham
    When I was first introduced to Noel Cunningham in 1987 by Pat Miller (The Gabby Gourmet), Share Our Strength was still a young and little known organization. Noel had never heard of it or the Shores but took the word of his dear friend Pat when she told him he should meet with us and learn about our work fighting hunger. Almost immediately, he decided that Share Our Strength was going to be his mission and he gave unprecedented amounts of time and talent to the cause, eventually becoming an active member of our national board of directors. But he gave much more than that: He gave his passion, and the need to express it everywhere -- all the time and to anyone who would listen -- would come to define him.
  • Share Our Strength Responds to Crisis in Somalia
    This week, Share Our Strength made an emergency grant to Action Against Hunger | ACF International to aid in their efforts to serve those in Somalia in need of emergency humanitarian assistance. Learn more here about their work as one of the only organizations on the ground in Somalia.
  • Share Our Strength’s Bill Shore Receives Jefferson Award
    Last night, my brother Billy, the Founder and Executive Director of Share Our Strength, On June 21, Share Our Strength Founder and Executive Director Billy Shore received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen at the 2011 Jefferson Awards ceremony at the Building Museum in Washington, DC.
  • Tackling a Texas-Sized Problem: Visiting Our Partners in Dallas
    According to the USDA, Texas has the second highest food insecurity rate out of all the states. Last Wednesday, seven members of the Share Our Strength staff and twenty-eight leaders spent the day bearing witness to the realities of hunger in Texas and exploring together what it would take to end childhood in this state.
  • Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
    Share Our Strength Co-Founder and Associate Director Debbie Shore reacts to the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti.

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Dave Slater

Director of Communications, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • How Walmart's Commitment to Nutrition Benefits Share Our Strength
    On Thursday, Walmart announced a comprehensive food and nutrition program to provide its customers with greater access to healthier, more affordable food choices. A key component of Walmart’s effort will be increasing charitable support for nutrition programs that help educate consumers about healthier food solutions and choices, including Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters™ program (formerly known as Operation Frontline®).
  • Jeff Bridges on No Kid Hungry
    While on the talk-show circuit to promote his upcoming films, No Kid Hungry national spokesperson Jeff Bridges discusses his role in the No Kid Hungry Campaign.
  • A Deserved Salute to Debbie Shore
    If you haven’t seen it already, pick up the current issue of ELLE magazine and turn to page 122. Debbie Shore, Share Our Strength’s co-founder, is sitting solidly among what ELLE calls “the capital’s shiniest stars,” in its D.C. Power List 2010.

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Denise Wheeler

Board Member, Share Our Strength Seacoast

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Emily Byram

Mid-Atlantic Regional Director for Culinary Events, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Chef Spotlight - Chef Stephanie Izard
    Chefs are the backbone of so much of the work we do. Whether it’s culinary events that raise critical funds, our nutrition education programs that teach low-income families how to shop and eat on a budget, or even lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of hungry kids, chefs are some of our most dedicated volunteers and advocates.
  • Chefs to the Rescue: RJ Cooper and Rogue Sessions
    This week, we’re holding one of our closest supporters in our thoughts as James Beard Award–winning Chef RJ Cooper underwent open-heart surgery to correct a genetic heart defect. The great news is that RJ is out of surgery and on the road to recovery.
  • Restaurateur Spotlight – R.J. Melman
    The culinary community is the backbone of so much of the work we do. Whether it’s planning culinary events that raise critical funds, teaching programs that show low-income families how to shop and eat on a budget, or even lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of hungry kids, some of our most dedicated volunteers and advocates come from the restaurant industry.
  • Interview with Chef Jason Santos
    Chefs are the backbone of so much of the work we do. Whether it’s culinary events that raise critical funds, our nutrition education programs that teach low-income families how to shop and eat on a budget, or even lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of hungry kids, chefs are some of our most dedicated volunteers and advocates.
  • Interview With John Currence
    Chefs are the backbone of so much of the work we do. Whether it’s culinary events that raise critical funds, our nutrition education programs that teach low-income families how to shop and eat on a budget, or even lobbying on Capitol Hill on behalf of hungry kids, chefs are some of our most dedicated volunteers and advocates.

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Ellen Damaschino

Training Manager, Cooking Matters, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Cooking Matters Annual Summit
    When families gather at the table to eat, it is a special event. Coming together for a meal means sitting and talking, sharing and learning and just plain re-connecting. The entire Cooking Matters Family comes together just once a year and our mealtime table is a conference called Annual Summit. Last week Cooking Matters’ meal was in Detroit, MI, home to one of our partners, Gleaners Community Food Bank.

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Emily Gordon

AmeriCorps member, Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline

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Emily Lauer-Bader

Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Share Our Strength

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Ellen Miller

President, Insider Marketing

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  • New Conversations
    Author Ellen Miller reflects on her experience at the recent Hinges of Hope tour in Dallas, where she witnessed the work Share Our Strength is funding to make No Kid Hungry.

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Eli & Max Sussman

Co-Authors of Freshman in the Kitchen, Freshman in the Kitchen

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Eric Herboso

Web & Social Media, Share Our Strength

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  • 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...
  • Hunger and Climate Change
    Share Our Strength has already committed itself to ending childhood hunger in America by 2015. This goal is entirely reachable and we fully intend on...

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Emily Roth

, Share Our Strength

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Gina Goff

Director of Community Involvement, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

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Gina Petracca

AmeriCorps National Direct Service Member, Share Our Strength

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  • One Family Making Healthy Choices Easy Choices
    Ahmed is a dad from Cambridge, Mass. who prepares meals for his kids Khalil and Leylah. Although the family already cooked and ate together, they didn’t always make the healthiest choices before signing up for a Cooking Matters for Families course.
  • Make More Muffins
    The concept of combining vegetables with baked goods has never sat well with me. When I started my AmeriCorps year with Cooking Matters MA and the culinary instructor decided that we would be making Pineapple-Carrot Muffins, I was less than enthused.

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Gregory Silverman

Senior Manager of Educational Outreach, Cooking Matters

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  • Thanksgiving on a Budget
    According to new numbers from the American Farm Bureau Federation, a family dinner will cost about 13 percent more this Thanksgiving than it did in 2010. The new data, released Thursday, shows everything from cranberries to pumpkin pie to turkeys is more expensive this year.
  • Peeking into a Chef’s Pantry Staples
    Everyone has that friend who can reach into the depths of their kitchen and whip up a wonderfully tasty meal in a moment’s notice. Here’s the secret: a well-stocked pantry.
  • Introducing Shopping Matters®, a New Grocery Store Tour Focused on Health and Savings
    How do you feel walking into a supermarket? Inspired? Overwhelmed? For most people, grocery shopping is a daunting task. For parents trying to feed their families on limited budgets, it’s especially difficult. What’s on sale? What foods will my kids actually eat? How do I get both quality and quantity?

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Hayley Beers

National Program Coordinator, Share Our Strength

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  • Cooking Matters AmeriCorps kick off National AmeriCorps week in Detroit
    Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters is host to an incredibly talented, caring and committed group of 22 full and part-time AmeriCorps National Direct members. These AmeriCorps members serve for 9-12 months with Cooking Matters Lead Partner organizations across the country to help expand the reach of our Cooking Matters programming and to ensure a positive classroom experience for both our participants and volunteers.
  • Operation Frontline Celebrates AmeriCorps Week
    Today through Saturday, May 15 marks the fourth annual AmeriCorps Week, a time when AmeriCorps members, alums and programs shine a spotlight on the national...

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Helen Roberts

School Outreach Educator, No Kid Hungry North Carolina

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  • Candor Elementary Begins the Day With a Healthy Breakfast
    Early one morning in late September, I visited Candor Elementary School in Montgomery County, North Carolina with Frank Fiorella, the child nutrition director for the county. In just a few minutes I knew Candor was a very special school, a school committed to the well-being of every child. At Candor Elementary, breakfast is just as important as math, reading, language arts or science. Now in its second year of implementation, universal breakfast has become part of the culture of the school.

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Hailee Steinfeld

Actress,

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  • Proud to Be a Power of Youth Honoree
    On Saturday on the back lot of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, I will be one of seven young actors honored by Variety Magazine at their annual “Power of Youth” event. Every year Variety acknowledges young entertainers and the charities that are important to them. It’s a huge block party at Paramount studios with live performances, games and food. Each honoree got to choose a charity to support for the event and I have chosen to highlight the work of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign because I believe that every child in our country should have access to nutritious food.

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Hillary Wallace

, Share Our Strength

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  • Check out our staff Bake Sale!
    All summer, Share Our Strength staff are participating in the Great American Bake Sale. Read about our most recent sale and learn about how to throw your own!

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Jan Bottcher

Director of Marketing, Domino Foods, Inc.

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  • Conference of Leaders From an Attendee Perspective
    I started with Domino Foods, Inc. (Domino® and C&H® sugar) in the spring of 2009. Our corporate sponsorship of Great American Bake Sale was already in place. I thought it was a win-win situation for our brands and for Share Our Strength’s mission to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.

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Jeff Bridges

National Spokesperson, Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign

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  • Will You Join Me?
    Throughout the year, I make my home in two very different places: Santa Barbara, California and Livingston, Montana. Those are two communities that don’t have much in common on the surface, but they’re both affected by childhood hunger. It’s important to remember that no matter who you are and where you live, there’s a kid near you whose future is being compromised because he can’t get enough to eat at home.

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Julia Brodbeck

National Evaluation Coordinator, Share Our Strength

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  • Cooking Matters: Reflections on 2010
    “My family is now eating together more than before; we are also making different choices about the food we eat. It has also given me and my son and daughter the chance to spend time doing something we like.” -Cooking Matters for Families graduate, Atlanta, GA

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Jason Collins

, Share Our Strength

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Janna dePorter

AmeriCorps Volunteer, Cooking Matters

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  • “¡Hola y bienvenidos a clase!”
    I begin my 1st class for a Cooking Matters series held at a local elementary school. The class is full of Spanish speaking women and a few of their children. My volunteers and I, all non-native Spanish speakers, will be conducting the series entirely in Spanish. I am hesitant to speak to these women in their native tongue for fear that I will butcher their language and not get my point across.

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Jeff Wiedner

Director, Online Community, Share Our Strength

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  • 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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Jeremy Everett

Director, Texas Hunger Initiative

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  • Texas Joins the No Kid Hungry Campaign
    Texas is ranked fifth in the nation, but not for BBQ, rodeos or scenic views. Sadly, Texas is ranked fifth in the nation for child food insecurity, which meals more than 1.8 million children in the state are at risk of hunger

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Jenna Hall

Coordinator, Great American Dine Out, Share Our Strength

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Joyce Hardy

Arkansas No Kid Hungry Campaign Director, Share Our Strength

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James Hartrick

Americorps Member, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan

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  • Cooking Matters: A look from inside
    Cooking Matters' AmeriCorps member James Hartrick shares what he has learned working with the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan.

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Justin Kemerling

Designer and Activist,

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  • Art to end hunger
    Justin Kemerling, the designer of our 'i pledge' No Kid Hungry stickers, shares his inspiration for the sticker.

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Janet McLaughlin

Director, Cooking Matters, Share Our Strength

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  • Healthy Food Can Be Affordable (and Delicious!)
    This week, there is lots of news coverage of a recent study published in Health Affairs reporting that people who eat healthfully in the Seattle area are spending more money on food than those who don’t. It’s sparked discussion and has lots of people asking the question: is it possible to eat healthfully on a limited budget?
  • Fighting Food Deserts with the First Lady
    Parents and caregivers who take Cooking Matters courses tell us all the time how they want to cook healthy meals for their families but that sometimes it can be tough to buy healthy foods close to home. Some are taking multiple busses to the nearest grocery store; others are making do with the limited selection at stores in their neighborhoods, like gas stations and mini-marts. According to USDA, 23.5 million Americans live in food deserts, or areas with little access to healthy foods. Of that 23.5 million, 6.5 million are children.
  • Chefs Show Their Strength at the White House
    I’ve spent the weekend amazed by last Friday’s events. Close to 700 chefs gathering on the White House lawn for the launch of the...
  • Report from White House Childhood Obesity Meeting
    Last Friday, I was lucky to be one of approximately 100 guests of the President’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, called to the White House...
  • 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...

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Jill Panichelli

Manager of Program Development for Cooking Matters, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Superbowl Party on a Budget? It’s Possible!
    If you’ve ever hosted a Superbowl party, you know how much hungry football fans can eat and drink. The chefs and nutritionists at Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters have some ideas for feeding a crowd on a budget and lightening up the fare you serve.
  • New Recipes from Cooking Matters Chef Volunteers
    Share Our Strength is fortunate to work with hundreds of culinary professionals who teach families how to stretch their food dollar in a healthy way in Cooking Matters courses. Our chef volunteers often get creative in class, so we put that creativity to the test with a new recipe contest.
  • Tips for Making Your Dollar Stretch at the Supermarket
    With so much focus in our office about the Food Stamp Challenge, our Cooking Matters team has drawn up a list of tips for making your dollar stretch at the supermarket.
  • Operation Frontline Launches Its New and Improved Cooking Course for Kids
    Operation Frontline's Jill Panichelli talks about the new and improved Kids Up Front program, that helps kids learn how to prepare healthy, tasty meals and snacks.

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Jeff Swartz

President and CEO, Timberland

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  • 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

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  • Making Healthy Choices Easy Choices With Help From Walmart
    This week, the Walmart Foundation announced a $4 million grant to Share Our Strength for our Cooking Matters program and its new initiative, Shopping Matters. These programs are key strategies in our No Kid Hungry Campaign, which works to increase access to public food and nutrition programs and educate families on how to get more from their food resources. Walmart’s generous support will allow us to expand the program to help many more families across the country.
  • "MyPlate" Replaces USDA's Food Pyramid
    Yesterday, I was pleased to join First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin at the launch of MyPlate, the government’s new icon to help Americans make healthier food choices. The colorful plate is a streamlined version of MyPyramid, which many of you may remember learning in school.
  • Summer Meals Truck Delivers in NYC
    This summer we've partnered with SchoolFood -- the largest school food service provider in the United States -- and the New York City Department of Education to pilot a Summer Meals truck, bringing the food to where the kids live and play.
  • Colorado’s Plan to End Childhood Hunger
    Read Colorado Governor Bill Ritter's remarks to the National Governors Association, outlining his state's plan to end childhood hunger by 2015.
  • 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...

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Judy Walker

CA Director, Share Our Strength

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Jason R. Wilson

Web Producer, Share Our Strength

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Karen Keating Ansara

Co-Founder, Ansara Family Fund at the Boston Foundation, The Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation, and New England International Donors

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Katherine Van Steenburgh

Manager, Hinges of Hope, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • New Standards Good in Theory, But Will Kids Eat Their Vegetables?
    Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama and the USDA announced new nutrition standards for school meals. These changes mean more fruits and vegetables and less fat and sodium for school food. You might be saying to yourself, that’s great in theory, but will kids really eat the healthy food?
  • New USDA Guidelines for School Food: Can They Be Met?
    For the first time in 15 years, the USDA has updated and improved the nutritional guidelines for school food.
  • Breakfast in Mr. Beard's Classroom
    Does in-classroom breakfast really make a difference? I know a classroom of 7th graders who would say, “YES”. This year, Robert Morehead Middle School in Pine Bluff, AR started in-classroom breakfast and it’s been a big success.
  • Kids For Kids
    “I think every child has the right to food”
  • Kids Say the WISEST Things…
    Last week in Colorado during the summer meals road trip, I was reminded again how wise kids are. It’s amazing how easy it is to lose site of the wisdom of children. Kids perceive, know, and understand things that many times, we can miss

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Kate Atwood

Executive Director, Arby’s Foundation

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  • Arby’s Shares Its Strength
    As Executive Director for the Arby’s Foundation, I’m in the business of helping our employees, franchisees, suppliers and our customers do something good for their communities as a part of the Arby’s experience.

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Kim Caldwell

Program Manager, No Kid Hungry

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  • Latest School Breakfast Scorecard: Shows Improvement
    On Tuesday, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) released their latest reports on the state of school breakfast in America. The School Breakfast Scorecard and School Breakfast in America’s Big Cities show that in the 2010-2011 school year, more kids ate school breakfast than ever before – but that there is much room for improvement.

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Karen Curry Davis

Campaign Director, Georgia Food Bank Association’s Feeding for a Promising Future - No Kid Hungry Campaign

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  • Kicking off the Georgia Feeding for a Promising Future – No Kid Hungry Campaign
    Today was a big day for Georgia kids. I was thrilled to join Gov. Nathan Deal, Share Our Strength, the USDA, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, super-powered vegetable super heroes the Super Sprowtz, Walmart, Con Agra Foods Foundation and leaders from across the state to kick off the Georgia Feeding for a Promising Future – No Kid Hungry Campaign. Georgia ranks 6th highest in the nation for child food insecurity with more than 700,000 children in the state at risk of hunger.

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Katie Dooley

State Partnership Coordinator, Share Our Strength

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  • Super Sprowtz PSA
    Last month, Share Our Strength teamed up with the [Super Sprowtz](http://www.supersprowtz.com/) , a children’s education and entertainment media company that uses super-powered vegetable puppet characters, books, animation, music videos, humor, video games and apps to teach kids about healthy eating, growing their own food, fitness and sustainability, at the launch of the Virginia No Kid Hungry Campaign. The event was a huge success and the Super Sprowtz were a big hit with the kids and adults alike. Following the event we had the pleasure of shooting this great PSA . Share Our Strength is happy to have these wonderful veggies on board and looks forward to much more collaboration in the future!
  • School Breakfast Programs in Action
    I have been lucky to be a part of the Share Our Strength family since last October and have no shortage of motivation for the work that we do here. There are 17 million kids (that’s one in four) in our country who face hunger. I spend a lot of time talking about the sobering statistics and how the work of No Kid Hungry state and city-wide campaigns can help change them. Most days I do this from an office in Washington, D.C., but on March 15 I had the great opportunity as part of the Los Angeles No Kid Hungry Campaign launch to visit Rosecrans Elementary School in Compton, CA to observe an innovative Breakfast in the Classroom program.
  • Arkansas Poverty Task Force aims to cut poverty level in half in ten years
    An update on No Kid Hungry Arkansas: Earlier this month, the Arkansas Legislative Task Force on Reducing Poverty and Promoting Economic Opportunity released a yearlong study that examines and provides recommendations for cutting poverty in the state in half in ten years. The study sets out a series of strategy suggestions in a variety of areas with a strong focus on the health and education of children.
  • No Kid Hungry New Orleans
    Last week we launched our National No Kid Hungry campaign in Washington, D.C. with our spokesperson, Jeff Bridges. The very next day we were in New Orleans to kick off our first citywide No Kid Hungry Campaign. The launch was a great success!

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Katherine Duca

Coordinator of New Business Development, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival
    “Eat. Drink. End Hunger.” I can’t think of a better – or more fun – way to help fight hunger in America than joining fantastic chefs, restaurants, and dedicated foodies at the fourth annual Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival presented by Food & Wine this past weekend. One hundred percent of the net proceeds of the event go to Share Our Strength and the Food Bank For New York City, with sights set at raising over $1.2 million dollars this year for the fight against hunger in America.

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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...

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Karla Maraccini

Policy Advisor, Office of Policy and Initiatives for Governor John W. Hickenlooper

Most Recent Posts
  • Collaborating to Put an End to Childhood Hunger in Colorado
    In an effort to ensure that children around the state of Colorado have access to adequate, nutritious food year round, Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) strongly supports the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger. This initiative, spearheaded by the USDA’s Summer Food Services Program, gives testimony to the increased capabilities of a collaborative when compared to an individual organization. In Alamosa, this fact is depicted most by the daily provision of free summer meals for local children, administered by the Boys and Girls Club of the San Luis Valley. To show his support for the initiative, Governor Hickenlooper visited the Club to speak to the severity of childhood hunger. As he shared an exciting and chatter-filled lunch with more than 150 children at the Club, it was easy to see the significant impact that the Summer Food Service Program is having on this community.

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Kori Reed

Vice President, Cause and Foundation, ConAgra Foods

Most Recent Posts
  • Knowledge Fuels the Fight Against Hunger
    One of the first steps in any problem solving process is data collection; discovering what we know and don’t know will help us make better decisions. In that sense, knowledge is one of the most important tools in our fight against hunger in America.

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Kelly Staid

AmeriCorps Member, Cooking Matters

Most Recent Posts
  • Who Benefits From AmeriCorps?
    A few weeks ago, here at the New Hampshire Food Bank, I was told I was going to be on camera with the First Lady of New Hampshire and was going to be asked a few questions about AmeriCorps. I instantly got nervous.

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Kate Thomas

Donor Operations Manager, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Team No Kid Hungry T-Shirts
    We are always looking for creative ways to spread awareness about our No Kid Hungry campaign. Our most recent development: our new, No Kid Hungry running shirts.
  • Students: Apply for a Stop Hunger Scholarship
    The Sodexo Foundation is seeking applicants for their STOP Hunger Scholarships to recognize students -- kindergarten through graduate school) in the fight against hunger in America. The STOP Hunger Scholarships recognize and reward students who have made a significant impact in the fight against hunger in the United States.
  • Help make No Kid Hungry a reality with Holiday Gift Cards
    Honor friends and family this holiday season by making a donation in their name and give No Kid Hungry gift cards to let them know you care about ending childhood hunger in America.
  • Innovators Reaching Hungry Kids Where They Are
    Share Our Strength is honoring innovative organizations across America that remove barriers and connect hungry kids with food through its new No Kid Hungry...

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Lamar Bailey

No Kid Hungry Program Manager, Share Our Strength

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Louis Basile

Founder, The Wildflower Bread Company

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Lisa Bender

Duncan Hines Weekly Double Donations Winner, Great American Bake Sale

Most Recent Posts
  • Doubling Donations for Great American Bake Sale
    When signing up for Great American Bake Sale this past May, I noticed promos for the Duncan Hines 1 MILLION Cupcake Challenge, which invited bakers across the country to “bake on and give back.” All the profits of the 1 Million cupcakes sold would be donated to Share Our Strength. By simply baking with Duncan Hines products and hosting a bake sale to benefit Great American Bake Sale, Duncan Hines offered to match the highest fundraising bake sale each week this summer.

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Linda Busche

Communications Professional,

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Lane Cardwell

President and CEO, Boston Market

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  • When Children Hoard
    Boston Market's President & CEO Lane Cardwell -- whose restaurants are participating in the Great American Dine Out -- takes a look at food hoarding habits of children who can't be certain of their next meal.

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Lauren Craig

, Whole Foods

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La Verne Dickerson-Coleman

Communications Coordinator, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Bringing Hunger to Church: One By One
    When I attended Sunday School a few weeks ago, I did not imagine that I would see the faces of hunger. I lived with it briefly as a child but did not conceive the thought that hunger would be in my daughter’s Sunday School class.

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Leigh Ann Edwards

National Program Operations Director for Cooking Matters, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Cooking Matters Launches in New Orleans
    In a community with tremendous food culture, New Orleans is a natural home for Cooking Matters. Last week, I had the pleasure of working with our new partner, the Second Harvest Foodbank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana (SHFB), to offer their first ever Cooking Matters class....

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Linda Gibson

Online Production and Design Coordinator, Share Our Strength

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Lauren Katz

Intern, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Throwing a Successful Office Bake Sale
    I knew working for Share Our Strength would entail being surrounded by people with a strong dedication to ending childhood hunger, but never did I expect to meet so many driven and passionate employees that will go above and beyond their 9 to 5 schedule to make a difference.

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Liz Long

AmeriCorps Member, Cooking Matters

Most Recent Posts
  • Recipe for Cooking Matters’ Success: Dedicated Volunteers
    Roxie Joyce is a new volunteer with the Cooking Matters program in Ontario, Oregon and just finished instructing her first course this fall, which was for teens. She’s a committed and vibrant individual whose love of cooking and of youth is really apparent during her classes. Her dedication and the dedication of volunteers like her, is what makes the Cooking Matters program possible.
  • Fighting Hunger is a Community Effort
    Every community wants its members to be happy and healthy, and the people of Ontario, Oregon have shown this desire in their eagerness to assist the Oregon Food Bank’s Southeast Oregon Services by offering Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters courses. Community members from many different organizations have been excited to contribute to our goal of offering low-income families cooking skills and nutrition education. As the result of this enthusiasm, our nascent program promises not only to connect our participants with each other and new ways to enjoy food, but to further connect them to their community resources. We hope that these contributions will make our Cooking Matters program a vital building block in the construction of a food secure Southeast Oregon.

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Lindsay McQuaid

Grants Coordinator, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Summer Mini Grants
    Summer is in full swing here at Share Our Strength! And thanks to the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, millions of children are enjoying free meals to keep them healthy and energized to play and grow. A few weeks ago, my colleague Susan wrote about Share Our Strength’s mini-grants to support summer meals programs in our No Kid Hungry Campaign states. For those of you curious to know where our grants are going on a local level, check out the snapshots of each NKH Campaign state:

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Lewis Moon

Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Braving the Snow for Food Network's Service Day at the Food Bank for NYC
    This past week staff, from Share Our Strength and Food Network participated in a day of service at the Food Bank for New York City. The group braved snowy conditions in the Big Apple to make its way to the Food Bank’s Bronx warehouse, which stores and distributes more than 74 million pounds of food every year to help fight hunger in all five boroughs of New York City.
  • Grocery shopping with your American Express card this season? Whole Foods will donate $0.10 for each purchase.
    For every purchase made with an American Express card at any Whole Foods Market now through the end of the month, $0.10 will be donated to Share Our Strength. It is an honor that these two prestigious companies are collaborating on our behalf. With the support of such corporate partners, we see the end of childhood hunger in the United States not as a possibility, but as a certainty.

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Lauren Samet

Senior Associate, AFT PSRP (Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel) A division of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

Most Recent Posts
  • AFT is Baking and Making a Difference Every Day
    Staff at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) headquarters just hosted our first Share Our Strength Bake Sale, raising $1450 to help end childhood hunger. AFT matched our donations, allowing us to proudly donate $2900 to the No Kid Hungry Campaign.
  • American Federation of Teachers Supports No Kid Hungry
    Lauren Samet of the American Federation of Teachers shares why their members took the No Kid Hungry Pledge and urges others to join them in helping to end childhood hunger in America.

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LaTresse Snead

, Tastefully Simple

Most Recent Posts
  • Tastefully Simple Joins No Kid Hungry Campaign
    LaTresse Snead, head of the corporate philanthropy program for Tastefully Simple, discusses that organization's support of No Kid Hungry at their recent national conference in Minneapolis.

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Linda Stone

Eastern Washington Director, Children's Alliance

Most Recent Posts
  • How Washington State Plans to Increase School Breakfast Participation
    Of the nearly 20 million low-income students in the U.S. who ate free or reduced-price lunch in 2010, only 9.4 million participated in the School Breakfast program, a gap Washington state is attempting to close with “The Fuel Up First with Breakfast Challenge.” This initiative aims to increase participation in school breakfast programs by 50 percent over the next two years.

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Laura Sugarwala

Nutrition Educator, Foodlink

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Lyssa White

, Share Our Strength

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Molly Burke

Coordinator, Dine Out for No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength

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  • twEAT OUT
    A phrase that reverberates often here at headquarters is that “everyone has a strength to share”. Today, I’d like to provide an opportunity for you to share your strength online.

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Matt Carusona

Operation Frontline AmeriCorps Member, Share Our Strength

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  • Frugal Fridays: Matt's Recipe Remix
    As AmeriCorps members we learn to live on a limited budget. Sometimes, we face challenges similar to those of our class participants: creating meals that are both tasty and nutritious on a limited budget.
  • Photo Blog
    Students share their strength by squeezing out hunger during Operation Frontline Side by Side class at Crosby Head Start in Raleigh, North Carolina Photo...

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Megan Crowe

AmeriCorps Volunteer, Cooking Matters

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  • Let Kids Cook
    In fact, just last night I experienced the power of Jack’s idea at work in a Cooking Matters class at MC Terrell Elementary School in Southeast DC. It was week four of our six week class and we were talking about snack foods, everyone’s favorite. On the menu for tonight were stovetop macaroni and cheese, trail mix, fruit smoothies, and a raspberry lime fizz drink.

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Meghann Dallin

Program Manager, New Mexico No Kid Hungry Campaign.

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  • Growing School Breakfast, Ending Childhood Hunger
    I’ve seen the reality of child food insecurity in New Mexico. I am witness to households with children whose parents work hard to meet their basic needs but struggle to have enough food resources for sufficient nourishment. I see it in the summer, on weekends, and during the school year.

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Margie Fleming Glennon

Former Communications Director, Share Our Strength

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Megan Hildebrandt

Senior Program Coordinator, Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline in Colorado

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  • Produce Fairs Making Healthy Eating Accessible
    This past summer Operation Frontline Colorado took part in our fourth successful year of Produce and Health Fairs. The fairs provided free bags of fresh produce to improve the healthy eating of low-income Denver families.

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Michelle Stern

, Whats Cooking

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Matt Kotlove

AmeriCorps member, Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline in Boston

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Michael McKenna

Field Manager, No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength

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  • Tell Us Your No Kid Hungry Story
    A few weeks ago, the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland gathered in the state capital to review the five-year plan (we’re now in the third year of that plan. We worked through tactics for school breakfast and supper, discussed challenges and successes for summer meals, and did the same for SNAP (formerly known as food stamp) benefits, Earned Income Tax Credit, and WIC.
  • The Truth About The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
    Millions of families in the United States continue to struggle to put food on the table. Today, 15 percent of all Americans -- more than 45 million -- rely on SNAP benefits.
  • The What’s What of Congressional Creations: Making Sense of the Super Committee, Farm Bill, and the Jobs Bill
    The remembrances of those lost in the tragedy on 9/11 helped restore a sense of unity that hasn’t been felt in some time in Washington and across the country. Americans in every corner of this great nation recalled those months in that fateful fall when we knew we had to work together to heal, to combat the threats that attacked us, and to rebuild stronger than ever. Given the challenges our country faces today, hopefully we can once again muster that common purpose and desire to work together to get our nation back on surer footing.
  • Making a Splash in the Fight Against Summer Hunger
    Our second summer meals site visit in Staten Island looked like it was the set of the Sandlot. You know the scene with Squints and the lifeguard Wendy Peffercorn? That’s right, what better place for a summer meals site than a community pool? Like libraries and parks, pools are places where kids naturally gather, which makes sense to use it as a site. While there, we spoke with the director of the Young People’s Day Camp in Brooklyn, whose campers were visiting the Staten Island pool. He said multiple times, “please thank your bosses. This program has been a huge help to our kids. Lot of parents can’t pack a lunch so when we’re traveling with the campers we can still get free lunches.”
  • “La vida de los pobres”
    Among the many groups in America today that sadly fall under the category of the poor, immigrants are one of the most vulnerable, often literally without a voice in the predominant tongue of this country. Last week I had the privilege of speaking with mothers at El Centro del Inmigrante, a social service agency serving the immigrant community (and free summer meals!) in Staten Island, New York City. I was reminded of a conversation I had years ago in a migrant shelter in El Paso, TX with a Mexican woman who in describing her recent hardships, simply told me, “Asi es la vida de los pobres.” In other words, “that’s just how it is when you’re poor.”

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Michele Mudrick

Team No Kid Hungry Fundraiser, Share Our Strength

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Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley

Governor, State of Maryland

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  • Breakfast with the Governor
    Our ability to make our children winners in this changing new economy is only as strong as what we do to help our most vulnerable kids. Last week, I hosted a breakfast for area school educators, principals, superintendents, food service providers, parents and other school leaders to encourage them to explore all available methods to provide our children with a healthy school breakfast.

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Megan Pierce

Marketing Intern, Domino Foods, Inc.

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  • A Sweet Epiphany in Baltimore
    Megan Pierce of Domino Foods recounts the company's involvement in the Great American Bake Sale and how their staff got hands-on experience by throwing their own bake sale!

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Max Pomeranc

Campaign Director, New York City No Kid Hungry Campaign

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  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Serve-A-Thon
    Yesterday in New York City, over twenty volunteers gathered to participate in a day of service to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event, which was funded in part by No Kid Hungry, was focused on raising awareness about school breakfast.

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Maggie Reinsvold

Fellow, Colorado Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Hunger Free Colorado

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  • Cheers for Peanut Butter and Jelly
    Colorado Campaign to End Childhood Hunger Fellow Maggie Reinsvold talks about our work this summer in that state, through the lens of local non-profit The Production Company.

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Mary Richman

Director, Schools Serve

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  • Fighting Hunger: A Student Crusade
    Schools Serve's Director Mary Richman looks at high school senior Nicole Muller's college application, which talks about her anti-hunger advocacy and what moved her to action.

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Mindy Segal

Chef Owner, Hot Chocolate Restaurant, and Share Our Strength Volunteer

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Chef Mary Sue Milliken

Restaurateur, Cookbook author and TV personality, Share Our Strength

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  • Chefs for a Strong Child Nutrition Act
    My involvement in the fight to end childhood hunger began over 20 years ago, the way most chefs start–cooking to raise hunger-fighting dollars for...

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Marisa Tyresky

Intern, Share Our Strength

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  • New York City Summer Meals Outreach Efforts Making A Difference
    Earlier in the month, New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott joined our own Bill Shore at P.S. 20, The Anna Silver School, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to kick off an aggressive campaign to raise awareness about summer meals programs in the City. The effort, which was part of the New York City No Kid Hungry campaign, brought together a diverse coalition that included representatives from the Mayor’s Office of the City of New York, The New York City Department of Education, District Council 37, Citizens Committee for Children, City Harvest, New York City Coalition Against Hunger, and The Food Bank for New York City. But this event was only the start.

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Nyssa Entrekin

Cooking Matters Volunteer, Share Our Strength

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Nicole Fitzgerald

Corporate Partnerships Gardens Consultant, Share Our Strength

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  • Lose For Good Gardens: New York City
    Through its partnership with Weight Watchers and their Lose For Good® campaign, Share Our Strength is donating six Lose For Good® Gardens across the country this fall. These are fully-enclosed, sustainable, raised-bed gardens that offer children fun, hands-on gardening experiences to inspire healthy eating habits for life.
  • Lose For Good Gardens: Raleigh
    Through its partnership with Weight Watchers and their Lose For Good® campaign, Share Our Strength is donating six Lose For Good® Gardens across the country this fall. These are fully-enclosed, sustainable, raised-bed gardens that offer children fun, hands-on gardening experiences to inspire healthy eating habits for life.
  • Lose For Good Gardens: Atlanta
    Through its partnership with Weight Watchers and their Lose For Good® campaign, Share Our Strength is donating six Lose For Good® Gardens across the country...
  • Lose For Good Gardens: Indianapolis
    Through its partnership with Weight Watchers and their Lose For Good® campaign, Share Our Strength is donating six Lose For Good® Gardens across the country this fall. These are fully-enclosed, sustainable, raised-bed gardens that offer children fun, hands-on gardening experiences to inspire healthy eating habits for life.
  • Lose For Good Gardens: Chicago
    Through its partnership with Weight Watchers and their Lose For Good® campaign, Share Our Strength is donating six Lose For Good® Gardens across the country this fall. These are fully-enclosed, sustainable, raised-bed gardens that offer children fun, hands-on gardening experiences to inspire healthy eating habits for life.

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Natalie Terens

, Share Our Strength

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  • Lunchtime at a Summer Meal Site with Congressman Hoyer
    Natalie Terens visits a summer meals site with Congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland in order to put a face to childhood hunger and to highlight the importance of creating awareness of this issue to the American public and other congressman.

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Nancy Withbroe

Senior Director, Development, Share Our Strength

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  • A Test on the First Day of School
    After dinner on the first day of school, as my teenage sons were complaining about the first round of homework assignments, I sat down at the dining room table to sort out the paperwork crumbled in their backpacks.
  • Cooking Matters’ Charmion Wood: A Hero of Every Day Life
    Sodexo Foundation defines “Heroes of Everyday Life” as people who are investing time, talent, and spirit in helping those at risk of hunger. Last week Chuck Scofield and I had the honor of attending the Sodexo Foundation’s 12th annual dinner during which they honored young people and employees who have done just that – each sharing their own strength to fight childhood hunger in America. This year’s honorees were a diverse set of men and women, from different states and jobs within the company, but the common element among all of them was a heartfelt commitment to helping his or her community be a better, and healthier, place.
  • Maryland No Kid Hungry Campaign Strengthened With New Corporate Commitment from Sodexo Foundation
    Share Our Strength® is pleased to announce today a renewed partnership with the Sodexo Foundation to help fight childhood hunger nationally. Together, Share Our Strength and the Sodexo Foundation will ensure that kids have access to nutritious food during summer months when school-based programs are not open, and mobilize the youth of America to join the cause.
  • Voltaggio Brothers (and Mom) Team Up to Fight Hunger
    Top Chef contestants Bryan and Michael Voltaggio served the meal of a lifetime on Tuesday night as part of Share Our Strength’s A Tasteful Pursuit dinner series.

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Patty Gentry

Operations Manager, Culinary Events, Share Our Strength

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  • Know Any Cause-Driven Culinary Students Who Want to Fight Against Childhood Hunger?
    Six years ago, Share Our Strength partnered with Zwilling J.A. Henckels to create the Cutting Edge Student Scholarship program, which provides 15 current culinary students the opportunity to learn more about a chef’s role in ending childhood hunger by attending our annual Conference of Leaders in Baltimore, MD. Conference of Leaders brings together Share Our Strength’s volunteers, top chefs and restaurateurs, corporate partners, grant recipients, staff members and anti-hunger advocates for three inspiring days of workshops, networking and activities focused on the issue of winning the fight against childhood hunger. Our next Conference of Leaders will take place October 15-17.

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Pat Nicklin

Managing Director, Share Our Strength

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Paulina Popielarz

AmeriCorps National Direct Member, Cooking Matters

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  • One Picky Eater
    The effectiveness of our Cooking Matters program does not only depend on skilled volunteer instructors, but also on the attitude of our participants. This became quite clear to me during a Cooking Matters for Kids class in Delray Beach, FL.

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Roman Davis

Chef,

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  • Faceless Child
    My brother Dusty and I were good kids. Our parent’s divorce upset us, but we were still too young to understand. We were raised by our single mother. My “Mama,” Regina, struggled to feed us. She received WIC, Food Stamps, and other government support.

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Robyn Morgan

Operation Frontline AmeriCorps National Direct Member, Tarrant Area Food Bank

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Ruth Stemler

State Director, Share Our Strength

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Robert A. Stern

Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Sodexo, Inc. and President of the Sodexo Foundation,

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  • Sustaining the Cause
    A few weeks ago I attended Share Our Strength 2011 Conference of Leaders in Baltimore. I met a lot of extremely motivated individuals in the fight against hunger.

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Ruthann Swain

Fan of the Great American Dine Out,

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  • I'm Dining Out. Are You?
    A fan of the Great American Dine Out shares her dine out experience and tells you how you can get involved!

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Ruth Burrell

Executive Director, Kids' Meals, Inc.

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  • Profile of a Houston Hero
    Share Our Strength is proud to fund the work of Ruth Burrell, Executive Director of Kids’ Meals, Inc. in Houston, Texas. Kids’ Meals, Inc. is...

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Salma Bahramy

Communications Manager, Share Our Strength

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  • Bloggers Get Involved at ConAgra Foods Foundation Cooking Matters Boot Camp
    A couple of weeks ago, I joined 11 bloggers from across the U.S. who convened in Dallas, Texas, for a bloggers’ boot camp hosted by the ConAgra Foods Foundation. Ok, there wasn’t really any exercise involved. It was more of a philosophical boot camp; a two-day jam-packed immersion session into Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters program, designed to give the bloggers information on childhood hunger and tools to try and tackle the issue within their own communities.
  • A Day at the Beach
    On Wednesday, Share Our Strength joined the NYC Dept. of Education at an event to highlight the summer meals truck; an innovative joint pilot program that is tackling this very issue throughout different boroughs in New York City.

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Sheila G. Bennett

Director, Great American Dine Out, Share Our Strength

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  • It's Time to Dine Out
    School is back in session and there are 10 million kids in America that qualify for school meals that are not getting them. Dine Out this month at a participating restaurant and you can help fund the organization that works to connect families and kids with programs like school meals and summer feeding sites.

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Susan Berkun

Senior Grants Manager, Share Our Strength

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  • Mini Grants Go a Long Way
    It's getting hot in DC – a very present reminder that summer “vacation” is nearly here. Unfortunately, for many kids at risk of hunger, the only vacation they are getting is from the breakfast and lunch that they could rely on from school meals. Across the country, of the kids who participate in free and reduced price school lunch, only about 16% participate in a summer meals program.
  • Share Our Strength’s Grants at Work
    Mark Bittman has quickly become one of my favorite food writers to follow. Some of my favorite recipes came from “The Minimalist” columns in the New York Times Magazine, and I was sad to see them end earlier this year. But it was the end of that column that turned me towards his other inspired writing that goes way beyond cooking to cover complex issues around food and nutrition in our society today, including hunger.
  • School Breakfast Programs: See them in action
    Parents and teachers agree – getting a healthy breakfast is the best way to start the school day off on the right foot. Unfortunately for a lot of children, eating breakfast before school isn’t possible, either because of hectic schedules, or for some, because there just isn’t enough food in the house to eat.
  • It’s Summer: Time for Fun, Learning, and Yummy Healthy Food!
    Glassboro Child Development Centers in New Jersey is just one of the many creative summer programs in communities across America that combine fun, learning and...

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Shaylyn Carey

Intern, No Kid Hungry Campaign, Share Our Strength

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  • A Crucial Partnership in our Nation’s Capital
    Share Our Strength funds many food banks, supporting programs that teach families how to stretch their food dollars and cook economical foods in healthy and delicious ways. In fact, many of our Operation Frontline partners are food banks. Learn more about the efforts of one such partner and grantee, the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, DC.

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Sue Cortesi

Director of Stores and Human Resources, Land of Nod

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  • The Land of Nod Employees Fight Hunger
    The Land of Nod held a kick-off event for its employees to highlight their involvement with the No Kid Hungry Campaign the week of Thanksgiving. The objective was to engage employees in the cause by providing them with an old fashioned sack lunch in a ‘lunch room’ setting and exposing them to campaign materials and the video of Jeff Bridges at the National Press club in Washington DC.

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Sean Donegan

Student, Cornell University

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  • Banding Together to Support a Common Goal
    Having a background in agriculture and global health, I have the utmost admiration for organizations like Share Our Strength that pioneer and fund long-term solutions to childhood hunger in America.

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Sara Gold

Program Analyst and Presidential Management Fellow, USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and Outreach

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  • My time at Share Our Strength
    Sara Gold -- of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's office of Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships, and Outreach -- shares what she has taken away from her experience working with Share Our Strength.

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Shanen Lloyd

Intern, Share Our Strength

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Scott McKee

Board Member, Share Our Strength Seacoast

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  • 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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Stacy Roth

Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Share Our Strength

Most Recent Posts
  • Lose Weight and Help End Childhood Hunger
    Fall is right around the corner, and Weight Watchers® is once again kicking off its fourth annual Lose For Good® campaign to help fight hunger. The premise is simple – as members lose weight and participate in various Lose For Good activities now through October 15, Weight Watchers will donate up to $700,000 to benefit Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® Campaign.
  • Hellmann’s Teams Up With Share Our Strength
    The Share Our Strength team kicked off the partnership with Hellmann’s® and Best Foods® Mayonnaise at an event in New York on September 14th, hosted by celebrity chef Bobby Flay and actress/mom Lori Loughlin.

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Sarah Sandsted

Communications Assistant, Share Our Strength

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Sylvia Vidal

Coordinator, Great American Bake Sale, Share Our Strength

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Tyler Calder

Community Investments Intern, Share Our Strength

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  • Lessons Learned in New Orleans
    Since returning from a week-long service trip (with some French Quarter adventures sprinkled in after the work day), memories of the Big Easy have consumed my mind and my heart. It’s been nearly six years since the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, and it would be an injustice to not point out that there are still areas that look like the hurricane happened yesterday. However, in the face of all the work still left to be done, what struck me was the feeling of hope, progress, appreciation, and pride in the city that was apparent in almost every New Orleans native I met.

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Chef Timothy Cipriano

Executive Director of Food Services, New Haven, CT Public Schools

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  • We Need YOU to Nominate a Hunger Warrior
    If you’re reading this blog, on this website, I have to assume you’re one of us: a compassionate and perceptive citizen concerned enough about our nation’s education, health, security, and economy, that you have committed yourself—in some way—to joining Share Our Strength and its many supporters in the movement to end childhood hunger in America. We’re an especially enlightened bunch, if you ask me.
  • No Kid Hungry Campaign Comes to Connecticut!
    The state of Connecticut, also known as the “Constitution State,” has a rich U.S. history. From its role in founding the U.S. federal government to its charming New England landscapes to its premier restaurant industry (if I do say so myself), what we don’t want written in history books about us is that Connecticut is also home to more than 127,000 children at risk of hunger.
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Takes YALE by storm!
    Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs stormed into Yale Commons at Woolsey Hall on Wednesday, May 19, for Taste of the Nation New Haven! Giant replicas of the book's pages lined the walls; cardboard mobiles with clouds, meatballs, and Yale umbrellas hung from the rafters. It truly was raining meatballs!

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Tony Dellovo

Full-Time AmeriCorps in Massachusetts, Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline

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  • South Boston Grows a Garden
    Tony Dellovo, a full-time AmeriCorps with Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline in Massachusetts, shares his experience working in an community garden in South Boston.

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Todd Rice

, Share Our Strength

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Ty Sullivan

Director of Marketing and Social Media Strategies, S.T Management Restauraunt Group

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Matt Creer and Mindi Cabe

Founding Partners, TwoTables

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  • 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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