413 N. Lee Street Alexandria, Virginia 22314 888.998.6325
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Meals on Wheels delivers meals to individuals who are housebound and unable to purchase or prepare their own meals. Many of the recipients are senior citizens.
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 800.813.0557
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Works to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the US and Israel. The Education & Advocacy program ensures that hungry people have access to nutritious food today. The Partnership Grantmaking program empowers anti.hunger organizations.
National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness (NSCAHH)
328 S. Jefferson St., Suite 620 Chicago, IL 60661 312.544.4436 x204
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NSCAHH works with a coalition of students and community members across the country to end hunger and homelessness through education, service and action.
U.S. households trash $640 in food a year
June 24, 2015: USA Today
American households throw away about $640 each worth of food every year, and consumers don’t really care about the environmental impact of trashed leftovers piling up in landfills, according to a survey out Wednesday from the American Chemistry Council. At a time when Americans may be more attuned than ever to the chemical makeup of food, buying organic and sourcing locally, they’re still struggling to avoid throwing a lot of food away, data show.
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Oxfam America
226 Causeway Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02114 800.776.9326
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Works to end global poverty by saving lives, strengthening communities and campaigning for change.
Rhode Island Community Kitchen
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Schiff
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Culinary job-training program for low-income or jobless adults. Chefs teach the full-time, 14-week course. Local restaurants and professional kitchens offer internships to students enrolled in the program. Students gain cooking skills and learn about food service as well as work readiness skills to succeed on the job. They also create healthy meals for Kids Cafe which feeds children who might go hungry.
RESULTS
1101 15th St. NW, Suite 1200 Washington, DC 20005 202.783 7100
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Grassroots advocacy organization with the goal of ending hunger and poverty through political means such as through U.S. Poverty Campaigns focused on Empowering Grassroots Activism, Creating Economic Opportunity for All and Early Childhood Development.
France to force big supermarkets to give unsold food to charities
Share our Strength – No Kid Hungry
1030 15th Street, NW, Suite 1100 W Washington DC 20005 202.393.2925
Toll-free . 800.969.4767
Founder & Chief Executive Officer: Bill Shore
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Connects kids in need with nutritious food and teaches their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. The campaign also engages the public to make ending child hunger a national priority.
Kids Cafe
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Schiff
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Serves wholesome evening meals at sites in Central Falls, Cumberland, East Providence, Newport and Providence. The program, a partnership between the Food Bank and Boys & Girls Clubs and community centers, features meals prepared by the Community Kitchen program. Community Kitchen is a culinary training program that prepares unemployed adults for food service jobs.