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Action Against Hunger (AAH)
247 West 37th Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 877. 777.1420
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Develops and runs emergency programs in nutrition, health, water, and food security for countries in need. AAH also provides disaster preparedness programs with the goal of anticipating and preventing humanitarian crises.
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907 401.942.6325
Contact: Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Schiff
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Provides food to people in need and promotes long-term solutions to the problem of hunger. The Food Bank is an innovative leader in solving the problem of hunger. In partnership with member agencies, as well as government and community leaders, the Food Bank works to ensure that no one in Rhode Island goes hungry. They envision a day when everyone in Rhode Island has access to nutritious food through an efficient and sustainable acquisition and distribution network.
We Share Hope
624 Main St, Warren, RI 02885 401.289.0448
Contact: President & Co-Founder, Stephen P. Martin
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Group of volunteers who distribute excess food to the poor, disabled, elderly etc. It is unique from other organizations in that its role is to locate, gather, and distribute food to groups that feed the poor, distressed, and the underprivileged.
WPRI: Stats: Some families choosing between paying utilities, buying groceries
11/6/2015 – WPRI TV: The economy may be improving, but the need to feed struggling families continues to be high. The Rhode Island Community Food Bank distributes almost ten million pounds of food every year to families in need. Exclusive statistics obtained by Eyewitness News suggest that families often have to chose between paying their utilities or buying food, despite the fact that unemployment is improving in Rhode Island. More
Association of Nutrition Services Agencies (ANSA)
18 Marbury Terrace Boston, MA 02130 617.522.7777 Website Facebook Email
ANSA advocates for increased attention to the importance of appropriate food in the care of the critically ill across the country. ANSA builds a network of grassroots advocates who can educate their leaders about nutrition’s role in the continuum of health.
1 of 52 Hunger Network
401. 368.1325
Contact: Director, Steve Maciel
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Helps create food secure communities by uniting mass action through a simple grassroots network designed to maximize existing hunger agencies. They are a strength-in-numbers network of everyday people dedicated to ending hunger. Our members help bring mass support to existing hunger organizations. This is accomplished through a simple yet powerful grassroots method of organizing called The ‘1 of 52’ Hunger Network. ‘1 of 52’ Members take action in one week annually bringing ongoing, cumulative support to the solutions of creating food secure communities.
Feinstein Hunger Center for a Hunger Free America
201 Tyler Hall, Kingston RI 02881 401. 874.1000
Director, Kathleen Gorman, Ph.D.,
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An educational center committed to developing solutions to the problem of hunger in Rhode Island and nationwide. The center promotes education, research, and outreach on the causes and the consequences of hunger and the study of policies and programs aimed at alleviating hunger.
Bread for the World
425 3rd Street SW, Ste 1200 Washington, DC 20024 800.822.7323
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Bread for the World seeks justice for the world’s hungry people by lobbying our nation’s decision makers. The Bread for the World Institute conducts research and provides education on policies related to hunger and development.
Rhode Island Food Policy Council
Contact: Executive Director: Sue AnderBois
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Coordinated by a statewide collaboration of diverse, committed and engaged stakeholders from all sectors of the food system, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council will create partnerships, develop policies and advocate for improvements to the local food system to increase and expand its capacity, viability and sustainability. Since its launch in 2011, they have fostered the development and expansion of a committed, passionate and coordinated network of stakeholders by creating linkages and connections among residents, neighborhoods, non-profit agencies, businesses, institutions, cities, towns, state agencies and regional groups. This network is continuing to grow and expand and is now working together to achieve the shared vision of a Rhode Island where there is no food insecurity, where the local food system grows, flourishes, and expands so as to meet the food and nutrition needs of all of its residents and results in the creation of a healthy food environment with zero waste and a thriving, just and expanding local food economy.