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Women Ending Hunger

logowomenendingbRhode Island Community Food Bank
200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907  401.942.6325
Contacts: Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN, and Susan Gustaitis, Executive Director of the Jonnycake Center of Peacedale
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The volunteer group Women Ending Hunger (WEH) works to create long-term solutions to the problem of hunger. Women Ending Hunger works on many issues, including those concerning nutrition education and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program. Under the leadership of Mary Flynn, Ph.D., RD, LDN, and Susan Gustaitis, Executive Director of the Jonnycake Center of Peacedale, WEH also works to educate the public and advocate around hunger issues.

Current projects include:

  • Advocacy concerning issues of childhood nutrition and school meal programs
  • Advocacy regarding the Farm Bill and its impact on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • Participation in the Food Bank’s Speakers’ Bureau
  • Volunteer opportunities for events and special programs

Food for the Poor

foodpoorbLyons Road Coconut Creek, FL 33073 800. 427.9104-6401 
Executive Director: Angel Aloma
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The largest international relief and development organization in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.  Work is motivated by our faith in God, spreading His unconditional love, regardless of race, wealth, or creed as we minister to the poorest of the poor in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America.

By providing lifesaving food, secure housing, clean water, healthcare, emergency relief, micro-enterprise projects and education opportunities, they give the poor a chance at a better future, and showing them God’s love.

URI SNAP Outreach Project

Feinstein Hunger Center, URI,  201 Tyler Hall, Kingston RI 02881
Hotline:  866.306.0270  
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The URI SNAP Outreach Project helps low-income individuals and families access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP. Outreach workers can answer questions about SNAP, help determine potential eligibility for SNAP benefits, and provide support with the application process. The SNAP Outreach Project seeks to increase participation with trainings, application assistance, providing informational material, and positive SNAP messages in mass media. Thousands of Rhode Islanders do not receive nutrition assistance because they are unaware of their eligibility or need additional assistance with applying. Outreach and education are tools in overcoming barriers to SNAP participation. If you or someone you know is struggling to pay for food, let them know help is available through the URI SNAP Outreach Project.

Generations United

generationsb25 E Street NW, 3rd Floor Washington, D.C. 20001  202. 289.3979
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Mission is to improve the lives of children, youth, and older adults through intergenerational collaboration, public policies and programs for the enduring benefit of all. For nearly three decades, Generations United has been the catalyst for policies and practices stimulating cooperation and collaboration among generations, evoking the vibrancy, energy and sheer productivity that result when people of all ages come together. We believe that we can only be successful in the face of our complex future if generational diversity is regarded as a national asset and fully leveraged.

Hunger Project

hungerb5 Union Square West, 7th Floor New York, NY 10003  212.251.9100
President & CEO: Åsa Skogström Feldt   
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A global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. Programs in 24,000 communities throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America are based on an innovative, holistic approach, which empowers women and men living in rural villages to become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger and poverty.

While adapted to meet local challenges and opportunities wherever we work, all our programs have at their foundation these three essential elements: Empowering women as key change agents, mobilizing communities for self-reliant action, and fostering effective partnerships with local government

Why Hunger

whyhungernew505 Eighth Avenue  Suite 2100 New York, NY 10018 212.629.8850   Hotline: 800.548.6479   
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WHY promotes effective and innovative community.based solutions that create self.reliance, economic justice and food security. Their programs include Grassroots Action Network, Artists Against Hunger & Poverty and WHY Get Active Center.

Hunger Site . Greater Good

hungersite600 University Street, Suite 1000 Seattle, WA 98101.4107
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Since its launch in June 1999, The Hunger Site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world’s hungry and food insecure. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow Click Here to Give . it’s FREE button. Its grassroots popularity has been recognized with Web awards in the activism category — a Cool Site of the Year Award and a People’s Voice winner at the Webby Awards. Since its inception, visitors at The Hunger Site and shoppers at The Hunger Site store have given more than 856 million cups of food.

The staple food funded by clicks at The Hunger Site is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps, Food Recovery Network, Mae Tao Clinic, Partners in Health, and Millennium Promise. 100% of sponsor advertising fees go to our charitable partners. Funds are split between these organizations and go to the aid of hungry people in over 74 countries, including those in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

More than a decade and half-a-billion clicks later, The Hunger Site remains a leader in online activism and a dynamic force in the fight to end world hunger. You can read more about that history here. Or learn about the “Girl Effect” and see how you can help.