Can we tolerate 1 out of 8 Rhode Islanders not having enough food?
It's time to Hunger Down!
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.
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.
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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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
3383 Sweet Hollow Rd. Big Island, Virginia 24526.8517 800.333.4597
Executive Director: Steven M. Waldmann
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Formed in 1979 as an intentional community of two families called to life and ministry together in Christ. It has grown into an ecumenical, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to leading others into lives of Christian community and service.
Since our founding in 1979, the Society of St. Andrew has worked to fulfill the mandate of the Gospel in our lives by striving to adhere to the words of 1 John 3:18: Let us love not only in words, but in deed and in truth.
The mission of the Society of St. Andrew is to introduce people to God’s grace in Jesus Christ through meeting their hungers: