…the students must help label and load two types of meals serving 75 people in the community that morning. Among the dishes: 17 whole, roasted turkeys.
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Read, Then Digest 8-14-09
Posted in August 14th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Turns out the beef recall was due to salmonella.
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Save Our Safety Net
Posted in July 29th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
For those of you who have been living under a rock lately, the economy is dreadful. The District has been no exception. The Mayor has proposed about $100 million in budget cuts that will disproportionatly affect the hungry and the homeless.
$52 million of those cuts are coming from Human Support Services and Other Low-Income Programs. [...]
Read, Then Digest
Posted in July 24th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
Our friends at Beyond Bread picked tons of corn in their Glean for the City initiative.
Jessica Biel has a bad habit of wasting food.
Don’t mess with Texas, especially when it comes to restaurant waste.
Chris over at First Helping explores how the recession has affected homelessness.
With the Locavore movement gaining steam, local seed banks are beginning [...]
Read: Then Digest
Posted in July 10th, 2009
by Alex Carrick in
A city in Sweden has found a way to easily turn waste into energy.
Our friends over at Beyond Bread have started a new “Glean for the City” initiative. They estimate that each volunteer group can glean enough food to feed 1750 people.
Michelle Obama and her girls were in Rome this past week. It just so [...]
Oral History: The Power of Stories
Posted in July 8th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
For any of you that have actually met me, you probably know that I think history is shared orally. I’ll talk the ear off anyone who is willing to listen. Communication, connecting, story telling; these are all parts of the fabric of our day to day lives. And one that I think often goes unrecognized.
A [...]
Is being poor expensive?
Posted in June 3rd, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
When is the last time you went to the bank? Hopped in your car to go shopping? Did your laundry at an opportune hour?
My daily life is pretty easy. Mostly everything is scripted and generally painless. I check my bank statements online, I do my laundry at 9pm on weekdays and I pay higher rent [...]
Read, then digest: shelter controversy, downward mobility and Michelle Obama
Posted in May 15th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Helping the hungry eat well: Two of our favorite blogs, Beyond Bread and Change.org’s Sustainable Food blog, came together this week in a post that hits on some of my favorite things to talk about: cooking; the connection between hunger, obesity and malnutrition; food deserts; and last but never least, hummus.
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Read, then digest: tent farm bank bike manifesto
Posted in April 17th, 2009
by Liz Whitehurst in
Last Tent City residents move as homeless debate continues: In the latest from the tent city outside Sacramento, the approximately 150-200 residents have been moved out by the police as of yesterday. These somber photographs capture the lives of people who lived there and in similar camps throughout the state and this post from the Where blog provides a clear summary [...]
Issues On Poverty
Posted in April 6th, 2009
by Jordan Kough in
The issues of poverty are complex. There are rarely simple topics and even more uncommon are simple solutions. Yet here we are, a youthful generation, looking to leave an impact in today’s society.
I’ve decided to start an indefinite series of posts on some of these complexities. My goal is to facilitate a discussion amongst you, [...]