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Empire State Building Goes Orange for Food Bank NYC

Did you see this outside your window (maybe the window of your office or a cab) last night? This Flickr photo is actually from Halloween last year, but the sight was exactly the same: A glowing orange...

The Hunger Challenge: Blogging for (More) Food

Can you imagine creating three nutritious meals a day? Can you imagine doing that with a budget of $3...for all three meals? To highlight how difficult it is for those who have to make ends meet on ...

Midwest Flooding: Farmland Devastated

The reports of flooding in the Midwest are heartbreaking and, sadly, they just keep coming. The damage of farmland – both family and commercial – is impossible to ignore. This region is a major p...

Reality Bites: Food Banks Hit by the Rising Food Costs

Reading this article from the Boston Globe, "Squeezed by Prices, Pantries Ask for Help," should have felt like more of a shock. But really, it just made grim sense. Of course food pantries and homele...