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Tag Archives | hunger/food insecurity
Our new Board member’s dream for downtown Pittsburgh and beyond
Samantha is new to Pittsburgh but she has already plugged into important work on key issues: hunger and its connection to poverty, farming, climate change, and health.
Giving Tuesday: Support real solutions to hunger
Donating food helps the hungry. But the best way to end hunger is to stop it before it starts.
Just Harvest Joins National Campaign to End Senior Hunger
When it comes to eating a healthy diet, millions of Americans age 65 and over face a double whammy: a fixed income, and rising food costs.
Joel Berg: How We Can End Hunger in America (Part 2)
How did we go from almost ending hunger in America to having almost 42 million Americans lacking enough food? Because we were sold a myth.
Joel Berg: How We Can End Hunger in America (Part 1)
The people going hungry in America aren’t lazy. They simply do not earn enough to feed their families. That is the reality I have to grapple with and what Just […]
What Muslims believe about poverty and human dignity
As a Muslim, we have five pillars of faith. One is giving mandatory charity specifically to help the poor with the basic needs of human dignity.
What the 2016 Election means for social and economic justice
After a long political season, 125 million people voted in yesterday’s presidential election. Like many of them, I awoke this morning worried about the future.
Schools Meals Whistleblower to Team Up with National and Local Anti-Hunger Leaders
Former school food worker Stacy Koltiska, Hunger Free America’s Joel Berg, and our Ken Regal are calling on Congress to make free school meals available for all children.
Katie McGinty: Candidate for U.S. Congress
Katie McGinty (D), running for election as U.S. Senator for PA, answered our 2016 Voter Guide questions for candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County.
