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News and MediaFood banks serving more amid economic slump Houma Today, August 2, 2008 She missed too many days at work to take care of her asthmatic son, and in turn lost her job, the 25-year-old mother of three told the food bank volunteer. It is the first time this Houma mom has been to a food bank. She recently applied for food stamps... IFT reaches out to help those in need through Second Harvest IFT Press Release, July 7, 2008 During the 2008 Annual Meeting & Food Expo, members of the Institute of Food Technologists helped to fight hunger in South Louisiana by working with Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana... Aid for children pledged in N.O. The Times-Picayune, July 19, 2008 Pledging to provide health and education resources for needy children throughout the city, a national nonprofit organization has designated New Orleans as its first official Promise Zone. A Week of Hunger The Washington Post, July 9, 2008 Those of us who dimly remember the gas lines of the 1970s tend to view commodity price spikes as the temporary work of international villains. But anyone still expecting the return of cheap oil is in for a long wait. Rising energy prices... Locals answer the call to Iowa The Times-Picayune, June 21, 2008 When Heather Hilliard was asked whether she could go to Iowa to help victims of the floods, she had just one question: "Where can I get tennis shoes?" she asked. After obtaining the proper footwear... Flip-Flops given away in program The Times-Picayune, June 12, 2008 flip-flop sandals made in China for a buck a pair may not set feet to dancing, but they put smiles on the faces of several dozen children at the St. John the Baptist Headstart program in Central City last week. That number of smiles will increase dramatically... Food Bank program caters to local kids The Times-Picayune, June 12, 2008 The theory that children who eat better learn better is the premise of the Lagniappe Backpack Program, a new nutritional initiative taking place at Andrew Jackson Elementary School in Chalmette. Representatives from Northrop Grumman's Avondale Shipyard recently visited the school's campus to present a check to Second Harvest Food Bank... From Abita to Zapp's, locals feel oil bites The Times-Picayune, June 8, 2008 Every time Mary Jo Williams goes to the grocery store, she cringes at the cost of basic items like eggs, milk, flour and produce, all of which have gone up in recent months. "We just do the best we can"... Into the trash it goes - The Food the American Family Throws Away Each Month The New York Times, Bill Marsh and Kari Haskell, Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Census Bureau Letter From a Friend Then call your senator: Landrieu: 202-224-5824 or Vitter: 202-224-4623 and use the following message: (if you are in another state, you need to find your senators phone number) THIS HAS TO BE DONE BY APRIL 18. Food banks ask $15 million from stateCiting the uncertainty of the stalled U.S. farm bill, the state’s food banks asked legislators Tuesday for $15 million in funding. “Hunger’s not a seasonal issue,” said Jayne Wright, director of the Food Bank of Central Louisiana. “These people need our help every day.” The House Appropriations General Government Subcommittee listened to food bank organizers’ concerns but did not take any action. The panel is reviewing sections of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposed $30 billion state operating budget. Fresh Approach to Feeding New OrleansHow can New Orleans expand its supply of fresh, healthy food? A committee supported by the Prevention Research Center at Tulane thinks the answers are clear — provide tax incentives to encourage retailers to sell fresh food, launch a grocery shuttle service and promote development of more supermarkets. N.O. to challenge latest Census dataNEW ORLEANS — Mayor Ray Nagin said Thursday the city will challenge a U.S. Census Bureau estimate that puts New Orleans’ population at about 240,000, a figure the mayor said should be “significantly higher’’ and one that could cost the city $37 million to $56 million in federal funding. The New Orleans Food Policy Advisory CommitteeBUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: Expanding Access to Fresh Food Retail, A Report by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee Read the full report (.pdf 3.26 MB ) The New Orleans Food Policy Advisory CommitteePress releases - REPORT STRESSES NEED FOR BETTER ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD In New Orleans, current supply lags far behind national average. more (.pdf 183 KB ) The New Orleans Food Policy Advisory CommitteePress releases - Release of the Report “Building Healthy Communities: Expanding Access to Fresh Food Retail” more (.pdf 185 KB ) O’Briens follow Christian mandate in volunteer workMary Ann and Jerry O’Brien are like the Energizer bunny. They keep on giving and giving of their time even after retiring from careers with the rchdiocese of New Orleans. These days, the 51-year married couple volunteers one day a week at Second Harvest Food Bank in Elmwood. “I’ve always wanted to do this,” Mary Ann O’Brien, 72, said. Stalled Form Bill Needs Your HelpAlthough efforts continue in the Congress to develop a final Farm Bill that will secure the support of a majority of Members and the President, further progress on passage of a final bill will be delayed due to further negotiations and a two week congressional recess beginning March 14th. Please take action today and urge your Members of Congress to quickly pass a final Farm Bill that supports federal nutrition programs that feed low-income Americans. Celebrity Cook Paula Deen and Husband Michael Groover Bring Smithfield Foods' Helping Hungry Homes(TM) Tour To Feed New Orleans Families
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick visit Second Harvest Along with a group of volunteers, Bacon and Sedgwick prepared backpacks for distribution to children during the holidays and other out-of-school times. Accompanied by their children who worked in the repack room sorting and packing food, the family was pleased to do their part to feed the hungry across Second Harvest's 23-parish service area. Following the volunteer activity, the family was given a tour of the devastated areas of the city by a Second Harvest staff member who reports that Bacon is a huge fan of "one of the greatest rock and roll legends of all times" and was extremely excited to take a photo in front of the home of Fats Domino. Second Harvest would like to thank the family for recognizing the ongoing need in our community and helping to make an impact on the fight against hunger. For more information on Second Harvest's Lagniappe Program, click here Baptist Community Ministries donates $11.6M to N.O. nonprofits NEW ORLEANS - Baptist Community Ministries, a private foundation in Louisiana, said it contributed $11.6 million to New Orleans-area nonprofits last year. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana celebrates its 25 years of service to the community NEW ORLEANS — This year, Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana celebrated its 25th year of service to the community with an interfaith ceremony led by Archbishop Alfred Hughes. Holiday Gifts Come Early for Four New Orleans Area Non-Profits NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5, 2007 — ’Tis the season for giving, and four New Orleans area non-profit organizations each received a $25,000 gift from the Winn-Dixie Foundation. The donations were part of a five-stop “Better Holidays…Better Communities” tour of the Jacksonville-based grocer’s operating area. In addition to New Orleans, the Winn-Dixie Foundation is making similar donations to charities throughout the Southeast, all totaling $900,000. 11/12/07 Winn-Dixie, its customers and New Orleans Saints fans donated 46,205 pounds of food through the inaugural food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. The total donation represents more than 3.5 times the combined weight of the entire 53-player Saints roster. 11/05/07 Economic Cost of Hunger
The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger - Estimated Annual Burden of the United States An analysis commissioned by The Sodexho Foundation, in partnership with the Public Welfare Foundation and Spunk Fund, Inc. 09/25/07 Food Bank Celebrates by Jason Brown
Prior to 2005's storms, Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana serviced a swath of land comprising 23 parishes from the Mississippi border to the Texas line.
In the land of the greatest democracy on earth, it is often hard for many to believe that just as certain as the sun sets each day, it is setting on Americans who feel the two-fold pains of hunger.
07/02/07 When the Storm Parted: Food Distribution in the Upper Nine « The Education of a Bookshop Clerk 06/04/07 WDSU New Channel 6, Second Harvest Food Bank Kids Cafe Click on the following link to view the Interview.
04/23/07 LFBA seeking state help to stave off looming hunger crisis "If it were not for the hot meals and groceries we receive from Pastor Randy and the Food Bank, I would not be able to feed my family or provide for my daughter. I am still unemployed and my husband is disabled. We continue to have to pay our mortgage and are waiting on LRA funds to rebuild. The assistance received from the food bank allows me to use my limited resources to meet our needs. They have gone above and beyond to help us," Becki Muscarello of St. Bernard Parish said recently. 03/21/07 Federal Budget Cuts Threaten Elimination of Senior Feeding Programs Before Hurricane Katrina, people
with steady jobs and solid incomes
never dreamed of having to resort to
using food stamps, but they did so by
the thousands in the chaotic weeks after the storm. Eighteen months after Katrina, poverty and hunger in south Louisiana continue to be vexing issues that
are taxing the resources of the largest food bank in Louisiana, Second
Harvest Food Bank of Greater New
Orleans and Acadiana, a program of Click here for the full article> 11/01/07 November Public Service Announcement (PSA) Click on the following links to view the PSA videos.
America's Second Harvest, Member Food Banks, and FROs, and National Programs
Surplus US food supplies dry up USA Today, May 2, 2008 America's Second Harvest, a network of 205 food banks serving 25 million, is seeing a 20% rise in its caseload. Food banks and other programs receive $140 ...
More Hungry Americans Turn to Food Banks for Help U.S. News & World Report, May 2, 2008 America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network on Friday reported the results of a new survey that found demand was up at the 49 food banks it ...
Bush Economist: High Food Prices Here To Stay New York Sun, May 2, 2008 Mr. Buis and a representative of America's Second Harvest, a hunger relief organization, pushed for the passage of the farm bill, which includes billions of ...
When the cupboards go bare The Times of Trenton, May 4, 2008 America's Second Harvest, the nation's largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization, and its network of 205 food banks coast-to-coast are ...
Sam's Club revives food donations as food banks struggle International Herald Tribune, April 30, 2008 Wal-Mart's charitable giving arm, the Wal-Mart Foundation, also announced a $1.5 million donation to America's Second Harvest that the foundation said will ... Sunday conversation ... on Hunger [1 hr ago] NewsOK.com, May 4, 2008 A: One of the reasons it's possible is because we have so much product that is donated to us. Unfortunately, with the rapid increase in food costs, ... Policy Legislation and Federal Programs
Congress still struggling to finish farm bill The Associated Press, May 2, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) — Struggling to complete a farm bill that can survive a presidential veto, lawmakers have sent the White House a sixth extension of farm and ...
Bush administration outlines farm bill priorities Reuters, May 2, 2008 But he added, "We have a spending issue" over the cost of the farm bill, estimated at more than $285 billion for five years. In the past couple of days, ... Farm Bill Stuck on Sugar-Support Proposal Wall Street Journal. May 5, 2008 The standoff dramatizes the broader tensions over the five-year, $300 billion farm bill, which would establish a framework for spending on agricultural ...
State Farm Groups Watching Farm Bill Progress Wisconsin Ag Connection, May 5, 2008 Following the Senate-House Farm Bill Conference Committee meeting that went late into the night last Thursday, the Wisconsin Farmers Union said it is ... Farm bill delay hits home Colorado Springs Gazette, May 5, 2008 The farm bill supports programs such as food stamps, and commodities that the US Department of Agriculture buys from farmers - such as peanut butter, ...
Harkin pays visit to tout farm bill Quad City Times, May 4, 2008 By Tom Saul | Sunday, May 04, 2008 | 6 comment(s) With a presidential veto looming, a new farm bill represents the best compromise for growers, ... Indiana Farm Flex Pilot Replaced in Farm Bill Hoosier Ag Today, May 4, 2008 Indiana’s only-state-in-the-nation farm flex pilot for canning tomatoes has been replaced in the farm bill by a multi-state flex acre program. ...
Farm bill upends normal political order San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2008 A conference committee approved on Thursday most of a nearly $300 billion farm bill that will lock in the nation's food policy and environmental stewardship ... Current Farm Bill given a two-week extension Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide, May 2, 2008 By DALE HILDEBRANT, Farm & Ranch Guide President Bush, on Friday, signed the sixth extension to the 2002 Farm Bill, which will allow its policies to remain ...
Farm bill work nearly finished, Harkin reports DesMoinesRegister.com, May 3, 2008 By JERRY PERKINS • REGISTER FARM EDITOR • May 3, 2008 Work on a new farm bill should be wrapped up Tuesday by the congressional conference committee trying ...
All eyes on still-stalled farm bill MPNnow.com, May 2, 2008 Between soaring gas prices, the war in Iraq and the most hotly contested presidential primary in recent memory, the farm bill may not be front of mind to ... US farm bill extended again, President Bush criticizes Congress Ethanol Producer Magazine, May 2, 2008 It was the sixth extension of the existing Farm Bill since March 12 as the US House and Senate work out differences between versions and find funding to ... New Farm Bill All But Done Indiana Prairie Farmer, May 2, 2008 The Farm Bill Conference Committee spent more than six hours Thursday night into Friday morning debating issues of the various titles of the new Farm Bill. ... New farm bill would base dairy price on cost of feed Vermont Public Radio, May 2, 2008 (Host) Congressional negotiators have agreed on a renewal of the farm bill that includes an expanded milk price support program. Supporters say the changes ...
Oklahoma farm leaders push for new farm bill High Plains Journal, May 1, 2008 It's beginning to look like Oklahoma farmers will have a new farm bill soon, even if it is too late for spring planting. That conclusion follows a just ... Coleman on Farm Bill: Bush veto would be a 'terrible mistake' that Crookston Daily Times, May 2, 2008 By Mike Christopherson, Managing Editor As negotiators in Congress continue to struggle to send a Farm Bill to the White House that won't be vetoed by ... Bipartisan Farm Bill Close to Completion Fergus Falls Daily Journal, May 2, 2008 Earl Pomeroy, during a telephone press conference this morning, said the new farm bill will benefit farmers in western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota ... 2008 farm bill all but wrapped-up Brownfield, May 2, 2008 by Peter Shinn Congress finally made a lot of progress on the next farm bill after a six-hour meeting Thursday night that stretched into Friday morning. ... Rep. Kind Offers Farm Bill Conservation Provisions Wisconsin Ag Connection, May 2, 2008 On Thursday, the La Crosse Democrat offered a motion on the House floor directing the farm bill negotiators to maintain the highest levels of funding for ... Hunger in the United States
Stamp out hunger with post office food drive May 10 Cambridge Chronicle, May 5, 2008 to combat hunger, conducting the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive, which will also be held in every US ...
Feeding the Hungry Wicked Reading, May 23, 2008 Last November, 11 seventh-grade Reading girls set a goal to help fight world hunger, hoping to raise at least a couple hundred dollars to send to starving and malnourished people. But six months later, Girl Scout Troop 3703 has exceeded that goal and troop members feel they have made a difference in the world – both locally and nationally... |
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A good way to engage in Actions on Behalf of Justice is to engage in advocacy for justice to the poor. US Senators are debating whether to pass a new Farm Bill this coming April 18. An excellent 13 minute interview by Bill Moyers to Rev. David Beckman of Bread for the World explains the whole issue - its so clear we need a new farm bill NOW - I recommend you view the film at 
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana today received more than 39,000 pounds of meat to help feed local families, thanks to Smithfield Foods' 10-city Helping Hungry Homes(TM) Across America tour, a hunger relief initiative led by celebrity cook Paula Deen.
Second Harvest was thrilled to be contacted by Kevin Bacon stating he
and his family would be visiting New Orleans for the holidays
to
volunteer and do their part in the rebuilding efforts of our area. 
09/25/07 Filling the Void Second Harvest finds second home in Acaidiana
