Food Insecurity

In Northern California, a significant problem facing homeless veterans is their inability to access food regularly. This is due to their uncertain financial situations, homelessness, and mental and physical health challenges. As a result of food insecurity, their existing medical conditions can worsen, and their overall health can be negatively…

Headline: FOOD INSECURITY Next Line: A recent Angus Reid poll says 56 percent of Canadians are struggling to provide food for their families. Now one could imagine that such a headline followed up with the next line would definitely grab ones attention and cause you to read more about food…

Five bucks can mean more than you know to others — I recently commented on a post by Jason Provencio, who wrote about the ability of some writers to participate in Medium’s Partner Program without paying the monthly membership fee of $5. I made several comments, including that the monthly fee was chump change and that people should pay the fuck…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday touted new investments and partnerships to address climate change and food security through agricultural innovation. Speaking at the opening of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit, he said the initiative has secured more than $13 billion in public and…

In AUBG, other than tuition and fees, on-campus students like me have to pay $100 for our meal plan every semester. The $100 meal plan is placed on our student cards, spent as Bulgarian Leva, and lets me buy food from the university’s canteen. With the meal plan, I don’t…

Hunger, Food Insecurity & The Harsh Shades of Empty — There is Lots (a nonet) The thing about being hungry is if it happens too many times or goes on for much too long the mind paints pictures of ‘not enough’, in harsh shades of empty. — Even when there is lots ‘Food insecurity’ is a state of ‘not knowing…

San Bernardino Community College District hosts a roundtable with California Student Aid Commission and Inland Empire Leaders on April 21 — Over 181,000 college students may be going hungry without CalFresh assistance in Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to the California Student Aid Commission. Roundtable to find solutions brings together San Bernardino Community College District, Riverside Community College District, Cal State San Bernardino, UC Riverside, Community Action Partnership of Riverside…

The key to properly nourishing anything in life is an understanding of how things function at the root. Healthy garden beds provide the foundation for bountiful harvests. Strong health habits early in one’s youth are the best chance at aging gracefully and healthfully through adulthood. Grassroots community efforts, when…

Zara Syed | April 2023 On Friday, March 3, the Red Oaks School welcomed Ms. Kiley Powell, Education Coordinator at the Interfaith Food Pantry Network (IFPN). As students filled into Stewart Hall, their faces bright with curiosity and brewing questions, I introduced Ms. Powell, who was invited to educate ROS…