Land: A foundation for women’s economic empowerment Around the world, land is identity, heritage, a source of pride, and of course, a sustainable economic resource. Land is crucial in sustaining…
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A no-questions-asked, self-serve food pantry more than doubled its distribution rates between March 2020 and November 2021 compared to the same period in 2018-19. The University of Chicago Medicine’s Feed1st pantry…
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Public spending on children—including the child tax credit—benefits kids and families in the immediate term and can have a long-term payoff for the federal government and society.
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In this article, I’d like to share some foundational information about this type of charity and some of its nuances.
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Producing enough food for a growing world population is an urgent global challenge. And it’s complicated by the fact that climate change is warming the Earth and making farming harder…
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America’s relative lack of investment in child care disproportionately hurts Black educators, children and families. Pre-pandemic, there was limited availability of affordable options; new closures will deepen the challenges.
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People with disabilities face higher levels of food insecurity, reforms to SNAP can help increase access to nutritious food.
Read the full article at: foodtank.com
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Multiple state bills are undoing protections against child labor, but some groups are pushing back.
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School closings during the pandemic’s first year brought an immediate and potentially devastating problem: How would millions of children get the school meals many of them depended on? The US…
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) Presidency of Egypt recently partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO), U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and…
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More Americans are buying groceries at dollar stores, which often means getting food that’s low in nutrition and high in calories.
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Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up at a food bank in San Antonio, Texas. A jarring…