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7500 Plates and Counting!
With just a few months left in our Hungry for Change 10,000 Plates Campaign, the plates are pouring in! Coloradans are fed up with people being hungry and they’re […]
January 23, 2012
Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes
Check out this great article on Food Stamps! By Jesse Washington, Associated Press January 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) – Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling […]
January 20, 2012
Nutritious, delicious, and out of reach – too many families in Colorado cannot afford fresh produce
DENVER – Most people know that fresh fruits and vegetables are loaded with vitamins and minerals. They are sweet, crunchy, juicy, and refreshing. Adults are generally advised to eat five […]
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January 4, 2012
No Child in this Beautiful State Should Know Hunger: Reflections from HFC’s Incoming Board Chair
As the incoming chair of the Board of Directors, I wanted to take some time to share my own personal perspective on why I joined Hunger Free Colorado and how […]
December 30, 2011
It’s the holiday season…
with the whoop-de-do and hickory dock. The holiday season brings visions of a table full of delicious food and loved ones. We travel from near and afar to gather in […]
December 24, 2011
TEDX Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
This is a great TED video about how leaders inspire action. TED Talks Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle […]
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December 21, 2011
Hockey Fans Against Hunger
Last night, I had the sheer delight of working a Hungry for Change plate table at the Pepsi Center, home of the enormous paper plate. As a huge sports fan, […]
Tags: Kroenke Sports, Sports
December 20, 2011
Study: 15 million kids live in poverty
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December 15, 2011
9News Content “Hunger in Colorado: Perception vs. Reality”
DENVER – When most people think of hunger, the image of young children living in an underdeveloped country far away comes to mind. But the reality is, hunger exists right […]
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December 14, 2011
Obesity: A Form of Malnutrition
Often overlooked due to its paradoxical nature, the co-existence of obesity and malnutrition is becoming more prevalent across the nation and the world. Once thought of only as a high-income […]
November 10, 2011
Hungry for Change Video
This video premiered at our Hunger Summit in October. As part of our efforts to raise awareness, we’re collecting 10,000 paper plates with stories, pictures, and statements about […]
October 15, 2011
Minimizing Challenges to Serving Breakfast in the Classroom
The Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program remains a beneficial method to increase attendance and academic performance, build school community, decrease tardiness and lower the number of visits to the […]
October 4, 2011
Food Insecurity and Obesity: Understanding the Connections
Our friends at the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) have recently put out a brief discussing the connection between food insecurity and obesity. While these two issues seem to […]
September 16, 2011
Colorado Proud
Yesterday I had the privilege to participate in the Colorado Proud School Meal Day with Denver Public Schools (DPS). While the festivities celebrated the use of Colorado agriculture products in […]
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September 15, 2011
Hunger in Colorado Video
Hunger Free Colorado is proud to present the “Hunger in Colorado” video. This short film was created by award-winning Dewey-Obenchain Films!
September 8, 2011
Breakfast Fast
Last night I had the pleasure of participating in a traditional Iftar, the fast-breaking meal during Ramadan. Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from […]
August 30, 2011
Rising enrollment in food stamps helps to counter effects of the Great Recession
Great blog post from our friends at Colorado Center on Law and Policy about SNAP!
August 23, 2011
PBS News Story Highlights Need for Food Pantries, Even in Affluent Communities
While the majority of this video is about perceptions of wealth inequality in the United States, I was particularly struck by the comments of Denise Barrant. (Scroll to 6:20 – […]
August 18, 2011
Mothers Eat at Now Faith
With choppy Spanish, I spoke with two mothers I have gotten to know over the past couple weeks during the summer lunch. Both mothers are friendly and warm with six children […]
Tags: Now Faith
August 15, 2011
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