Tag: world hunger
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Food Company Distributes 16,000 Meals to Older Adults Every Week
Staggering numbers of older adults go hungry in the United States. Revolution Foods, one of California’s largest providers of healthy meals to schools and communities in need, has partnered with the City of Los Angeles to deliver meals to homebound older adults who have limited access to nutrition and mobility challenges. This food distribution alliance…
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Science Explains How Pesticides Can Contribute to Food Shortages
Scientists have discovered that pesticides may lead to food shortages because of their adverse effect on bees. Specifically, the researchers found a group of pesticides called pyrethroids that contribute to colony collapse disorder in bees. This occurs when worker bees disappear, causing the queen and other members of the hive to die. Without bees, hundreds…
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Arkansas Woman Helps End Hunger with Little Free Pantry Boxes
Jessica McClard launched the grassroots Little Free Pantry project in May 2016 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Inspired by the Little Free Library concept, she wanted to address the rising food insecurity in the U.S. She filled the mini pantry with non-perishable foods such as canned vegetables, toiletries, and other household items. It began with just one…
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United Nations Urges Humankind to End the “War on Nature”
Recently, the United Nations held the first summit on the climate change crisis. Scientists warned that high temperatures, rising sea levels, and numerous chemicals in the air cause an imbalance in nature. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reminded world leaders that they promised to help save the environment a decade ago. But they have failed…
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Students Steal Starving Classmate’s Empty Lunchbox And Fill It Up With Love And Kindness
Sadly, food insecurity remains a worldwide issue, and one that every country should strive to abolish. In the U.S. alone, for instance, 42 million people, 13 million of those being children, suffer from hunger. This equates to roughly 1 in 6 children in the U.S. going hungry, an issue that frankly shouldn’t exist in ANY first-world…