In response to point three of Walmart’s Healthier Food Initiative and the Institute of Medicine’s Front-of-Package (FOP) Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols report released last fall, Walmart unveiled their “Great For You” icon. The label will enable consumers to easily identify and select healthy food items found amongst Great Value and Marketside brands in Walmart [...]
Random ACTS of Kindness Week
Denver Post employee volunteers in their Assisting the Community Through Service (ACTS) program certainly made a difference in their community on Valentine’s Day. It was great to spend the day at The Denver Post with their employees, who added their voice to the Hungry For Change awareness campaign in a most creative way. The time [...]
Making Sure that No Child Goes to Bed Hungry
By the time children arrive at afterschool programs, lunch is a distant memory. Their growing bodies need food just to get through the afternoon. Without it, children feel run down, their attention span shortens, their ability to learn diminishes, and they have difficulty fully participating in afterschool activities. Many afterschool programs run late into the evening [...]
“People Are People No Matter Their Struggles in Life”
In addition to having my dream job with Hunger Free Colorado, I’m so honored to also serve on the Board of SAME Café. Just what an honor this is becomes apparent when I have the opportunity to hear Libby and Brad Birky talk about why they started SAME Café and what it means to them. [...]
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 making their voices heard. Check out the amazing work being done in Brighton to get inspired! We’re touched by the thousands of stories, pictures, [...]
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 lingerie or building websites. They are white, black and Hispanic, young and old, homeowners and homeless. What they have in common: They’re all on food [...]
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 servings of fruits and vegetables daily to ensure proper nutrition and a healthy weight. But have you ever noticed that fresh fruits and vegetables aren’t [...]
