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Perfectly good food was going in the trash, so an Indiana school turned it into take-home meals for hungry kids

David Williams

April 03, 2019 |

CNN |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Elkhart, Indiana

A community organization in Indiana called Cultivate "rescues" food from local caterers, hospitals, casinos, and businesses to then be packaged into take-home meals for students at Woodland Elementary School that come from food-insecure homes. Cultivate is in its second year of existence, has three staff and 400 volunteers, and hopes to expand beyond their pilot program to reach all 21 schools in the district.

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School district turns unused cafeteria food into frozen, take-home meals for kids

Ashleigh Jackson

April 03, 2019 |

KPHO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Elkhart, Indiana

Elkhart Community Schools in Indiana has teamed up with a nonprofit called Cultivate to provide meals for students who may go without food over the weekend. In this pilot program, 20 students will receive a backpack full of eight frozen meals made up of "rescued" food from the cafeteria that was made but never served. This initiative helps reduce food waste and ensure that students will not go hungry.

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Want to Address Food Insecurity in Your Community? There's an App For That.

Kate Elizabeth Queram

March 28, 2019 |

Route Fifty |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh-based nonprofit 412 Food Rescue is saving food from landfills and feeding those in need by getting produce, with minor bruises or almost past sell-by dates, into the hands of food insecure people. The organization, which partners with government housing authorities and other sites like daycares, uses its Food Rescue Hero app to connect volunteer drivers with grocery stores and restaurants who have excess food to donate.

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Robot learns to feed folks dinner

Sarah McQuate-Washington

March 13, 2019 |

Futurity News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

Many people across the United State cannot eat unless assisted, but this often leads to feelings of losing independence. To combat this outcome, researchers have developed a robotic assistant that can assess a plate of food and accurately deliver the items to the individual's mouth.

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How the Robin Hood Foundation is fighting a hunger emergency in New York caused by the shutdown

Ben Paynter

February 22, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In response to the government shutdown in December 2018, the Robin Hood Foundation pieced together a food-aid puzzle to provide food for low-income families that weren't receiving their monthly SNAP benefits. By re-stocking food pantries around the city, donating to food delivery services, and working to extend food-aid protections, the organization helped keep thousands across the city fed during the shutdown.

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Colorado farmers can't get their food to the table. One startup wants to lend hands.

Aisha Down

February 19, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

UpRoot, a new Colorado startup, is working to help farmers fill the labor gap and feed the hungry. Farmers across the state face a labor shortage, leaving huge amounts of produce to go to waste – and thus contribute to climate change. UpRoot tries to meet both these issues by operating on two levels: First, providing volunteer labor to harvest leftover crops and donate to food banks; and second, offering paid, on-demand workers – many of whom are veterans – for farmers that find themselves in a labor bind.

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When It's Hard to Make Ends Meet, Can Smart Apps Help?

Tina Rosenberg

February 04, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Elsie, Michigan

Smartphone technology levels the playing field for low-income people, utilizing services that manage SNAP food-assistance budgets, pay parking tickets on time, payday loans, and more. Applications like Fresh EBT work with families to create budgets to better manage their monthly income.

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The Pay-What-You-Want Experiment

Sarah Gonzalez

January 18, 2019 |

NPR |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

When Panera Bread launched several pay-what-you-want cafes, people from different economic and social backgrounds found themselves eating the same lunch, and paying what they could. While the cafes eventually closed, similar models around the country have found success with this flexible payment option.

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Communities Fill the Gaps Created by Shutdown

Tanzina Vega

January 17, 2019 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

During the government shutdown, federal workers went unpaid for weeks, struggling at times to access money, food, and legal services. To fill the gaps, communities stepped in. In Phoenix, Arizona, community members created a mobile food bank to serve the 300 TSA workers who were working without pay. In Alaska, the Sitka Tribe opened its food bank to all furloughed employees.

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LA Foodways: Explore the History of Los Angeles Agriculture

Juan Devis

January 07, 2019 |

KCET-TV |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The history of Los Angeles, a farm town-turned metropolis, leads to the present-day food situation, in which the quantity of food produced is insufficient to feed everyone - yet food insecurity persists. Food Forward distributes produce that might not sell and brings it to partners across the city. Their food justice work has been supported by groups such as the Watts Labor Community Action Committee.

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