Archives for February, 2023

America’s Top Issue: Hunger

America’s Top Issue: Hunger

February 13, 2023 in Charlie's Corner Harvest Time Newsletter

For more than 50 years, Feeding America food banks have been providing meals to neighbors in need and working to raise awareness about hunger. Yet it wasn’t until the pandemic, when so many lost their jobs, that hunger became a top issue for America: the government held a conference to address it, food banks topped charity lists for the first time, and need for food assistance spiked across the country.

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We Work Well with Others

We Work Well with Others

February 13, 2023 in Bart's Hope Notes Harvest Time Newsletter

When you work with a hunger relief organization, you see the devastating effects food insecurity takes on individuals and communities every day, and it’s heartbreaking.

The goal isn’t only to feed the neighbors in need that come to us – it is to feed every neighbor in need including the ones that can’t get to us. It is a challenge that needs innovative solutions. How do you identify where the needs are? How do you make the greatest impact on people and communities? Sometimes, the answer is to collaborate with other charitable organizations.

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