Hunger in America: A Bigger Problem Than You Might Think

How many go hungry in U.S.
I was absolutely shocked to read at Reuters Web site that “More than 49 million Americans — one in seven — struggled to get enough to eat in 2008.” That’s 14.6 percent of the households. It is endlessly astounding to me that one of the [...]

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Hungry families need help all year, but Thanksgiving is a great time to start donating to fight hunger in the U.S.
Monday, November 16th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild

H2O For Life Spreads Health, Shares Wealth

H2O for Life helps poor countries
Like so many great movements, H2O for life started small. In 2007 a group of students and Highview Middle School in Minnesota decided to raise money to fund a project in Kenya that would bring water to more than 2,000 people.
Now, H2O for Life is [...]

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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Fairchild