News10/29/2011The gap continues to widden between the rich and the poor in US...Atlanta and Athens Georgia in the 10 ten "Atlanta, Georgia, has widest income gap between rich and poor of all the major U.S. cities, the U.S. Census reported on Wednesday." » read more 08/21/2011 Hungry in America: Family Sometimes Must Choose Between Paying Bills, Buying Food By MARK REEVES Aug. 6, 2011 What is it like to go to bed hungry? What is it like to tell your family that there is not enough food to go around? How do you feed a family for a month, when your paycheck is barely enough to cover the mortgage? » read more 06/29/2011 "Food Bank Shortages Lead to Innovation" 04/29/2011 "High Fuel Prices Hit Farmers and Food Supply Hard" by J. Scott Angle, UGA 04/13/2011 Food bank gets donation of 54,000 eggs Country Charm Eggs commits to monthly donations The Georgia Mountain Food Bank received an early Easter basket Tuesday when 54,000 eggs showed up at its loading dock. » read more 03/17/2011 Higher prices for food are about to get worse With so many already struggling to feed themselves and their families, today’s news tightens the grip of food insecurity. Please continue to support your local food bank!» read more 03/15/2011 Georgia may put a 4 percent sales tax on groceries State has exempted food items since 1996 03/07/2011 CBS News: Homeless children: the hard times generation Scott Pelley reports on the growing number of children who are falling victim to the financial crisis 02/28/2011 Group discusses better ways to help homeless Organizations ponder possible coalition to share resources 02/28/2011 This will spoil your appetite: Higher food prices ahead 02/28/2011 Proposed budget cuts threaten U.S. food supply 12/22/2010 The new hungry: College-educated middle class cope with food insecurity 11/22/2010 Inspired by a book, Centennial students make meals for homeless 11/22/2010 Hall Boys & Girls Clubs enjoy early Thanksgiving 11/10/2010 Holiday helping - Area charity groups gear up to aid others 10/29/2010 Gainesville Times/Your Views: Schools grateful for help providing student supplies Several entities helped local students off to a good start this year by supply donations, including the Atlanta Community Food Bank's "Kids In Need" program.» read more 10/25/2010 More working families getting government food aid 10/20/2010 Hundreds of families provided with food at distribution in Union 09/28/2010 Lunch raises money for food bank 09/28/2010 The New Normal: What to Expect of Our Economy Wage Inequality Helped Drag the Middle Class Into a Great Recession, So When Will What's Lost Be Regained - if Ever? 09/28/2010 For the Unemployed Over 50, Fears of Never Working Again 09/06/2010 Donate a bowl, help the hungry By Brandee A. Thomas 08/18/2010 Feeding Our Future drive aims to help 50 families 08/02/2010 Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2006-2008 by Feeding America 08/02/2010 Lunch program aims to get healthy meals to kids 08/02/2010 NE Georgia shows high rates of medically uninsured 08/02/2010 Good News 07/29/2010 Local food bank wraps up summer lunch program 07/29/2010 Locally grown food could boost state's economy 07/23/2010 Gainesville jobless rate rises to 9.3 percent in June 07/19/2010 Fears grow as millions lose U.S. jobless benefits 06/21/2010 Record Number of US Kids Facing Summer of Hunger 06/11/2010 Food bank hits milestone, now seeks new home 06/01/2010 School Programs provide food for kids in the summer, too 06/01/2010 Georgia Mountain Food Bank reaches milestone 05/17/2010 Wal-Mart plans a $2B initiative for hunger relief 05/17/2010 "Millions of jobs that were cut won't likely return" "The economy is strengthening. But millions of jobs lost in the recession could be gone for good." 04/19/2010 "Hunger in America 2010"- Do you know that the USDA reports 49 million Americans struggle with food insecurity? 03/03/2010 "New formula to give fresh look at US poverty" Under a "Supplemental Poverty Measure" announced by the Commerce Department, the government is augmenting, but not replacing, the formula that determines how many people are considered to be in poverty, taking into account a wider range of expenses and income to try to create a truer portrait of which Americans are financially fragile. » read more 03/03/2010 "State unemployment at a record high in January" "Georgia's unemployment crisis is deepening," Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said in a statement released early Wednesday.» read more 02/15/2010 Holiday Food Drives for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank 02/15/2010 Information About Qualifying for Food Stamps and Other Programs The Georgia Dept.of Human Services' website, COMPASS is a quick and easy way for people in Georgia to get answers to questions about health and human services.» read more 02/12/2010 Feeding America's Hunger Study 2010 One in eight Americans now rely on Feeding America for food and groceries.» read more 02/02/2010 Food, shelter aid funds available 01/17/2010 EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN HAITI Ways to help » read more 01/12/2010 "Study: More families using food stamps to feed kids" "If you're receiving food stamps and you're a child, by definition, you're in poverty." » read more 01/04/2010 "The Safety Net Living On Nothing But Food Stamps" About one in 50 Americans now lives in a household with a reported income that consists of nothing but a food-stamp card. » read more 12/28/2009 "Food stamps for thought to help hunger, economy" by Cokie & Steve Roberts "This is the most urgent time for our feeding programs in our lifetime, with the exception of the Depression. It's time for us to face up to the fact that in this country of plenty, there are hungry people."» read more 12/20/2009 Utility bill is one more casualty of recession -Erik Eckholm- NY Times Sunday December 20 “You always try to pay your mortgage or rent to keep a roof over your head,” said Debra Cardente, the mother. “Then you ask, do you pay your electric or gas bill, pay your telephone or put food on the table?” » read more 12/14/2009 Quiet mouths, EMPTY STOMACHS With millions in federal aid available, many Georgians are going needlessly hungry article by Stephen Gurr/The Gainesville Times 12/14/09» read more 12/12/2009 "Missing more than a meal" -Goldstein/Washington Post Child hunger, called a 'silent epidemic', is becoming a more complex problem» read more 11/30/2009 Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades (article from the New York Times) 11/30/2009 Filling Empty Stockings (article from the Gainesville Times) 11/24/2009 Thanksgiving message to our volunteers 11/22/2009 The Season To Feed Hope As we face the realities of the world in which we live today and heading into the season of giving thanks, we find that for many this season is one of hopelessness and despair. To that end, the Georgia Mountain Food Bank exists to provide food and hope to food insecure individuals in Northeast Georgia.» read more 11/22/2009 Fighting Hunger In A Land Of Plenty "We dream all year of a big Thanksgiving feast. Happily, most of us can bank on it. And even folks going through hard times have reason to hope for a place at the table, thanks to their selfless neighbors in this land of plenty. Barry Petersen reports for CBS"» read more 11/22/2009 A Focus on Food Thanksgiving is a food-centered holiday. So, with so many families in need, how do local agencies make sure all the mouths are fed?» read more 11/11/2009 Home Heating Help Information Available for the Low Income, Elderly, and Disabled» read more 09/21/2009 Boys & Girls Clubs, food bank give healthy after-school snacks 09/15/2009 Event’s soup-filled bowls raise money, awareness of hunger issue 09/15/2009 Atlanta Food Bank Distributes Tons of 'Stimulus Food' 09/14/2009 Luncheon serves as a reminder of those with empty bowls Fundraiser set for Tuesday» read more 09/12/2009 Food Bank takes action against hunger Federal food giveaway fills empty kitchens, boosts volunteers’ spirits, experience» read more 09/08/2009 Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia celebrates 1st anniversary with food drive 09/06/2009 Area food bank will hand out goods on Saturday 09/01/2009 The Georgia Mountain Food Bank to conduct USDA Mass Food Distribution 10/08/2007 Community Food Bank Established for Gainesville |
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