#fooddrives — Public Fediverse posts

Digesting Food Studies—Episode 119: Kids’ Lit and Food Insecurity
https://rss.com/podcasts/digesting-food-studies/2681139/

Books for kids can be mirrors and windows, reflecting readers’ own lives or opening up onto those of others. When it comes to issues like hunger and poverty, portrayals in children’s literature have lasting effects on our collective understanding.

Alexia Moyer looks back at food insecurity in The Tin Flute (Bonheur d’occasion) by Gabrielle Roy, while Dian Day gazes forward with “Food Insecurity in Books for Children?” (https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v11i1.654) AND her own graphic novel (with Amanda White), Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge.

Then, Ruby Harrington shares her thoughts on Dian’s article and the ways in which hunger and poverty need systemic, concerted attention from academics and governance bodies alike.

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#Children
#Hunger
#Poverty
#GabrielleRoy
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#BonheurDOccasion
#ShyCat
#SecondStoryPress
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#Academia

Looking for a way to give back this holiday season? The Conejo Senior Volunteer Program has some great ideas about ongoing food programs:

1. Food Share of Ventura County – Host a Food Drive
Help make sure no one in Ventura County goes hungry! Food Share distributes 21+ million pounds of food every year through 200 local partners. Anyone can host a food drive — year-round, not just during the holidays. Food drives are a powerful way to support families, seniors, and kids in our community.
👉 Learn more or start your own food drive at https://foodshare.com/fooddrives/

2. Food Forward – Donate Your Fruit
Do you have fruit trees? Over 1,000 generous neighbors are already donating extra fruit from their yards to Food Forward. Your surplus fruit helps provide fresh, healthy food to people facing food insecurity.
👉 Register your tree or learn more at https://foodforward.org/donate-food/

3. Harbor House – Daily Meal Program & Case Support
Harbor House provides hot meals and sack lunches every day. They also offer referrals, case management, help finding housing or employment, and more — all aimed at building a just, caring community.
👉 Learn more about the meal program at https://www.harborhouseto.org/meal-program

#giveback #fooddrives #noonegoeshungry #happyholidays

“Dozens of bookstores have rallied around the issue of food insecurity in recent weeks…”

One small bookstore owner in Texas said, “During times like this, it's hard to look away. I just thought, I'm very small, and I don't know how much of an impact I can make. But I have to do something."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/bookstores-food-banks-snap-recipients.html

The bookstore owner said, "We're not sitting here sad that everything is burning. We're going to find a fire extinguisher."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/bookstores-food-banks-snap-recipients.html

“With federal funding for food stamps threatened, employees at Sower Books in Lincoln, Nebraska “set up a food collection bin near the front door. Customers & neighbors brought in bags & boxes of groceries; others came to browse for books, saw the bin and returned later with their own donations. Within a week, the storage room was stuffed with close to 2,000 pounds of food.”

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A heartwarming story about how bookstores around the country are pitching in to help the hungry during the US government shutdown.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/books/bookstores-food-banks-snap-recipients.html

67 killed in stampedes at #Christmas #fooddrives in #Nigeria as IMF-induced #hunger engulfed millions more in 2024

After dozens died in stampedes, #Nigerian President Bola Tinubu remarked, “We should just get on with it.” Tinubu’s #IMF-prescribed policies have more than doubled food prices in the country, condemning millions more to #hunger.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/02/67-killed-in-stampedes-at-christmas-food-drives-in-nigeria-as-imf-induced-hunger-engulfed-millions-more-in-202467-killed-in-stampedes-at-christmas-food-charity-events-in-nigeria-as-imf-induced-hunger/

@rjay

If anyone is in the Ann Arbor area, Food Gatherers is a fantastic charity that will make the most of your cash or food donation.

They also have many opportunities to volunteer like in the warehouse or kitchen, so if you want to feel more connected to your charitable donation that's an option.

https://www.foodgatherers.org/

#Charity #FoodBanks #FoodDrives #Volunteering #FoodSecurity #Poverty