AmericanTown's Heroes: Flags Fly on Fields of Honor
Does your town have a field of honor? It's not a new concept. In fact, the idea of honoring those who died on the battlefield or in service of their
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Radhika Narain's Org Helps Provide a Childhood for...
It's a classic pay-it-forward story, only in addition to inspiring a chain reaction of giving it developed into an organization dedicated to touching
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: New Research Shows Continued Growth in Senior Hunger
9.6 million seniors faced the threat of hunger in 2013 in the U.S. The National Foundation to End Senior Hunger (NFESH) has released a new study
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: We spoke up and they listened
NFESH Founder, President and CEO Enid Borden is one of the signatories on a letter that urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: NFESH's Success in DC to be Replicated Around the Country
Thanks to a generous grant from the Walmart Foundation, NFESH will expand and replicate the successful What A Waste™ project that has been
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Reducing Food Waste Around the Country
NFESH Receives Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Expand What A Waste™ The Walmart Foundation has awarded the National Foundation to End
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: NFESH and NASUAD Form Senior Hunger Think Tank
The NFESH & NASUAD Senior Hunger Think Tank will bring together state officials, experts in senior hunger and leaders from the private sector to
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Food Banks Help Ease Hunger
March is National Nutrition Month, which is an effort sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics "designed to focus attention on the
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Mentors Are Local Heroes and Friends
The Community Friends Mentoring Program is an organization that matches children with adults for mentoring. Mentoring may be the formal term, but
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: For Our Daughters Helps Educate Young Women About...
For Our Daughters is a nonprofit organization with a mission to educate young women about the tools they need to live long and healthy lives.
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Confessions of a Food Bank Director
Why A Food Bank Director Is Against the Minimum Wage Increase "It seems like every time I turn around, I hear friends of mine talking about how we
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Against Aging in Place
"Aging-in-place may not be all it’s cracked up to be. That’s the view of a University of Florida professor of gerontology, who argues that
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Hunger and Food Waste
Nearly 40 percent of the food produced in the US ends up in landfills. With millions of seniors going each day without enough to eat, food waste is
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter:Hunger - An issue we can all agree on
Senior hunger is a prevalent issue in Dallas County. Leaders in the local anti-hunger community are taking a real stand against this issue. One of
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: One Picture Saves A Life
You've heard the expression a picture is worth a thousand words, but did you know a picture can save a life? That's the idea behind Seth Casteel's
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: The American Legion Helps Veterans Connect With Benefits
Just being able to speak with someone about their problems and issues brought satisfaction to some who came to The American Legion's Veteran's Crisis
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Alleviating Senior Hunger
The Elders at the Table (EAT) Coalition is committed to fighting hunger and improving nutrition among seniors in Central Indiana. EAT is a coalition
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: The Jonas Project Helps Vets Start Businesses
The Jonas Project is a nonprofit organization started by John and Teri Kelsall, the parents of Jonas B. Kelsall - a Navy Seal who lost his life while
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Connecting the Dots
Ceres Community Project Connects the Dots:Good Food ' Better Health ' Strong Communities Cathryn Couch, Executive Director Ceres Community Project
View ArticleHelp Voters Get Ready for Election Day
Election Day is quickly approaching and the stakes are very high this season. Millions of voters will participate in important national, state
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