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A Surge in Children Signing Up for Free School Meals Raises Concerns About UK Food Poverty

October 12, 2020

Why Global Citizens Should Care

The UN’s Global Goal 2 aims to end hunger and malnutrition globally by 2030. But the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked hunger crises all over the world, including in Britain. It’s critical that we tackle food poverty, especially for children, otherwise it could have devastating impacts in other areas of life too, including health, education, and more. Take action to protect the most vulnerable communities from COVID-19 and its impacts here.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children registering for free school meals in the UK, poverty campaigners say, revealing the strain the COVID-19 pandemic is putting on family budgets.

An estimated 900,000 children signed up to the free school meals programme as the new academic year started in September, according to research released by the Food Foundation think tank. They published the data as part of a joint campaign to raise

Topekan opens food truck with Southern flavor, health-conscious meals in mind – Entertainment – The Topeka Capital-Journal

October 5, 2020

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Topekan Tre’Jor Hopkins has always had a passion for cooking. Growing up in the kitchen with his two grandmothers, he learned the ins and outs of the culinary arts at a young age.

That passion and drive to be a chef and entrepreneur has translated into a new food truck called Flavor Wagon.

Hopkins will operate the truck with the help of his fiancee, Sarah Hines, who will operate as the business’ chief financial officer and a few other cooks he has met throughout his cooking journey.

Flavor Wagon will make its debut in the Topeka community from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at The Woodshed, 1901 N. Kansas.

Hopkins said he hopes to soft open the food truck at the end of October. Once open, the food truck will be parked at different locations around Topeka and various events.

According to Hopkins, Flavor Wagon will feature healthier food options like

Around Noon expands into healthy ready meals with Simply Fit Food deal | News

October 5, 2020

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Northern Irish food-to-go supplier Around Noon has acquired healthy ready meal maker Simply Fit Food in attempt to diversify its offering after the coronavirus pandemic hit the sandwich market.

Simply Fit Food, founded by Evelyn Garland and Luke Judge in 2016 in Drogheda, supplies a range of meals made from natural ingredients and plant-based power bowls in retailers across Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as operating a direct-to-consumer business.

Newry-headquartered Around Noon said the “important” and “strategically significant” acquisition gave it a footprint in the fast-growing sector.

Simply Fit Food will continue to trade under its existing brand within the Around Noon group, with Garland and Judge remaining shareholders and continuing to operate and manage the business.

Around Noon plans to invest substantially in a refresh of the Simply Fit brand and product range, including new environmentally friendly packaging. Its hopes to double revenues at the business in 12

U.S. faces shortage of up to 8 billion meals in next 12 months, leading food bank says

October 2, 2020

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He is among tens of millions of Americans who have turned to a local food bank for help after becoming newly food insecure because of the pandemic and its fallout. About 10 percent of American adults, 22.3 million, reported they sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat within the past week, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse Survey fielded between Aug. 19 and 31. That is up from 18 million before March 13.

Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, projects a 6 billion to 8 billion meal shortfall in the next 12 months, a deficit that may be magnified with federal food assistance programs set to expire in the coming weeks and months. The Feeding America analysis estimates the total need for charitable food over the next year will reach 17 billion pounds, more than three times last year’s distribution.

Grow garlic this fall for flavorful meals and health benefits

October 2, 2020

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Add a bit of flavor and health benefits to your main course with some homegrown garlic. This vegetable has been used for thousands of years as both food and medicine. Today it is credited with fighting heart disease, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and boosting the immune system while fighting cancer.

Plant garlic cloves in fall about six weeks before the ground freezes in cold climates and early winter in warmer regions. (Contributed)

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Plant garlic cloves in fall about six weeks before the ground freezes in cold climates and early winter in warmer regions. (Contributed)

Grow garlic in a well-drained soil and full sun. Plant cloves in fall about six weeks before the ground freezes in cold climates and early winter in warmer regions. Garlic needs six to eight weeks of cool temperatures below 40 degrees for the shoot and bulb to develop. The leaves will form during cool, short days then slows as bulb growth begins when the days are warmer and longer.

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Associa Donates 100,000 Meals to North American Food Banks Through The Great Giveback Charitable Initiative

September 30, 2020

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Dallas, TX, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Associa, the industry’s largest community management company, recently donated more than 100,000 meals to those in need through its Great Giveback—Give Food, Give Hope company-wide food drive.

Associa’s Great Giveback is a yearly endeavor that encourages and facilitates Associa employees in expanding the company’s commitment to building stronger communities and supporting neighbors. In previous years, Associa team members have dedicated their time to serving a variety of organizations and community projects, including the Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, Meals-on-Wheels, and many more. For this year’s Great Giveback, team members across all Associa branch locations united to collect donations for a coordinated food-drive effort.

Associa knows that hunger and food insecurity pose challenges for communities across North America. According to data collected by Move for Hunger, 40 million Americans are food insecure and rely on 200 food banks that serve 63,000 affiliated pantries

Associa Donates 100,000 Meals to North American Food Banks Through The Great Giveback …

September 30, 2020

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Dallas, TX, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Associa, the industry’s largest community management company, recently donated more than 100,000 meals to those in need through its Great Giveback—Give Food, Give Hope company-wide food drive.

Associa’s Great Giveback is a yearly endeavor that encourages and facilitates Associa employees in expanding the company’s commitment to building stronger communities and supporting neighbors. In previous years, Associa team members have dedicated their time to serving a variety of organizations and community projects, including the Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, Meals-on-Wheels, and many more. For this year’s Great Giveback, team members across all Associa branch locations united to collect donations for a coordinated food-drive effort.

Associa knows that hunger and food insecurity pose challenges for communities across North America. According to data collected by Move for Hunger, 40 million Americans are food insecure and rely on 200 food banks that serve 63,000 affiliated

Blue Runner delivers 100,000 red bean meals to Lafayette food bank | Business

September 29, 2020

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Blue Runner Foods delivered a truckload of 100,000 red bean meals to the Second Harvest Food Bank in Lafayette today as part of Blue Runner’s ongoing “Millions of Meals” campaign.

Louisiana Healthcare Connections, a Healthy Louisiana Medicaid health plan with more than 480,000 members, joined the cause and committed to supply more than 360,000 meals to those affected in the storm zone and by the COVID crisis.

The campaign was initially launched by Gonzales-based Blue Runner Foods in April to help those impacted by the COVID pandemic. After reaching their goal of the first 1 million meals to Second Harvest to help those out of work, Blue Runner set yet another million meals goal for the Hurricane Laura survivors and those still unemployed due to COVID.

LHC has committed to supply 360,000 meals to the second phase of the Blue Runner’s campaign. With Louisiana Healthcare Connections support, Second Harvest Food

Her Wichita food business sells low-cal, healthy meals. His new food business… doesn’t.

September 29, 2020

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They’re known for their business that serves pre-packaged, pre-planned meals that are gluten-free and low cal.

But now, Doug and Kira Watt have started another food business, and this one will appeal to people who are throwing caloric caution to the wind.

The Watts, who together own and run Perfect Plate — a healthy-food business Kira founded in 2018 — have just launched a new food trailer called Watt’s Cooking & Catering.

It’s a pull-behind trailer that will be run by Doug and will serve fair favorites like funnel cakes, chocolate-covered cheesecake, cheeseburgers, fries, fried Oreos, fried candy bars and more.

Doug plans to take it to fairs and festivals all over the region once those are back up and running. In the meantime, he said, he’s also considering parking the trailer on various Wichita street corners to feed people with a fair-food hankering.

So far, he’s set up the

$1.3M Will Help Provide Additional WiFi, Meals To HCPSS Students

September 27, 2020

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HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Students struggling to access WiFi in order to engage in virtual learning and families who cannot access food distribution centers for free meals will receive a boost via a $1.3 million investment to support Howard County Public School System families and students.

The $1.3 million investment will consist of:

$750,000 for the Howard County Scholars Program to provide in-person instruction to selected middle school students.
$450,000 to reduce the Digital Equity gap by providing free internet services for families in need, expanding broadband services, and providing additional public WiFi hotspots.
$100,000 to improve food access with free meal deliveries to those who cannot access food distribution centers.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on all of us. As a former educator and father to two public school students, I know firsthand that making sure our children receive a quality and rigorous education virtually is very challenging