Amen to MEND for the Merry Christmas Adopt A Family Program

as written about in @ladailynews. This is why I love @mendpoverty1. Dennis McCarthy wrote this lovely story: http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_19521454 . To be honest, this is not just a story of how two families connected – it is the spirit of MEND in Pacoima, and the reason I (way out here in Arcadia) love the San Fernando Valley […]

What was Your Call to Action ?

What good do you do? Why? What if other’s say it isn’t enough? #fb

Restaurant Questions and Answers

FAQ on using the EBT FoodStamp card for hot meals

finally updated : hot meals with EBT

I updated the page with the Restaurant Meals Location information on it.

Celebrate the Little One’s Joys

and childhood @pathpartners and @pathachieve. #fb

Free Lunch for Kids When School is Out

To find meals and sites in your community, call the National Hunger Hotline at 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE. By calling this toll free number, you will be given information on where you can find summer sites in your area, as well as additional food assistance information. “During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast […]

Dave Matthews Band and Starving Children#fb

DMB performed this song:Seek Up “Sit a while with TV’s hungry child, big belly swelled Oh, for the price of a coke or a smoke keep alive those hungry eyes Take a look at me, what you see in me, mirror look at me Face it all, face it all again.” I am really sorry […]

Meals on a Food Stamp Budget

the A.P. ran an article by PERVAIZ SHALLWANI on how three successful restraunt owners would plan meals on less than $70 a week for a family of four. Read the entire article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36507576/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ I am posting some of the best bits of advice. Jose Garces suggests that budget shoppers start in the grocer’s ethnic aisle, where […]

“poor” ad placement. How rude!

W.I.C. food program for low income families

WIC stands for Women, Infants & Children. It is a program designed to educate breast-feeding women and mothers of young low-income families about food, nutrition and healthcare. WIC is a food and nutrition program that is here to help pregnant women and families with young children. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and […]