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Tackling Poverty in D.C. One Bed at a Time
Learn how A Wider Circle is tackling poverty one bed at a time in the Washington, D.C. metro region:
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Is Your Company Running a “Healthy” Food Drive?
Each year, millions of food drives are run to support more than 50,000 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other organizations in the United States. …
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Food Pantry Helps Family Get Through Tough Time Dealing With Cancer
I spent my youth in the Navy, and when I got out I began working as a chef. I knew nothing and so I taught…
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How Goodwill Helped Cherise Get Out of the Welfare to Work Program & Become Self-sufficient
Goodwill helped me get out of the Welfare to Work program and become self-sufficient by helping me train and providing the tools needed to apply…
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Rebuilding Together Alexandria Releases Energy Efficiency Home Audit Ideas as Part of Energy Awareness Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Winter’s cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners—many of whom are elderly, disabled and veterans. As part of Energy…
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What is Food Insecurity and What Does it Look Like in America?
Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and…
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Complex problem of hunger demands collaborative response, say advocates
By Ken Camp Hunger in America represents a complex problem that defies easy solutions and demands collaborative responses, Bob Aiken, chief executive officer of Feeding America,…
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Happy Birthday to our Member, A Wider Circle!
Message from A Wider Circle Founder & Executive Director, Mark Bergel: Thirteen years ago, to this day, A Wider Circle was born. I remember clearly…
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Home Outfitted Through Good360 Becomes First Renovated Home to Receive “Zero Energy Ready” Distinction
The Department of Energy recently recognized the energy efficiency of a retrofitted 60-year-old home in Garland, Texas, which Good360 helped outfit through a partnership with…
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Three Hunger Words You Probably Misuse and Don’t Understand
By Phil Moses Think about the time you last said that you “loved” a thing in your house like a new mixer or a garage…
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Feeding America, Bank of America Team Up to Fight Hunger with 2:1 Match
CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Feeding America and Bank of America have announced the kickoff of the highly successful Give A Meal program. The annual giving campaign that has…
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Teaching Tolerance magazine examines school equity
School policies and practices that can stigmatize and harm disadvantaged students – whether in the classroom or the lunchroom – are examined in the new…
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