By: Matt Chelf, Baylor University Junior and Share our Strength: No Kid Hungry Youth Ambassador “Thank you so much,” she said. “We would have no other means to get access to meals, but you’ve come this far and brought it to us. We can’t thank you enough.” Many families across Texas, like the McAllen mother quoted above, […]
Read more "Texas ISDs Bridge Transportation Gap with Summer Mobile Meals"In March, we said goodbye to several brilliant AmeriCorps VISTAs who fulfilled their one-year terms and left a mark on THI. Now we say goodbye to 10 more, each of whom embodies the spirit and work ethic of a VISTA. Each of them will go on to do great things, and while their service year at […]
Read more "What Can Happen in a Year…Of Service? [Part Two]"My family and I lived in San Antonio’s West Side for about five years before returning to Waco nearly four years ago so I could work for Baylor University. While we lived in San Antonio, the West Side community had approximately 150,000 documented residents and a median income of $19,000 per household. Families often had […]
Read more "Perceptions of Poverty"So who is responsible for poverty and hunger? This question seems to be polarizing Washington D.C. and causing significant discord throughout the U.S. Most responses seem to be ideologically driven rather than informed by facts or personal experiences. So whose problem is it? Democrats have long argued that the problem is systemic and thus requires […]
Read more "Developing a System of Accountability"Baylor University had the privilege of talking to Congressmen Chet Edwards on April 17, 2012. His lecture , “What is Wrong With America,” was inspirational and displayed a transparent view of US politics which informed the audience on what was going on in Capitol Hill leaving political jargon aside. A diverse representation of each and […]
Read more "The Role of Partisanship towards Hunger"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Etienne Melcher, 202.986.2200 x3012 Washington, D.C. – April 26 – The Farm Bill proposal passed today by the Senate Agriculture Committee includes a $4.49 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by limiting states’ ability to operate “Heat and Eat” policies. “With millions of people struggling to pay for […]
Read more "Farm Bill Proposal Would Cut $4 Billion from SNAP, Resulting in Lost Meals for Struggling Americans"As part of National School Breakfast week, Texas Hunger Initiative partnered up with Dallas Independent School District along with a few other organizations to talk about the importance of breakfast. Often regarded as the most important meal of the day, we believe (and studies prove) that children who eat breakfast are more attentive in the […]
Read more "THI in Dallas | National School Breakfast Week"Recently THI visited Austin for the The Texas Food Policy Roundtable (TFPR). What is the Texas Food Policy Roundtable? It is a broadly based group of Texas leaders who have joined forces to develop, coordinate, and improve the implementation of food policy to address hunger and promote equitable, sustainable, and healthy food in Texas. The […]
Read more "THI in Austin | Texas Food Policy Roundtable"Two of our VISTA’s traveled down to Houston this past week as co-sponsors to the “Ending Child Food Insecurity” Luncheon on Wednesday March 7th at the Houston Food Bank. Kick-starting the event were presentations given by Dr. Bob Sanborn, President and CEO of Children at Risk as well as Brian Greene, the President/CEO of the […]
Read more "THI in Houston | Children at Risk"As food insecurity continues to haunt Texans across the state, folks in San Angelo make a stand and serve as a role model to the rest. A garden behind Fort Concho Elementary School has grown to provide healthy vegetables for young children and in addition teach the importance of self-sustainability. The original garden has seen […]
Read more "Recognizing a Positive Initiative"