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Keynote at Texas Hunger Initiative Summit: Together at The Table, Baylor University
For those who kindly asked, some excerpts of my comments at the Texas Hunger Initiative Summit: Together at The Table...
Louisianans Have Long Memories
Louisianans have long memories. Last week the Share Our Strength board met in New Orleans and participated i...
New public suppport for not only feeding kids, but preventing hunger
I wish I had a dollar for every time a well-meaning friend or supporter has said “No one could...
Public-Private Partnerships at the Heart of Our Success with No Kid Hungry Campaign
This weekend the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported on how a small grant from Share Our Strength will have a big...
Bearing witness in Appalachia to mothers and babies
In response to my post below about poverty and brain development, my colleague Jen Keleba wrote the following which I found much more...
letter from the hippocampus
Like a SWAT team tracking escaped convicts, scientists investigating the damage that poverty inflicts on children are utilizing forensics...
lessons from our border for The National Commission on Hunger
A national commission’s report to Congress can seem like an academic exercise at times, but there was nothing academic abou...
A “school breakfast dividend” that increases instructional time and boosts achievement
When New York put $17.9 million in the budget this week to enable 500 elementary schools to switch to...
From The Chefs Cycle Finish LIne
I’m happy to report I finished the 300 mile Chefs Cycle ride from Santa Barbara to San Diego and...