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Food pantries on the rise at US colleges
Days after biology major Gillian Carll arrived at Stony Brook University last fall, she encountered a young woman on a bench outside her dormitory who said she had nothing to eat.
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Sodexo to add more nutritious options to vending and K-12 lunch programs
One of the nation's largest food service companies is making a series of changes in support of Michelle Obama's anti-childhood obesity initiative.
Crystal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) was recently awarded a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Customs) Dining Facility Management services contract to provide meals for trainees at the new Advanced Training Center (ATC) facilities, in Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., during the next five years. The contract is estimated at $1.5 million annually, based on projected earnings.
Hunger crises do their greatest damage to those who are already most vulnerable: The poor, the elderly, the disabled, and, of course, children. As a result of America’s present hunger crisis, one-fifth of all households with children are classified as food insecure by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which which defines food security as “access … to enough food for an active, healthy life.”