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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% "Food insecurity" means that, at some point in the year, a household lacked access to enough nutritious food to support an "active, healthy life for all household members." households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year.

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Another Model of Giving: Socially Responsible Small Businesses

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Kids Against Hunger packages and ships highly nutritious, life-saving meals to starving and malnourished children in developing countries and the United States. They do this by mobilizing children, teens, and adults volunteers who, package the meals. I learned about this charity from Jennifer J.

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Mobile Tech Connects Kids to Summer Meals

Tech Soup

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. Caravan staff members were shocked by how many children are not accessing free summer meals — and realized they could do something about it. How Range Works.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Since GoFundMe is an open platform where people can solicit support for life events of any kind users have found plenty of uses for it – like supporting charitable causes. Companies like Panera Bread have made a major investment with Panera Care Cafes , restaurants designed to fight hunger in the communities they serve.

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Kids and Kickstarter: The Rise of PhilanthroKids and Kid Crowdfunding!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Charlotte, A Young Teen, Helping To Save Horse Farm Through A Kick Starter Campaign. He created his own nonprofit and program called “” Brae’s Brown Bags ” to help fight against hunger, probably making him one of the youngest nonprofit CEOs and founders. Crowdfunding in general has raised more than 5.1

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