Feb 18 Picturing hunger in America By Mary Jo Brooks "Hunger Through My Lens" gives digital cameras to food stamp recipients and asks them to chronicle what it's like to be hungry in America. So far, 15 women --who come from all walks of life-- have participated. Over the months,… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch Start-ups, organizations take on America's food waste challenge By PBS News Hour According to the USDA, 30 to 40 percent of the food produced in America goes uneaten. Mona Iskander reports from West Virginia on how new businesses have emerged to help kitchens reduce food waste while turning a profit. Continue watching
Jan 24 Top 10 places in the U.S. where children go hungry By Ellen Rolfes Seventeen million of the 50 million people in the U.S. living in food insecure households are children. These are the top 10 counties and metropolitan areas where food insecurity is most rampant for those under the age of 18. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Syrian conflict prevents UN aid from reaching starving Palestinian refugees By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Deep Cuts in Food Stamp Program Could Impact Millions After a showdown in the House ended with a vote to cut the nation's food stamp program by $40 billion dollars, the controversial measure is headed to the Senate. Wall Street Journal reporter Damian Paletta breaks down some of the… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Jamestown's 'Jane' Reflects Grim Reality of America's Early Settlers Jamestown's 'Jane' Reflects Grim Reality of America's Early Settlers… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch New Documentary Puts Homegrown Issue of Hunger on the Table New Documentary Puts Homegrown Issue of Childhood Hunger on the Table… Continue watching
Nov 13 China's New Leaders Face Growing Concerns From Chinese Eaters As the country strains to meet its growing food needs, Chinese consumers insist that the government not cut corners. Continue reading
May 18 Watch USAID Administrator: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal USAID Administrator: Food Security a 'Grand' But 'Achievable' Goal… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch USAID Chief: Famine in Somalia 'Worse Than You Can Imagine' In a new effort to alleviate the suffering in famine-stricken Eastern Africa, the U.S. government eased its restrictions on providing aid to Somalia -- aimed at sanctioning al-Shabab -- in hopes of getting more food to starving people. Margret Warner… Continue watching