MANNA FoodBank : Articles

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MANNA on CNN

01/20/10.

If you missed it, you can see it online here

MANNA Executive Director, Kitty Schaller on WCQS

01/13/10.

Steve Plever interviewed Kitty Schaller about hunger in Western North Carolina and how MANNA FoodBank is handling this problem. You can listen to the interview in its entirety by visiting

The Safety Net - Living on Nothing but food stamps. New York Times.

01/04/10.

click here to view the article on the New York Times’ website. The Safety Net Living on Nothing but Food Stamps By JASON DEPARLE and ROBERT M. GEBELOFF Published: January

General Mills, NBC's The Biggest Loser and Feeding America Join Forces to Rally America to 'Wake Up

12/07/09.

General Mills, NBC’s The Biggest Loser and Feeding America Join Forces to Rally America to ‘Wake Up to Hunger’ Partners Travel the Country to Encourage Americans to Help Make a

Food Stamp Usage across the country

11/30/09.

Go to this interactive map and scroll over Western North Carolina for information on how much food stamp usage is up in our service region.

Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High

11/18/09.

By JASON DePARLE Published: November 16, 2009 in the New York Times WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who lived in households that lacked consistent access to adequate food soared

USDA: Record 49.1 Million Americans faced hunger in 2008 From Bloomberg News

11/17/09.

Nearly one in six Americans lived in households that struggled to afford food at some point last year as tight credit and the fastest rate of food inflation since 198