hunger
How Hunger Pangs Can Make Nice People 'Hangry'
For someone to become "hangry," context is key. People need to be in a negative situation or subject to negative stimuli to have a hangry response.
Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating
A new survey finds that many students at universities and community colleges are struggling to pay for basic needs — and that's hampering their ability to learn and complete their degrees.
Child Poverty, Hunger Remain Major Problems In North Carolina
A new report shows child poverty and hunger remain major problems for children in the Triad, and researchers are worried about the impact these struggles are having on child development and future
What Today's Headlines About Famine Get Wrong
Maybe you've heard that world hunger is at crisis levels — and climate change is largely to blame. A new book argues otherwise.
Why World Hunger Isn't Going Away As Fast As We'd Hoped
There have been decades of progress in the fight against hunger. But the rosy numbers don't tell the whole story.
One Man's Quest To Feed A Hungry, Isolated California County
The harsh terrain lacks farmland. And the nearest large grocery store is 100 miles away with sometimes no way to get there. So more residents have come to rely on Jeff England's food bank delivery.
Cookbook Author Crusades For Millions Of Kids Who Go Hungry In Summer
Good and Cheap writer Leanne Brown is teaming up with a national anti-hunger program to try to reach people who want help feeding their families healthy and affordable meals when school is out.
Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests In The Local Community
Normally, food banks distribute donated food to the hungry. But Rochester, NY, food bank Foodlink, is going beyond that to provide fresh foods to poor communities and jobs to boost the local economy.
In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't
Pantries in southwest Virginia — where poverty is rampant and coal jobs are vanishing — will take whatever they can get to stock bare shelves. Some also offer help with health care and job training.