Hunger in Missouri

      COMPREHENSIVE STUDY REVEALS DEPTH OF HUNGER PROBLEM IN MISSOURI More people in need, relying on state’s food banks Columbia, MO, August 18, 2014– A new study by Feeding America and the Missouri Food Bank Association (MFBA) shows that 1 in 5...
Hunger in America 2014

Hunger in America 2014

  Hunger  in America is a series of quadrennial studies that provide comprehensive demographic profiles of people seeking food  assistance through the charitable sector and an in-depth analysis of the  partner agencies in the Feeding America network that provide...
Harvest the Fun

Harvest the Fun

Visitors to this year’s Missouri State Fair can help alleviate Missouri hunger by participating in the Fair’s fourth annual food drive. Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced the food drive would again include a” Canstruction” display, which will depict the 4-H emblem and...
Summer Fun

Summer Fun

by Monica Palmer Public schools in our town let out last Thursday.  I’m sure most kids were very excited to flee the confines of the school and escape to a land of swimming pools and summer camps. Not every kid is excited about the break from school, though, because...
Right in My Backyard

Right in My Backyard

by Monica Palmer I got an email from my son’s first-grade teacher a few weeks ago expressing concern about my son’s “behavior issues” in class.  Behavior issues?  Surely she wasn’t talking about MY sweet angel! I guess the perfect child that went forth from my arms...