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PATH PartnersOut of 365 days a year spent sleeping on the streets, Thanksgiving must be one of the best—a full stomach, real conversation with other people, and celebrities and politicians providing the royal treatment. But after the trays of turkey and bowls of mashed potatoes are empty, after all the volunteers return to their families to celebrate a “real” Thanksgiving meal, the magic of Thanksgiving comes to an end. Tomorrow has come.
Tag Archives: food
Fast Food Nation: America’s Homeless Are Battling Obesity
May 21, 2012 – 7:26 pm
The image of hunger, cultivated by international relief agencies, has traditionally been a picture of an impoverished child with a bloated stomach in some faraway nation that we can barely find on the map. But that sad photo does not accurately reflect America’s hungry, particularly among the homeless population. A recent study by researchers from Harvard and Oxford revealed an almost paradoxical conclusion: One third of America’s homeless population is obese.
Nearly one in Five Americans Still Struggle With Hunger
Mar 30, 2011 – 12:42 am
The latest food hardship report from the Food Research and Action Center is one more indication that the recession is by no means over for a vast number of Americans. In 2010, the nationwide food hardship rate was barely lower than in 2009 — 18%, as compared to 18.3%. In the other words, nearly one out [...]
Can Street Vendors Help Revitalize Our Communities?
Jan 27, 2011 – 5:24 am
In the midst of the “great recession” and all the preaching about how small business is the heart of the American economy, why not expand our investment beyond traditional brick and mortar businesses? We should rethink small business to include really small business, like the up and coming crop of entrepreneurs working in the informal [...]
What Does Eating Local Mean to Those Facing Hunger?
Dec 30, 2010 – 7:00 am
Editor’s note: During the holiday season many of us are fortunate to enjoy the company of loved ones and copious amounts of delicious food. But not everyone has enough to eat, no matter what time of year it is. In this cartoon we are reminded that food preference and even our definition of hunger is [...]
WWJD with Homelessness?
Sep 27, 2010 – 5:11 am
Along with spandex shorts, Pokémon, SUVs, and those black leather Doc Marten boots, the 1990s gave the masses a simple bracelet with four letters: WWJD. For people of Christian faith, this popular motto meant, “What Would Jesus Do?” If you encounter some persistent temptation, those four letters are a reminder to help you make the [...]
Let’s Use Food Stamps Money for What it Was Intended
Jul 14, 2010 – 3:56 am
Have you ever heard the expression “you got a nickel holding up a dollar there?” It means focusing on small savings while letting big money go by, and it applies to the situation in California with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps.) While enrollment nationally in SNAP is at a record [...]
