Web Resources

More about local hunger
www.foodbankwma.org
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts provides food to food pantries, meal sites, shelters, and other programs serving low income people throughout the four countries of western Massachusetts.  Includes hunger education materials for youth educators, and service project ideas that address local hunger.

www.projectbread.org
A state-wide hunger relief organization based in Boston, MA, Project Bread organizes an annual Walk for Hunger. Recently issued report on the status of hunger in Massachusetts.

www.secondharvest.org
The largest national charitable organization dedicated to feeding hungry Americans by soliciting and distributing food and grocery products, it serves 186 affiliate food banks, including Western Mass. Links to other food bank websites.

www.frac.org
Food Research and Action Center – This organization serves as hub of Anti-hunger efforts across the country, and provides research, public information, and public policy recommendations for ending hunger and malnutrition in the U.S.

Learn more about world hunger
www.feedingminds.org
Feeding Minds Fighting Hunger has curriculum on world problems of hunger, food security, and malnutrition.

www.cgiar.org/ifpri
International Food Policy Research Institute has political and scholarly information on food policies being set world wide.

 

www.ifad.org
United Nations agency established as international finance institution. IFAD organizes responses to alleviate rural poverty in the third world. This is an interesting site for world wide issues.

www.info.usaid.gov
US agency for international development. Early famine warning systems Can access technical data on African (Saharan and Sub-Saharan) climate and food security. Has a youth page.

Faith-Based Organizations fighting hunger

www.bread.org

Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian organization seeking justice for the world's hungry people through education, research and lobbying.

www.mazon.org

Mazon is a Jewish-American hunger relief organization that works in the U.S. and around the world.  They provide hunger education curriculum.

www.churchworldservice.org

Provides hunger and emergency relief in the U.S. and worldwide. Provides service project ideas, such as kits of supplies that can be sent to people in need in disaster areas.

Community Service-Learning resources

www.kidscanmakeadifference.org
A program of World Hunger Year, Kids Can Make A Difference, has teachers guide to help kids find solutions to hunger.

www.servicelearning.org
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Information on various types of service learning programs and instructional resources are available.

www.oxfamamerica.org

Oxfam America is an international community development organization committed to creating lasting solutions to global poverty, hunger, and social injustice.  The site includes curriculum for hosting a “Hunger Banquet,” an excellent group activity that raises awareness of hunger world-wide.

www.heifer.org

This international hunger prevention organization helps to provide sustainable sources of food and income to poor people.  The organization provides very good service-learning projects for children and adults. 

Nutrition and Hunger

www.kidshealth.org

This site provides nutrition education and resources on-line for children, teachers, and educators.

www.nutrition.tufts.edu
Tufts University site provides current information about dietary habits and food access and the impact of these on both the domestic and international scene.

www.buylocalfood.com
Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) publishes guides on land use and farming, products, and finances related to keeping small farming alive.

www.foodsecurity.org
Community Food Security sites with extensive links for topics on land use, farmer’s markets, gardens, hunger, the agrarian movement, and bioneers.

www.gettingfoodstamps.org
To view or download the food stamp application for your state.

Social Action and Ending Hunger

www.frac.org
Food and Research Action Center has information on current U.S. policies affecting food security and feeding programs.

www.centeronhunger.org
Center on Hunger and Poverty serves to broaden public awareness about the known relationship between nutrition and cognitive development, and to enable policymakers to incorporate this knowledge into public policies which protect vulnerable youngsters.

www.FairEconomy.org
United for a Fair Economy. Resources, newsletters, and publications for citizens to take action to close the widening income gap in the U.S. Resources for practical application of economic issues.

www.natprior.org
National Priorities Project, located in Northampton, MA offers resources on low- wage jobs and community issues.

www.mass.gov
To find the name of your local elected officials go to this page and open link to “elected officials and voting”. There will be a site called “Where Do I Vote” that lists state government officials by town.

www.nationalhomeless.org
National Coalition for the Homeless provides sophisticated analyses of who is hungry and why by focusing on housing, and economic justice.
 

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