Thanksgiving weekend’s New York Times article on food stamp enrollment is a timely one. According to the article, the program is now helping to feed 1 in 8 Americans, 1 in 4 children.
Over 36 million people …

A couple of recent studies about hunger in America have put hunger issues in the spotlight.  One study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that nearly half of all U.S. children, and …

Greetings from sunny California, the breadbasket of the world.
This week the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric continued their Children of the Recession report. Most recently, they interviewed a 13 year old boy, named Lewis …

Do you know about The Lemon Lady?
The Lemon Lady recently found HAMO by way of Tangobaby’s blog. The Lemon Lady is an east bay stay-at-home mom on a “one woman campaign against hunger.” She is …

California has been in the international limelight because of the Sacramento tent city – our modern day Hooverville, if you will. Since it was dismantled national media outlets have gone home (tip: you can still …

Struggling families all around our state have it tough. Due to the recent surge in applicants, San Diego County officials are working on making the federally-funded food stamp, or SNAP, application process easier.
According to the …