From head of households left unemployed with no way of putting food on the table to students in the free lunch program lacking daily meals due to the new remote learning model, the U.S. government officially reported that Latino and Black families facing food insecurity rose substantially in 2020.
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration’s proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program. The Agriculture Department said Tuesday that the rule would close “a loophole” that enables people receiving only minimal benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to […]
17% of children in America live in food insecure households. What this means is that they have limited access to food. What many of us don’t realize is that this becomes an even bigger issue during the summer when families loose access to school meal programs. Laila Ali says “1 in 6 kids faces hunger” […]
Radio One founder and mogul Cathy Hughes may be one of the most successful women in the media industry, but her humble beginnings serve as a continuous inspiration for her mission to help eradicate hunger.
A full belly makes women more interested in romance. According to a new study, women who fasted weren’t as responsive to romantic cues as women who didn’t. Listen to the audio player to hear other ways hunger affects a woman’s romance in the latest Jazzy Report! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The D.L. Hughley […]
Hunger can lead to eating everything in sight, but scientists have figured out the brain cells that control hunger. Interesting, right? Listen to the audio player to hear how this new finding can lead to a new diet drug to help dieters lose weight easier in the latest Jazzy Report! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the highest number since the nation’s economy tumbled in 2008. Numbers released by the Census Bureau Wednesday as part of its annual look at children and families show that one in five children were on food stamp assistance in 2014. The […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Viola Davis told a crowd of Hollywood luminaries that her drive to end childhood hunger is fueled by memories of growing up in “abject poverty,” stealing and crawling through maggot-filled garbage bins to get food. “I sacrificed a childhood for food,” she said, “and grew up in immense shame.” Davis […]
