Studies show pets bring a level of joy and companionship to seniors who live alone. What does this have to do with hunger-related issues the elderly face? Taking care of a pet includes feeding, grooming and veterinary care, which can be financially…
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“I believe every patient needs a physician who will be an advocate to help them regain their health.'' - Dr. Jenneffer Pulapaka, DPM, ACFAS, CWSP, DABMSP, FACCWS
How does food insecurity impact our elderly population? From 2001 to 2015,…
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The Florida Legislature season begins Tuesday, January 14th. For most, that won't mean much, but for Florida Impact to End Hunger, it is a BIG day. We are supporting legislation that would provide access to nutritious meals for low-income children…
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2020? Are you serious? This month marks the start of my third year with Florida Impact to End Hunger, and I feel like I’m just getting started. Although my oldest son turns 10 this year and I just celebrated my 12th wedding anniversary, I…
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Over the past few months, I have been a member of the Census 2020 “Hard to Enumerate” Sub-Committee in Broward County. The goal of this committee is to raise awareness and improve the census 2020 count by coordinating with human services…
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At the end of October, I had the esteemed pleasure to spend a couple of days at the Sunshine Summit to End Hunger in Tampa. Florida Impact to End Hunger proudly co-hosted the event with Bread for the World and Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger.…
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Developing our Healthy Corner Stores Project in Miami Gardens over this past year has been such an adventure! We are now on the cusp of bringing all our hard work off the drawing board and into action. As we head into year two of the CDC REACH…
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Recruitment was a crucial element in the Healthy Corner Stores project. Not only did we have to recruit stores to be a part of our project, but we also had to recruit locations to support the distribution of our survey.
Since the survey is…
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On a warm September morning in 2019, I joined some members of the food system community in north Florida during the North Florida Crop-Up event hosted by Feeding Florida to discuss ways to get fresh, local produce on dinner tables in our areas.…
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Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the 4th Annual Sector Forward Conference hosted by the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence (INIE) in Tallahassee. The conference brought nonprofit leaders together to share ideas and…
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A PROGRAM THAT FEEDS SENIORS AND THEIR FURRY COMPANIONS
THE COMPLICATIONS OF ELDER FOOD INSECURITY
2020: A STRONG YEAR IN THE FIGHT TO #ENDHUNGER
HELLO, 2020: OUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
THE 2020 CENSUS IS COMING SOON—WILL YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY COUNT?
FIVE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2019 SUNSHINE SUMMIT TO END HUNGER
HEALTHY CORNER STORES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | WHAT’S IN STORE
BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MIAMI GARDENS COMMUNITY
THE NORTH FLORIDA CROP-UP LOW-DOWN
THE IMPORTANCE OF NETWORKING TO EXPAND THE AFTERSCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM AND FEED MORE CHILDREN