hunger
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Food
How One Local Organization is Helping Families Affected by SNAP’s Potential Pause
Family Promise of Athens works to help people experiencing homelessness, but with SNAP cuts looming on Saturday, the organization is doing everything it can to fill the gap. SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federally-funded program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for…
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Athens-Clarke County
Farm to Neighborhood Adds Additional Source to Alleviate Athens Food Insecurities
Rashe Malcolm wishes people could see the other side of Athens, the one where some families may not know where their next meal might be coming from. “Just because this is UGA and we have a bunch of restaurants that are nationally and internationally known, doesn’t mean we’re not…
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Athens-Clarke County
University Campus Kitchen Combats Hunger
Students on the University of Georgia campus are working with the Campus Kitchen Project to help provide meals to those who suffer from hunger in the Athens-Clarke County area. These students are collecting food that would go to waste otherwise to help complete their mission. On the University of…
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UGA
A Look Inside UGA’s Meal Plan Scholarship
A team in the Office of Student Affairs at the University of Georgia will be working hard over the next month to go through hundreds of applications for the “Let All the Big Dawgs Eat” Food Scholarship. Of all the applicants, only 50 will receive a scholarship for the seven-day…
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Food
Hungry Students Get Helping Hand
Studying for finals is difficult and any little distraction can throw you off. Studying is even harder if you have to worry about where your next meal will come from. This is the grim reality for many University of Georgia students. With ninety-four percent of students receiving financial aid, Let…
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Northeast Georgia News
Meals on Wheels Helps Underprivileged Seniors
Georgia is number 6 in the nation for senior citizens that are going hungry. Meals on wheels provides 300 hot and cold meals a day for those in Athens who are at risk for food insecurity. AARP has an event On Saturday in support of the Athens community council on…
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UGA Campus Kitchen Celebrates National Recognition
It’s a day for celebration. UGA’s Campus Kitchen is being accepted as an official branch of the national Campus Kitchen project. Reporter Ryan Anderson joined in on todays festivities.