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Food Banks and Pantries
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News about Food Banks and Pantries, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 15, 2014
Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column; latest federal statistics on hunger reveal one in six people in New York City were unable to afford adequate food supply throughout the year from 2011 to 2013; finds that low-wage workers are lining up with homeless and elderly at food pantries; notes such difficulties explain why people are not encouraged by economic recovery when they see no raises and continued loss of benefits. MORE
Jun. 28, 2014
New York City Coalition Against Hunger estimates one in six New York City residents live in homes without enough money to buy food; 2013 survey shows 254 food pantries and soup kitchens across city saw demand increase an average of 10 percent since 2012; de Blasio administration has announced plans to increase enrollment for food stamps by expanding online services, among other measures. MORE
Jan. 22, 2014
Food banks across country are preparing for increased demand as Congress prepares to cut billions of dollars more from food stamp program included in farm bill that has yet to pass; roughly 47 million Americans receive food stamps; $9 billion from food stamps over 10 years is expected to be cut when changes go into effect. MORE
Jan. 3, 2014
Hull Journal; working poor are becoming more common in Great Britain and as their numbers grow, so too does hunger; community of Hull, England, is an example, as 500,000 people there rely on local food banks, three times as many as in 2013. MORE
Dec. 6, 2013
Spanish Evangelical Church in the Bronx is feeding more people than ever in one of the nation's poorest communities, as food pantries struggle to meet increasing demand; church's food pantry Give Them to Eat distributed the equivalent of more than 29,000 meals in November, up from 10,000 in March. MORE
Nov. 26, 2013
New York City Coalition Against Hunger reports that one-sixth of city's residents and one-fifth of its children live in homes without enough to eat; food pantries like Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger in Brooklyn are scrambling to maintain adequate supplies; advocates for poor New Yorkers attribute the spike in demand at city's hundreds of food pantries and soup kitchens to a cutback in the federal food stamps program on Nov 1. MORE
Nov. 24, 2013
Ginia Bellafante Big City column laments increasing challenges facing Food Bank for New York City, including rising numbers of the poor and hungry in New York City and complexity of food sourcing; says monetary donations to such organizations are often more effective than food donations. MORE
Nov. 8, 2013
Nonprofit groups like Rotary First Harvest address the problem of hunger by gleaning, or gathering edible vegetables and fruit left behind in fields after harvest, as means to feed the poor; such projects are effective model for small-scale farmers, because volunteers provide labor farmers otherwise could not afford. MORE
Nov. 9, 2012
Food banks and pantries, which are on the front lines during emergencies, are increasingly providing long-term support, including access to fresh produce and education services. MORE
Jan. 24, 2012
Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who has announced she is resigning from Congress to focus on her recovery, makes farewell visit to the Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center, an office at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona built from contributions sent in her honor. MORE
Jan. 16, 2012
Editorial applauds the work done by DC Central Kitchen, the country's oldest community kitchen providing meals for the poor and homeless; asserts that the kitchen provides sustenance, income, dignity and hope to its workers and the people it serves. MORE
Dec. 25, 2011
Dan Barry This Land column on Detroit food bank Focus HOPE, which has served Detroit's needy for four decades; notes that the workhorse operation was founded by a charismatic priest, Rev William Cunningham, and a suburban housewife, Eleanor Josaitis, and though both are dead, their presence lingers and inspires. MORE
Nov. 2, 2011
Greater Boston Food Bank implements pilot program called the Mobile Pantry, in which they truck in fresh, healthful food to so-called 'food deserts,' communities lacking access to supermarkets in the Greater Boston area. MORE
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Highlights From the Archives
Stimulus Law Bolsters Food Bank Offerings
The stimulus law provided a windfall of food at a time when some food banks had had to turn the hungry away.July 30, 2009 usNews
Newly Poor Swell Lines at Food Banks
As the recession continues, more people who are unused to asking for help are picking up free groceries.February 20, 2009 nyregionNews
From Canned Goods to Fresh, Food Banks Adapt
Food banks are preparing ready-to-eat meals, opening their own farms and handling much more fresh produce.December 10, 2008 usNews
Food Banks, in a Squeeze, Tighten Belts
Food banks around the country are reporting critical shortages that have forced them to ration supplies.November 30, 2007 usNews
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A Withered Harvest in the Bronx
There is a food chain extending from Washington to the poverty precincts across the nation, and it is ever subject to legislative whim and crimping in nutrition aid.September 20, 2007 opinionEditorial
'Toute La Vie,' Song for French Charity, Strikes Discordant Note
The younger generation took offense, feeling that the song characterized them as lazy and unwilling to make an effort in life by adults who seemed dismissive of the obstacles they face.
March 4, 2015, Wednesday
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Governors Announce Super Bowl Food Bank Donations
The Seattle Seahawks-New England Patriots Super Bowl matchup is bringing cross-country donations into the food banks of each team's home state.
January 29, 2015, Thursday
A Growing Economic Recovery Bypasses Low-Wage Workers and Their Tables
About one in six New Yorkers go hungry, and food pantries and soup kitchens are reporting increased demand from people whose food stamp benefits were reduced last year.
December 15, 2014, Monday
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Matching the Way You Give to the Cause You Give To
Writing a check to a favorite cause works fine, but there are other methods of giving that may be more convenient and effective.
November 29, 2014, Saturday
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Food Bank Chief Fuels Up on Faith and Breakfast
Margarette Purvis, who runs the nonprofit Food Bank for New York City, says her Mississippi roots and her grandmother influenced her desire for good food and company on Sundays.
November 23, 2014, Sunday
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New Donor Generation Stimulates U.S. Giving
Five years after the Great Recession reshaped the global economy, charitable giving is making a big comeback.
November 7, 2014, Friday
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The Beggars of Lakewood
A small New Jersey town is world-famous among Orthodox Jews as a place to come ask for handouts.
October 19, 2014, Sunday
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Get a Room, Get Into a Food Festival
Guests who book a special package at the Hudson New York Hotel get tickets for popular events during the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival.
October 6, 2014, Monday
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A Better Way to Encourage Charity
Private foundations are warehousing wealth, instead of giving it away.
October 6, 2014, Monday
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Rations Reduced as Demand Grows for Soup Kitchens
A nightly food run by the Coalition for the Homeless is drawing bigger crowds than ever before in some parts of Manhattan and the Bronx.
June 28, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON FOOD BANKS AND: Food Stamps , Poverty , Soup Kitchens , Manhattan (NYC) , Food , Coalition for the Homeless , New York City , Food Banks and Pantries
For José Gutiérrez, the Only Growth Is the Line at the Food Pantry
Statistics showing a rising economy mean little to low-wage earners like Mr. Gutiérrez, who hasn't had a raise in five years and whose food stamps were cut last year.
Food Need Grows Among Britain's Working Poor
In Britain, sluggish growth and rising prices have left a mark: earnings have stagnated while the cost of living has gone up by almost 20 percent.
A More Streamlined Charity
As part of their own philanthropic efforts, Toyota is helping the Food Bank for New York City to improve its efficiency.
Sharing the Bounty of California
The Farm to Family program, run by the California Association of Food Banks, taps surplus produce from growers and packers and channels it to food pantries.
Food Delivered, Fresh and Free
A nonprofit agency delivers fresh meat, produce and other healthful foods to hungry people in an area near Boston with no supermarkets.
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26. Lessons
"I assure you," soothed the King, "he has not gone far."
They were alone in their bed, not yet ready to dress and face the world. Ariashal curled up against him. "I would feel better if the children were in here. Every day he is free is another day they are at risk."
"I agree with you that Ferion lies in wait." He sat up, careful to avoid hurting her. "But if he can use anything against us, he will; and if he feels he has made us afraid, it will only make him bolder."
She watched as he slipped from the bed. At the end of the bed clothes were gathered from chests and assembled into a human form. Watching him metamorphose from a voice and rush of air into a man was endlessly fascinating for her. He buckled on his sword belt and began to pull on his gauntlets.
"Why can you not stay longer?" she asked, falling back into the pillows.
"Your brother's governance of Rhudaur left a great deal to be desired. I have no choice but to try and make sense of the morass he has bequeathed me. He has spent far more revenue than these lands can possibly produce, and all of it has been to buy war machines from Cardolan."
"Can you not pay the debts and be free of it?"
"Even if Angmar had the resources to do so, I would not pay them. As it is I will be forced to simply cancel the debts which are owed Cardolan."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I will be sending them messages telling them that Rhudaur is not paying them any longer."
She sat up. "But that will anger them! They might declare war!"
"They might, but I doubt it. Cardolan is not much better off than Rhudaur, and since they have been so dependent on Rhudaur for survival I expect that they will quietly slink away."
"If they are so weak," she mused, "perhaps you should simply take them over, too."
He stopped at the door. "I intend to."
Ariashal made her way down to the pavilion where the children stayed. Every day she came here to supervise their lessons and give Herumor some much-needed rest.
Today they were practicing their letters. Her own children were quite advanced; they knew several different scripts, and had begun to learn other languages. Adrahil and Zimraphel were messy writers, more inclined to get ink on themselves than neatly onto paper; but Imrahil's penmanship was improving rapidly. Ferion's grandchildren, however, were quite backwards. Thabadan was still learning his letters, and Lalwen was still confused by shapes and colors. Ariashal could not believe that Ferion had neglected them so badly.
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She watched while the children worked. After an hour she had the tutor stop, so that the little ones could have some relief. Well she remembered the way learning to hold the pen cramped her own fingers!
While they raced about outside, she looked over their work. Imrahil was copying from a history of Numenor; he was working on the story of Tar-Palantir. Adrahil and Zimraphel were engaged in spelling. She could see that Adrahil was having some difficulty with Elven names, while Zimraphel drew little pictures in the margins of her work. Her father had told her that he would not begin teaching her spells until she mastered spelling; and while the spelling was fine, the little pictures told Ariashal that her daughter was bored. She would have to speak with the tutor, so that more challenging work could be found.
Herumor came into the room. "Good day, my queen."
"I thought you were resting."
"Aye, my queen, but the children's laughter woke me."
"I am sorry. I will speak with their nurses at once."
"No, madame. Do not do so. It is not a sound of torment for me."
She looked at him. "Herumor, may I ask you something?"
He stiffened slightly. "I will do my best to answer you, majesty."
"Were you ever married? Did you ever have children?"
She caught the unmistakable sound of a muffled sigh. "No, my queen. I was never so fortunate to have a family of my own."
"I am sorry to hear that. What happened? If--if I may be so bold to ask."
He sighed again, this time not even attempting to hide it. "That is a rather long saga, my queen, and one that is not so easily told."
She recognized the tone. "I am sorry to pry, my lord Herumor. It is merely that I have seen the way you tend the children, and I wondered if you had any of your own."
"I--would prefer not to speak of it today, my queen." He stopped at the curtains to his own room. "But in a day or so, I might be persuaded to speak."
That night she could barely wait until she was alone with the King. She wished to tell him of the children's progress. But most of all she wished to know about Herumor.
Once he had comfortably settled into his chair, she stood behind him, where she could more easily massage his shoulders.
"To what do I owe this honor, my queen?"
"I spoke with Herumor today."
"And?" he prompted.
"What happened with his family?"
He turned to her. "What makes you think something happened?"
"Because he would not speak of it to me."
He sighed. "Ariashal, there is much about us which you must learn."
She moved to the front of the chair. "Such as?"
"We are not all pleasant."
"I know that," she said.
"And we are not all equally strong."
"I know that, too."
"And our lives are not always easy to discuss."
"This, too, I know."
"Herumor's story is his to tell," said the King. "I would not presume to tell it for him."
"But I do not think he will speak with me."
"That is for your own safety. If--pressure was brought to bear upon him, he would not be able to stand long against it."
"You mean--"
"That is precisely who I mean. Herumor broke once under pressure, and I do not doubt that it would happen again, should that pressure be brought to bear."
"Then is it safe for him to be near the children?" she felt a sudden rush of panic. "Perhaps he should be sent away!"
"No, my queen. So long as Herumor is nearby, while the other lacks His implement of doom, all will be well."
"Herumor depends on you for protection from--Him?"
"He is not the only one. Most of them expect me to stand between them and the--other. It is part of my role as their Lord."
"Then why are they not with you at all times? Why do they stay away?"
"Because I want them to stay away. Most are in the south and the east, where they await my orders. For now I want all to be quiet. As I said before, I cannot afford to have my presence known."
"But Khamul--"
"Khamul and Fuinor are different. They are more comfortable near Him. That is why they lurk in Dol Guldur. I do not want to think on what would happen should we be forced to deal more intimately with them. He would certainly make life difficult for us."
"Why? Why was--why is it so important for Him to have you?"
"If I knew the answer to that, I would not be here now." He gently took her hands in his. "But I will speak with Herumor on your behalf. I will tell him that you can be trusted. And I will only tell him that which is safe for--others--to know, and if he should then choose to unburden himself to you, it will be his decision to make."
"Thank you." She settled onto his lap. "I do not wish to harm him."
"It has been a long time since he has spoken of his life to anyone, my queen. He may well be longing to do so."
"I, too, have longings," she said. As boldly as she dared she pulled him to her in a long, deep kiss. She was so engrossed that at first she did not hear the frantic pounding at the door.
The King pulled away from her. "Enter!"
One of the guards rushed in, panting. "Your Majesty--we are under attack! They have set fire to our tents!"
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Series: "Lost World of Genesis One" Book Club (5 entries)
Companion series to the spring 2015 book club featuring "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton.
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Companion series to the spring 2015 book club featuring "The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate" by John Walton.
A college student raised as a young-earth creationist shares his story of coming to understand and appreciate God's evolving creation.
If we want people to accept that evangelical Christianity and evolution can co-exist, then it will only happen in the context of relationships.
Is Christianity anti-science? Can Christians be good scientists? Is science the only source of true knowledge? Pastor Dave Gustavsen of Jacksonville Chapel addresses these issues.
A continuation of our series featuring our new and revised "Common Questions" pages
Many voices in the origins debate have strong opinions about whether their views on science and the Bible are "concordist", yet there is little agreement about what the word actually means.
A short guide to where BioLogos fits in the origins debate.
What happens when evolutionary creationists, old-earth creationists, and Southern Baptist theologians sit down publicly and talk about origins? At the 2014 meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, these three groups decided to find out. This four-part series is adapted from the three-hour dialogue, entitled "A Conversation on Origins".
In both form and content, then, Genesis 1 reveals that its basic purposes are religious and theological, not scientific or historical.
A very important way of avoiding a myopic understanding of our own theories and conclusions is to examine how our forebears in the faith understood things.
Today, we are unveiling our new comment/discussion system, with many new ways to interact with authors and fellow readers about science and faith.
As I began to study the dynamic nature of Scripture, I discovered the dynamic nature of God.
Because reliance upon experts cannot be eliminated, the central question for Christians today is not "should I believe scientific experts?" but "which scientific experts should I believe?"
Our time at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society showed that there is a hunger to a better conversation about science and evangelical Christianity.
All creation is the doings of God's hands, no matter how he did it. When I look at a painting, I can connect somehow with the painter, and the same goes with the universe and God.
The one thing on which the entire Genesis debate hinges is whether we acknowledge the role played by hermeneutics.
From 2012: The entire BioLogos community would like to thank Dr. Keathley not only for his work in writing his introductory essay, but for his willingness to organize a small collection of essays by other Southern Baptist scholars describing their concerns about the BioLogos perspective. We welcome this opportunity to clarify our positions and remove stumbling blocks where possible.
Pope Francis is reiterating a basic claim in Catholic Christianity: If one acknowledges that God creates by giving creatures not only their existence but also their natures, one can reconcile an evolutionary worldview with the Christian faith.


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