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Hunger

September 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In Our Mailbox: Feeding Teens at the Library and Joining the Fight Against Hunger

Read More About Hunger Action Month at TLT and Feeding America Readers of this blog know that we have a heart for hunger and poverty in the lives of our teens.  In fact, as I write this post, yet another job situation in my personal life means that without drastic changes, we will be unable […]

September 2, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

September is Hunger Action Month

September is Hunger Action Month.  Since 2008, the number of families facing Food Insecurity has risen dramatically.  Last night on NPR they stated that 54 million families and 17 million children in the United States don’t know where their next meal may be coming from.  And yesterday morning in church they announced that the North […]

August 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Series Focus: Youth and Poverty

Poverty is one of the growing issues our tweens and teens face today.  Since 2008, many people who have never had to worry about feeding their children now do.  We are doing a series that focuses on the issue of growing poverty, how it is affecting the lives of our patrons, and what it really […]

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