The College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati has set up a unique way to help 27 charities in one afternoon. And they want everyone to get involved. They are calling it Mount Miles.
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Saving the Children of Syria, Saving Dreams
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo recently posted about 16-year-old Ahmed who is pursuing his own dreams in the sport. Ahmed, though, like so many other children, is a victim of the brutal civil war in Syria.
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Haiti losing key funding for school meals
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today that it’s losing funding for its school meals program in Haiti. WFP is the leading organization fighting hunger in Haiti and almost 70 other countries.
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WFP, Save the Children bolster nutrition at Syrian refugee camps
The UN World Food Programme and Save the Children are distributing food at schools and clinics at Syrian refugee camps. The extra food is meant to combat malnutrition.
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World fails Syria again, low funding reduces food rations for war victims
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today that lack of timely funding has forced a 20 percent reduction in food rations for Syrians. WFP is trying to feed 4.25 million people inside the war-torn country.
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Hunger Is Everywhere: Perspectives From a 30-Hour Famine
College student Kelly Burger no longer uses the expression “I’m starving.” Why? Because she now knows what starving really means. It’s not having a late dinner or missing one meal.
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College Runner Fights World Hunger While Making Comeback From Injury
Last Christmas Amanda Shelby received a precious gift. She got to run again. It was only a jog around her neighborhood, but it was not the distance that mattered. She was back doing what she loves. Just months before she was so close to losing all of that.
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Dire situation facing Central African Republic, alarming levels of malnutrition
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said today it’s facing a dire humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic. With only 32 percent of the funds it needs, WFP says it “will be unable to scale-up ahead of the planting and rainy seasons, or to respond in newly secured areas.”
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The Oscar Film that Fed Europe’s Hungry
Winning an Oscar takes a lot of hard work. Sometimes films face challenges that you might not expect.
In the 1940’s one documentary faced a real barrier because theater owners did not want to show it. They called the film “too gruesome.”
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Feeding America highlights March as National Nutrition Month
Feeding America said today it plans to highlight innovative programs to improve nutrition in food aid. March is National Nutrition Month and Feeding America is emphasizing the most nutritious meals for its network of food banks across the country.
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