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Musician Katharine McPhee Concludes U.S. Hunger-Free Summer Tour for Kids by Visiting Houston Children in Need
Aug. 17, 2010
Texas Ranked No. 2 in U.S. Childhood Food Insecurity; Singer Partnered This Summer with the ConAgra Foods Foundation and Feeding America to Feed Children from Low Income Families
Community Organizations Receive $500,000 from ConAgra Foods Foundation to Fight Child Hunger
July 22, 2010
Inaugural Community Impact Grants Fund Innovative Approaches in High-Need Areas
Musician Katharine McPhee Launches U.S. Hunger-Free Summer Initiative for Kids
July 07, 2010
Singer Partners with the ConAgra Foods Foundation and Feeding America to Feed Low Income Children
Diane Reeder, The Queens Galley Founder, Voted the Nation's Favorite Champion Against Child Hunger
Mar. 25, 2010
The ConAgra Foods® Foundation is pleased to announce Diane Reeder, founder and executive director of The Queens Galley in Kingston, N.Y., as the nation's Champion Against Child Hunger
Share Our Strength® and the ConAgra Foods® Foundation Encourage Consumers to Choose the Country's Champion Against Child Hunger
Feb. 23, 2010
The ConAgra Foods® Foundation, in partnership with Sandra Lee, home and food expert, and Share Our Strength® have announced five finalists in the Champions Against Child Hunger contest.
ConAgra Foods® Foundation Joins The Ellen DeGeneres Show to Donate $100,000 to American Red Cross Haitian Relief Fund
Feb. 3, 2010
The ConAgra Foods® Foundation announces another $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross, in addition to its donation of $100,000 made Jan. 13, 2010, during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
ConAgra Foods® Foundation and Feeding America® Establish Child Hunger Corps to Fight Hunger in Cities Nationwide
Jan. 28, 2010
Feeding America® is currently accepting applications for members of the new ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Corps.
ConAgra Foods® Foundation Pledges Additional $100,000 to Support International Red Cross Relief Fund to Haiti
Jan. 13, 2010
ConAgra Foods® Foundation announces its pledge of an additional $100,000 to the International Red Cross Relief Fund to support emergency relief aid to Haiti following the 7.0-magnitude quake that hit the area on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
ConAgra Foods, Food Bank for the Heartland and Mayor Shuttle Share Results of Shine the Light on Hunger Campaign
Jan. 13, 2010
ConAgra Foods and the Mayor’s office shared results of the community’s support of the Shine the Light on Hunger campaign, as ConAgra Foods Foundation President, Chris Kircher, presented a check for $166,487.28 to Food Bank for the Heartland to help address food shortages facing the Food Bank this year.
ConAgra Foods Opens Ice Skating Rink and Invites the Omaha Community to Help “Shine the Light on Hunger”
Dec. 12, 2009
ConAgra Foods CEO Gary Rodkin, Mayor Jim Suttle, Susan Ogborn, President and CEO of Food Bank for the Heartland and Scott Bradley, President of Downtown Omaha, Inc. cut the ribbon on the ConAgra Foods Ice Skating Rink today, marking the third consecutive year the company has opened this popular venue in its ten years as presenting sponsor of the Holiday Lights Festival.
Sandra Lee and ConAgra Foods Foundation Join Forces to Recognize Champions Against Child Hunger
Nov. 18, 2009
The ConAgra Foods Foundation and Sandra Lee, home and food expert, in partnership with Share Our Strength®, are launching the Champions Against Child Hunger contest to recognize those who are doing great work to help end child hunger in communities across the country.
Facebook Fans Flock to ConAgra Foods Foundation Fan Page to Help End Child Hunger
Oct. 20, 2009
In just 16 days, more than 10,000 Facebook fans from across the country helped ConAgra Foods Foundation make a $100,000 donation to Feeding America to help end child hunger. ConAgra Foods Foundation established a fan page as a first step toward building a community of people passionate about ending hunger and committed $10 per fan for the total $100,000 donation.
ConAgra Foods Announces Largest Donation Ever to Fight Child Hunger With Feeding America at the Organization’s Concert Featuring Sheryl Crow
Sept. 30, 2009
Ending September's Hunger Action Month on a high note, a celebrity supporter of Feeding America announced ConAgra Foods Foundation’s new $10 million commitment to Feeding America at its "Rock a Little, Feed a Lot" concert Tuesday night featuring Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper and others.
Common Threads Gears-Up for Annual Summer Camp
June 23, 2009
Kids in Chicago unite in the kitchen for a unique summer camp experience organized by Common Threads, a Chicago-based not-for-profit organization founded by Chef Art Smith of restaurant Table Fifty-Two. A grant from the ConAgra Foods Foundation allows children who participate in the free or reduced school lunch program to attend the camp for free.
Healthy Choice, ConAgra Foods Foundation and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Donate $250,000 - 1.75 Million Meals - to Feeding America, the Nation’s Largest Hunger Relief Organization
April 20, 2009
On April 18, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, along with Healthy Choice and the ConAgra Foods Foundation, presented a generous donation of $250,000 to Feeding America – which will provide more than 1.75 million meals or plates of food to children and families in need.
Actress Monique Coleman Joins America’s Second Harvest and ConAgra Foods Foundation to Pack Lunch Bags for Hungry Kids
Aug. 5, 2008
High School Musical actress Monique Coleman and America’s Second Harvest kicked off the ConAgra Foods Foundation “Full Kids Full Potential” campaign.
Share Our Strength® Announces New Partnership with ConAgra Foods Foundation
May 20, 2008
Share Our Strength announces a new partnership with the ConAgra Foods Foundation that will nearly double the capacity of Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline.
Wal-Mart and ConAgra Foods Donate to America’s Second Harvest to Fight Hunger by Reducing Shortages at Food Banks Nationwide
Dec. 18, 2007
In response to the food shortage at food banks across the country, America’s Second Harvest announced that Wal-Mart and ConAgra Foods are making significant donations to ensure no Americans go hungry this holiday season.
The Hunger Quiz
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Hunger In America
Even though we may not see it, hunger lives in our classrooms, playgrounds, neighborhoods and our own backyards. It may affect our friends, our co-workers or children in our neighborhoods. Our interactive map shows where hunger lives in America.
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