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Addressing Mission Creep in Food Justice

I once worked at a major food bank during a transition that saw the nonprofit gently pivoting away from direct volunteer service towards more advocacy and community organizing. With this change, the food bank faced intense accusations of mission…

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No New Post this week!

Sorry, readers! I wish I could do it but we just welcomed a new dog to the household, and he’s not ready to let me sit in the office and write just yet. (Denver is a one and a…

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Food Pantries: Helping Shoppers Get Food Home

When we talk about designing respectful and effective food pantries, focus falls on the quantity and quality of food alongside the experience people have while shopping. Anyone who’s ever worked in a food pantry knows how difficult and how…

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Preparing for the Next Storm

Our world is a terrifying place right now, especially for those of us doing direct service with vulnerable populations. I find comfort and hope in punk rock music, and today’s blog title made me think of the song The…

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Food Pantries and Food Safety

I once met a food pantry volunteer who told me that at their pantry, they checked the quality of donations of milk by opening one container and drinking it. If it tasted okay, the donation was put through. There…

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Preparing for the Next Hunger Crisis

With the end of the year comes planning for the one to come, and this year most anti-hunger organizations are preparing for a much more difficult next twelve months. With cuts to SNAP, purchasing restrictions, implementation of new eligibility…

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How My Body Taught Me That Food Choices Matter

To honor my holiday vacation, I’m reposting this blog from April, 2023. Eight years ago in mid-December, I checked myself into the ER. It turned out that my appendix had burst approximately three months prior, with all the complications…

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