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Thanks to Supporters like You, We’re Donating Nearly 3,500 Meals to Those in Need

Hunger Action Month is a wrap, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results! All September-long, we posted updates about various ways you can get involved in the fight against hunger. For one, our community manager, Catherine Carlton, lived through Feeding America’s “30 Ways in 30 Days,” in which she made creative efforts to raise awareness about hunger, daily. If you haven’t read her … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 30: Live a Day on a Food Stamp Budget

Did you know: The food stamp budget for one person is $200 for a month, or $6.67 per day? (That’s according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.) Today, on the last day of #Hunger Action Month, we encourage you to live a day on this budget – and share your experience via Facebook, Twitter or personal blog post. This was by far the … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 29: Post a Photo on Facebook to Call Attention to Hunger Action Month

As we’ve talked about earlier this month, Facebook is an easy tool to share your voice as a hunger advocate. A photo tells a thousand words, right? That’s why I posted this photo (at left) of a thousand Food First™ summer bags on my Facebook page. I’m proud that First Choice Power helped create so many partnerships with organizations like the East Texas Food Bank, West … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 28: Set an Empty Plate at Your Table to Remind You of Those at Risk of Hunger

Today’s task is perhaps the easiest and the most powerful of the month. Eighteen percent of Texans do not know where their next meal is coming from. We rank second worst in the country! So, what does that exactly look like? Take a look at the photo to the left – it’s an empty seat at my dinner table. Set an empty place at your table tonight, … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 27: Search for Hunger Advocates on YouTube

I hadn’t even finished typing “Feeding America” in the YouTube search box when the auto text provided me the perfect video match: Feeding America and Matt Damon (see below). Turns out, there are a handful of other celebrities who are involved in the fight against hunger: Taye Diggs, Ana Ortiz, Ben Affleck. There are several commercials, PSAs and home videos related to ending hunger – … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 26: Engage Your Business Partners About Hunger

By now you’ve probably told your family and friends about how you’ve taken our Hunger Action Month pledge to start fighting hunger in your area. Now, it’s time to tell your business partners. We created a “road show” to educate some of our chamber partners – in Aubrey, Pilot Point, McAllen, Edinburg, Killeen, Mission, Temple and Belton – about our Food First™ program. We hosted … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 25: Change Your Facebook Status to Reflect Hunger Action Month

I’m going to throw it out there, Facebook is probably the most popular communication tool you have with your friends and family. Am I right? Well, then, what better way to talk about hunger than to post a status update on your Facebook page showing that you are joining the fight against hunger in Texas! Here’s a suggested update: “I’m fighting domestic hunger during Hunger … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 24: Sign Up for Your Food Bank’s Newsletter

Being a hunger advocate means staying informed. One easy way to do that is to sign up for your food bank’s newsletter. With one click from the homepage on the “Stay Informed” link, I added my e-mail address and signed up for the Tarrant Area Food Bank’s free electronic newsletter. Join me today, on day 24 of Hunger Action Month, in learning about the face … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 23: Send an email to your friends about Hunger Action Month

This is an easy one! Simply share how you are joining us in our fight against hunger in Texas with your friends and family. Below is the email that I sent to dozens of friends: “Dear Friends, As many of you may know, I’ve been working on First Choice Power’s Food First™ initiative to provide 1 million meals to Texans in need. New statistics came out … Read More…

#HungerAction Day 22: Educate Yourself About Hunger in your Community

First Choice Power is proud to sponsor the first-ever, county-by-county “Hunger Gap Report,” in partnership with the Texas Food Bank Network and Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative. The “Hunger by the Numbers: A Blueprint for Ending Hunger in Texas” includes a hunger scorecard for each of the 254 counties of Texas, a state which ranks second in the nation for food insecurity. The … Read More…