Rooftops Newsletter: New Report Reveals More Than 10 Million Seniors...
10.2 million seniors faced the threat of hunger in 2014 in the U.S. The National Foundation to End Senior Hunger (NFESH) today released a study
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Farms for City Kids Teaches Life Lessons
Growing up in the city has its many benefits as well as challenges. You're closer to cultural attractions and transportation, but on the flip side,
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Little Free Library Building Is Booming!
Reading is exercise for your brain and it has many other benefits, including improving your memory, increasing your vocabulary and reducing your
View ArticleAll Aboard! Visit a Train Museum in the area this summer!
Who doesn't love a train? Â From little kids to history buffs to train enthusiasts, a train museum lets everyone get up close to these powerful
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: We spoke up and they listened
NFESH Founder, President and CEO Enid Borden is one of the signatories on a letter that urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and EPA
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: NFESH's Success in DC to be Replicated Around the Country
Thanks to a generous grant from the Walmart Foundation, NFESH will expand and replicate the successful What A Wasteâ„¢ project that has been
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: NFESH and NASUAD Form Senior Hunger Think Tank
The NFESH & NASUAD Senior Hunger Think Tank will bring together state officials, experts in senior hunger and leaders from the private sector to
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter: Hunger & Waste - Two Problems, One Solution
Nearly 40% of the food produced in the U.S. ends up in landfills. At the same time, nearly one in six seniors goes without the food they need to lead
View ArticleRooftops Newsletter:Hunger - An issue we can all agree on
Senior hunger is a prevalent issue in Dallas County. Leaders in the local anti-hunger community are taking a real stand against this issue. One of
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View ArticleThe Caesars Sunrise Heroes Give Back To Their Communities
Caesars Sunrise Heroes sounds like it might be a nature advocacy group, but The Caesars Sunrise Heroes Organization is a group of early shift casino
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Jack Fussell Runs Across the Land For Alzheimer's...
Jack Fussell has set a goal to walk, jog and run across the country to stir up interest in Alzheimer's research and generate donations for the
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Tally Sweat Is An Advocate For Parks
Tally Sweat is a long-time environmental activist and passionate protector of land and water. In addition to her current role with the Garden Club of
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: CJ Burford Bikes Cross Country for the Children's...
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart" sounds like something you might see on an inspirational poster. You know, the kind with the image of
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Ramsi Kamar is a Local Food Hero
"We learn how to farm from the heart" was a recent post on the Facebook page of Raising Hope Farm, which is a place filled with both beauty and
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Jennifer Glass Finds Ways to Fear Less
Jennifer Glass didn't set out to be a hero. She was innocently and blissfully heading off on a new phase of her life, newly married and just four
View ArticleAmericanTown Heroes: Family Farmers Supply Healthy Rural Communities
The Slow Food Movement is not about chewing your food more thoroughly. It's a term used to describe a return to a way of life where food was more
View ArticleAmericanTown's Heroes: Cheryl Sylvester Organized a Dinner That Filled Food...
Cheryl Sylvester was honored by her community for taking action on an idea and bringing it to fruition to help her community. The idea was to bring
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