Tag: food insecurity

  • The Art of Joy and Giving

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    In early March 2021, students and faculty members of Downers Grove High School North decorated and embellished 350 of our Outreach Pantry Packs. Each Pantry Pack consists of 2 bags of Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal, 2 bags of Mac and Cheese, 2 bags of Rice and Beans, and 1 bag of Pasta with Tomato Basil. That’s…

  • The Outreach Program, Leading International Hunger-Fighter Nonprofit, Promotes Rick McNary to Vice President of Strategic Partnerships to Lead Major Global Expansion.

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    October 31, 2019– Union, Iowa—The Outreach Program, a leading international nonprofit, based in Iowa, a leader in the development of programs that address food insecurity here at home and internationally has announced it has promoted Mr. Rick McNary to the position of Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.  McNary joined Outreach in 2012 and has been instrumental in…

  • Free book! “Changing the Way we Talk About Hunger”

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    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Did you know that you can feed a person in the U.S for a year less than what it costs to hospitalize them for a day? Did you know that agricultural production has to increase by 75% in the next 35 years in order to feed…

  • Create an Outreach Meals Pack Program in Your Community!

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    Outreach introduces the Outreach Meals Pack designed to provide school children, families and seniors with a 3-day supply of food. This program is ideal for a sponsoring organization to help those in need in your community. There’s a difference between food and nutritious food. Outreach meals are created in collaboration with Iowa State University Food…

  • Ever Wanted to Work Yourself Out of a Job?

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    Chances are that you’ve never met a person who wanted to be so successful at their job that they would literally work themselves out of a job… Well that’s me. Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Bryan Coffey and I am an event coordinator for a wonderful organization whose mission is to end…