April 17th, 2015
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Community, Hunger Facts, Programs
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"Toxic stress can damage the brain architecture of young, developing children" Dr. John Cook #childhealth pic.twitter.com/lbZYNb4v48 — Loaves & Fishes (@loaves_fishes) April 17, 2015
March 23rd, 2015
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Community, Hunger Facts, Programs
budget, child poverty, childhood, DuPage, Education, healthy families, illinois, illinois department, illinois department of children and family services, Kids Count, Larry joseph, metropolitan, new poor, new poverty, poverty, quinn, state budget, suburban, suburbs, Voices from Illinois children, working families
Child poverty, unfortunately, is a growing epidemic in the state of Illinois. No one wants to see a child suffer. No one likes reading or hearing about a child being abused or neglected. We are aware of programs, services, and even policies at both the state and federal level that have been effective reducing child… Read more »
March 17th, 2015
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Community
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March 12th, 2015
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Community, Hunger Facts, Programs, Volunteer News
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Strange things appear to be happening at 1871 High Grove. Storage racks are disappearing, new displays are popping up in the grocery market and the warehouse has bright light beaming down from the now visible windows. What else can be expected and how will it benefit our clients, volunteers and operations? “With the growing number… Read more »
March 9th, 2015
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Hunger Facts
chicago, child, child eating, child health, child nutrition, child wellness, children, children eating, cooking light, DuPage, eating habits, Fishes, food, food science, food study, FORWARD, health, health care, health food, healthy food, Illinois Alliance to Prevent Obesity, interview, let's move, Loaves, michelle obama, Naperville, nutrition, nutritious food, unhealthy choices, wellness
School systems may have many challenges in their attempt to provide a new level of healthy foods to students. That doesn’t surprise me really. It’s only been five years since Michelle Obama began to promote the Let’s Move initiatives, and despite the flack from the school yards, I am glad to see someone finally put… Read more »
March 2nd, 2015
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Community, Stories of Hope
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February 27th, 2015
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Programs
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February 17th, 2015
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Community
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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. ~ Maya Angelou Growing up in Naperville, I have experienced many changes that the city planners have made to accommodate a growing population. In the early 1960s, Naperville was a small town with a population around 12,000; today, the population has grown to about 142,000. Changes are… Read more »
February 16th, 2015
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Community
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February 12th, 2015
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Programs
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The Client Engagement Model has been going strong for a little over 90 days now. We have learned a lot about our clients as a result. Poverty has many faces, names, stories and cultural backgrounds, but our clients have so much in common. They want the best for their families, whether they have been struggling… Read more »