Check out our blog for a variety of resources and information about ending food insecurity in Oklahoma.
SNAP in Schools: An Impact Story
SNAP in Schools: An Impact Story by Treba Shyers, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma February 17, 2020 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides grocery assistance to low-income families. Tulsa Public Schools has partnered with...
2019 Efforts to End Hunger in Oklahoma: The Highlights
2019 Efforts to End Hunger in Oklahoma: The Highlightsby Chris Bernard, Executive Director January 22, 2020The well-known African Proverb says, “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” In the past year, across Oklahoma we...
Coming Together To Feed Oklahomans in Need
Coming Together To Feed Oklahomans in Needby Richard Comeau, Program Director, Hunger Free Oklahoma December 17, 2019Once every year in Mrs. McNeeley’s first grade class in Granbury, Texas, each student arrived at school carrying one carrot, one potato,...
2019 Hungry for Change Conference Recap
2019 Hungry for Change Conference Recap by Chris Bernard, Executive Director November 12, 2019 Over the last three years we have met so many amazing organizations and individuals across our state that are working every day to end hunger. All too often...
Data-Informed Practices
Data-Informed Practicesby Doug McDurham, Director of Public Affairs, Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative September 16, 2019Published in 2017, “Ending Hunger in Oklahoma; An assessment of food insecurity and resources in Oklahoma,” included a...
Afterschool Meals Matter
Afterschool Meals Matterby Eugenia Chow, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma August 13, 2019For many children, school lunch may be the last healthy meal they get before returning to school the next day. The At-Risk component of the Child and Adult Care...
Tulsa Community Partners Program
Working Together to End Food Insecurity Through SNAPby Robin Spilman, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma July 17, 2019Food insecurity is a complex and widespread problem affecting communities across the United States. Every year, millions of...
Summer Meals Kick-Off Event
Summer Meals Kick-Off Event by Hunger Free Oklahoma Communications Staff June 18, 2019 When the school year ends, so do school meals. For the more than 30,000 Tulsa Public Schools students who eat free and reduced price school meals, this means an...
Senior Hunger
Food Insecurity Affects 1 in 10 Oklahoma Seniorsby Treba Shyers, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma May 14, 2019Senior Hunger is a real issue throughout the nation and our state of Oklahoma. When we think about hunger, many times we think about children...
Hunger and Health
Health and Food Insecurity – A Comprehensive Approach by Katie Maschino, Hunger Free Oklahoma Hunger Outreach Program Specialist The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food security as “access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy...
Hunger on College Campuses
The Gnawing Epidemic of Hunger on College Campuses By: Eugenia Chow, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma March 19, 2019 Nationwide, millions of college students struggle with food insecurity, an issue that impacts health and decreases...
Kicking-Off Summer 2019 Recap
Kicking-Off Summer 2019 Recap By Devin Schroeder, Tulsa Regional Program Manager/Child Hunger, Hunger Free Oklahoma More than 100 individuals state-wide gathered in Oklahoma City to attend the “Kicking-Off Summer 2019” event. Hunger Free Oklahoma,...
ALERT: OKDHS works to get SNAP benefits distributed by January 20th
OKDHS works to get SNAP households benefits by January 20th We know that many organizations and their clients are concerned about the effect of the government shutdown on SNAP benefits. USDA recently released an advisory allowing states to distribute...
2018 Year in Review
2018 Year in Review The second year of operation for Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO), 2018, is a great example of how government and community stakeholders can work together to address one of the state’s most pressing issues. We worked across the state with...
Hunger Action Month
Hunger Action Month! Help Hunger Free Oklahoma take a stand against food insecurity and hunger in our state by participating in Hunger Action Month during September! Imagine not knowing how you will get your next meal. This is the reality for over 635,000 Oklahomans...
School Breakfast Participation
Hunger Free Oklahoma, an organization working to end food insecurity across the state, published its first Oklahoma School Breakfast Report Card today which finds that the rate of breakfast participation in Oklahoma has fallen behind other states, even as participation has experienced a slight uptick.
Tulsa Community Survey
Hunger Free Oklahoma is seeking input from community members about hunger related issues. Responses will be used in developing community solutions to hunger.
Contact Your Legislator
Resources for Contacting your Legislators
USDA Program Survey
Feedback on USDA Program Barriers Hunger Free Oklahoma wants your input on the experiences you have had with Federal Nutrition Programs. Data will be collected to identify successes and barriers to participation in programs, such as school meal programs...
Food for Thought Recap
Richard Comeau, Program Director at Hunger Free Oklahoma, used mapping to show Oklahoma summer meal sites and the patterns of decline for summer. The map also showed the priority areas in relations to current summer meal sites. Click for Presentation: Oklahoma Summer...