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3 Ways You Can Help Increase Food Security for Oklahoma Children and Teens
3 Ways You Can Help Increase Food Security for Oklahoma Children and Teens by Treasure Standeford, Hunger Outreach Specialist June 15, 2021 During the past decade, I have worked to support childhood food security in Oklahoma in different jobs and capacities. I...
Hunger Free Oklahoma receives $50,000 grant to support SNAP outreach
Hunger Free Oklahoma (HFO) announced today it has received a $50,000 grant from Telligen Community Initiative (TCI), a private, Iowa-based charitable foundation. This partnership supports HFO’s efforts to build public-private partnerships that connect more families to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, equip community organizations to serve as SNAP access points, and provide public education on the positive impact of SNAP and SNAP enrollment in Oklahoma communities.
Reflecting and Celebrating a New Program at Hunger Free Oklahoma: The SNAP Application Hotline
Reflecting and Celebrating a New Program at Hunger Free Oklahoma: The SNAP Application Hotline by Allycia Brimson, Raul Lopez, and Treba Shyers of the HFO SNAP Application Hotline Leadership May 19, 2021 Reflecting: Everyone everywhere is reflecting on the past...
Healthy Food, Healthy Economies, and Healthy Communities: DUO Wins in Rural Oklahoma
Healthy Food, Healthy Economies, and Healthy Communities: DUO Wins in Rural Oklahoma by Richard Comeau, Program Director, Hunger Free Oklahoma April 20, 2021 Double Up Oklahoma (DUO) is making a difference. In the city of Okemah (Okfuskee County), which has...
Crucial relief is on the way thanks to the America Rescue Plan Act
Crucial relief is on the way thanks to the America Rescue Plan Act by Jessica Dietrich, Policy and Government Relations Manager, Hunger Free Oklahoma March 12, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act, passed by Congress March 10th, will help the thousands of...
National School Breakfast Week 2021: A Shout Out to Oklahoma’s School Nutrition Heroes
Hundreds of thousands of children in Oklahoma rely on school meals on a regular basis. So, when schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that dependable source of school meals disappeared almost overnight and it emphasized the need for many children across the state. Enter your local school nutrition team.
Looking Forward
A new year does not magically end the challenges of the last, but it does give us an opportunity to look forward and set new priorities for the year ahead. We are grateful to be able to look ahead, regardless of the current challenges or new challenges that may arise, and think about what more we can do to move toward a Hunger Free Oklahoma.
Hunger Free Oklahoma awarded USDA GusNIP grant to expand Double Up Oklahoma program
Hunger Free Oklahoma was awarded a $500,000 matching grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand Double Up Oklahoma in farmers markets across the state and to pilot a grocery store program in rural Oklahoma. Combined with over $400,000 in support from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) for an expansion to grocery stores
2020 Efforts to End Hunger in Oklahoma: The Highlights
2020 Efforts to End Hunger in Oklahoma by Chris Bernard, Executive Director November 6, 2020 It takes all of us to solve big, systemic problems like hunger in Oklahoma. From our very beginning, Hunger Free Oklahoma employees, partners, and providers came with...
Program that helps low-income families get more fruits and vegetables expands
Double Up Oklahoma Expands by Sam Kirzner, Double Up Oklahoma Program Manager, Hunger Free Oklahoma October 26, 2020 Double Up Oklahoma (DUO), a program that matches SNAP purchases with free produce dollar-for-dollar, is expanding to grocery stores! This...
The SNAP Application Hotline: A Reflection
The SNAP Application Hotline: A Reflection by Katie Marvel, Communications Coordinator, Hunger Free Oklahoma July 20, 2020 It comes as no surprise that the COVID-19 shutdown has affected Oklahomans economically in more ways than one. Local businesses have had to...
3 Ways to Be a Successful Advocate
3 Ways to Be a Successful Advocate By Jessica Dietrich, Hunger Free Oklahoma, Policy and Government Relations Manager March 17, 2020 In my work advocating at the Oklahoma State Capitol over the past several years, one consistent question I receive is, “What do you...
Breakfast After the Bell: Ensuring All Students are Nourished and Ready to Learn
Breakfast After the Bell:Ensuring All Students are Nourishedand Ready to Learn by Katie Maschino, Hunger Outreach Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma February 21, 2020 We have all heard the saying “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” and research...
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 Matter by Eugenia Chow, Hunger Outreach/Data Specialist, Hunger Free Oklahoma August 13, 2019 For 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...
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...