Latest Humanitarian aid Stories

Call it 'Food Insecurity" or Call it 'Starving:' Mom's Meals Offers Advice on How to Tell if Aging Loved Ones Need Food

2013-02-25 23:00:41

It’s hard to believe, but senior malnutrition really is a prevalent, yet preventable, problem in the United States. And it is not getting the attention it deserves. Des Moines, IA (PRWEB) February 25, 2013 With so much focus on obesity, it may be time to look at the other end of that scale, what some call "food insecurity" and others call "starving." In the United States today, it's time to take stock of what the country’s aging population is eating, and not...

PCI Receives USAID Award to Expand Women Empowerment Program in Liberia

2013-02-21 23:04:07

Model will integrate with current health and nutrition program for women and children MONROVIA, LIBERIA (PRWEB) February 21, 2013 PCI (Project Concern International) has been awarded a Program Improvement Award of $100,000 by the Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) program. TOPS is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Food for Peace (FFP). The award is to enhance health and nutrition behavior and the overall effectiveness and...

Mobile App Empowers Educators Facing Campus Threats

2013-02-21 08:42:01

HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Educators reacting to campus emergencies have a new ally. Crisis360, a web-based and mobile application suite for Apple, Android and Windows devices, allows universities to rapidly communicate critical information to ensure safety and maintain business continuity. Whether facing natural disasters, public health emergencies or terrorism, emergency responders need accurate, up-to-date information to save lives, better protect assets and recover...

U.S. NGOs urge administration and Congress to increase humanitarian funding

2013-02-20 20:22:48

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Current funding levels for Fiscal Year 2013 for international humanitarian assistance are insufficient to meet escalating humanitarian needs, said leading NGOs in letters sent this week to U.S. lawmakers and the administration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121101/DC04603LOGO) "With more people displaced by conflict around the world than at any other point in the last 15 years, we simply cannot afford to roll back...

New Study: Social Media Doing A Better Job Than Parents?

2013-02-18 08:24:14

Teens Say Social Media Has Made Them More Aware of the Needs of Others Two out of Three Say Adults Not Doing Enough to Set Positive Example 200,000 Teens Give up Food, Go Mobile - World Vision's 30 Hour Famine February 22-23 30 Hour Famine Funds Now Designated Here in U.S. SEATTLE, Feb. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a new World Vision study, conducted online earlier this month by Harris Interactive on behalf of World Vision, more than half of teens (56%) say...

The State Of Hunger In America Today

2013-02-08 08:25:32

CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address, Feeding America urges our Commander in Chief, other government leaders, and all of our nation's citizens to consider the urgent state of hunger in America today. America produces more food than any other country in the world, yet more than 50 million people in our nation live in homes that are identified as food insecure - meaning that they do not...

Safe Sound Family Unveils Its List of the ‘Top 25 Public Safety College Degree Programs’

2013-02-07 23:00:03

Family safety and security information Web publisher names the best undergraduate degrees in public safety from universities across the United States. Boston, Ma (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 SafeSoundFamily.com (http://safesoundfamily.com/), a provider of free family safety and home security news, advice and information, has released its list of the “Top 25 Public Safety College Degree Programs.” You can see the full list here:...

Robin Hood Announces $10.5 million in Hurricane Sandy Relief Grants; Total granted thus far exceeds $45 million

2013-02-07 16:26:47

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Robin Hood has announced the latest round of grants to organizations providing assistance to victims of Hurricane Sandy. At a meeting of its Relief Committee on February 6, Robin Hood approved $10.5 million in funding to 50 groups in the tri-state area; the vast majority of funding ($8.2 million) will go to organizations providing vital housing-related services. Robin Hood has granted more than $45 million of the $67 million it has raised...

Heat or EAT? Millions of Americans forced to Make the Choice this Winter

2013-02-04 08:22:01

CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, is worried that millions of low-income families are choosing between heat and hunger this winter season. The Energy Information Administration, which tracks and analyzes energy data, has projected(1) that households will spend 19 percent more on average for heating oil and 15 percent more for natural gas from Oct. 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. "The high cost of...

No More Poverty sponsors the Himalayan Institute VIDA Project

2013-02-01 23:02:05

Obesity is a new problem in Mexico with 70% of the adult population overweight. Facing additional problems from malnutrition, Mexico is currently a world leader in dietary disease. Dr. Michael Omidi and Julian Omidi, through of their charity No More Poverty, are proud to help sponsor The Vida Project of the Himalayan Institute, teaching sustainable farming and healthy eating habits to rural villagers in East Central Mexico. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 No More...