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In the world’s wealthiest nation, 16.7 million children are at risk of hunger. They live in households that lack the resources to provide the nutritious foods children need to thrive. These children can be found all across America, and according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s report, “Household Food Security in the United States 2008,” many do not fit the image that many Americans...
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Hundreds of people were able to fill their refrigerator Tuesday, thanks to the Community Action Agency of Butte County Inc. The agency gave away thousands of pounds of food Tuesday morning in Gridley. "For those of us who are unemployed, when money is really tight. Unemployment doesn't cut it, and food is one of the last things that we buy for ourselves," Maria Fernandez, an unemployed senior,...
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Oroville Mercury Register 06/29/10 front page article By BARBARA ARRIGONI-Staff Writer, Posted: 06/30/2010 12:16:23 AM PDT OROVILLE — Rising heat outside didn't deter hundreds of people who formed a long line through a parking lot in order to get free produce, water and other items given away at a shopping center in Oroville. A huge truck arrived at 7:30 Tuesday morning at the parking lot...
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