Archive for August, 2010

August 9, 2010

Food Stamps Reach An All-Time Record

Author: Brady Koch

40.8 Million Americans are now participating in the food stamp program.

Here in Florida, it’s now called Food Assistance Program (FAP). We’re seeing the increased need in our Benefits Connection team. Last year we generated $14 million in annualized food stamps for Central Floridians. In July, we served more individuals than ever before and the demand is continuing to grow.

Article from The Boston Globe: Food stamp use hit record 40.8m in May

Want to see how our Benefits Connection program works? We were fortunate enough to be profiled on WFTV recently.

Watch WFTV’s Family Connection report: http://www.wftv.com/video/24443772/index.html

Brady Koch
Director of Agency Relations & Programs

August 5, 2010

Portraits of Hunger 1940

Author: Brady Koch

Earlier today I ran across an image of a Surplus Commodities distribution in October of 1940 in a collection of early color photography. For those of you who’ve ever volunteered at a food pantry, this looks strikingly familiar.

Speaking of photographs, we’re looking for submissions to our 2010 Portraits of Hunger competition. It’s a great way bring visibility to the invisible face of hunger. You are only limited by your vision for a hunger-free Central Florida.

If you would like to shoot photos at our facility please contact Sasha Hausman at shausman@foodbankcentralflorida.org to make an appointment.

There will be an online contest where the top 10 photographs will be voted on by the public for Portraits of Hunger. The top 3 photos will then be displayed at our Portraits of Hunger Showcase party. Photographs will remain on our website throughout the month of September.

Be sure to browse the rest of this Depression-Era color photography collection:  http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/

 

Brady Koch
Director of Agency Relations and Programs