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The reality is too many shelters still don't operate with humane, effective programs like Trap-Neuter-Return (#TNR). Without TNR, community cats risk extended stays in shelters rather than being returned to their outdoor homes--and are often killed because they are not adoptable. By helping communities and shelters rewrite ordinances and protocols to prioritize TNR, we change the system and save lives: https://ow.ly/BloY50R2wF6

Just Safety means addressing the needs of a whole person – not just one issue in isolation. Communities have always known how to create safety for themselves – taking a meal to a grieving neighbor, doing yard work for the elderly woman next door, hosting block parties and carne asadas that bring everyone together. But these efforts are completely overlooked (and underfunded) in our current concept of safety. #JustCommunitiesArizona #JustSafety #SafetyNotPunishment

Part 2 While this is just a snippet and it only has been one month, I’m beaming with pride to be apart of this organization that is filled with like-minded people who genuinely care about combatting hunger and making a difference. Going into this role I thought I had known a lot about food insecurity and the cycle of hunger, however, I have learned more in the last thirty days about this issue than I ever have before. FTB is truly on the ground doing the work - feeding not just the unhoused individual on the street corner asking for money that you see on your way to work, but our neighbors, our classmates, our co-workers, our friends, and our whole community. It truly is not about serving “them,” it’s about serving us. People go hungry every single day and no one should have to experience not knowing where their next meal will come from. Everyone should have the right to choose which foods they’re putting in their bodies. No one should have to make the hard choices of choosing to put food on their families’ plates, to keep their lights on, or to feed their pets. No one should develop diseases that are so preventable because all they can afford is unhealthy, processed foods. Feeding Tampa Bay recognizes that people face these obstacles every single day and has been a leader in finding ways to solve these issues and continues to innovate and evolve based on community need. To quote the good ‘ol Snickers commercial, “you’re not you when you’re hungry.” Overall, it’s been enlightening, informative, humbling, and some of the best thirty days a new guy on the job could ask for. Shoutout to my fearless leader Katherine Scaglione for bringing me on the team, empowering me to bring new ideas to the table, and for allowing me to take ownership over the programs that are apart of my role. This is just the start and I’m so excited to see what’s to come with this organization and team. If you’d like to learn more about Feeding Tampa Bay and get involved by donating either your time, treasure, or voice, I’d be happy to connect you, your family, place of work, school, etc. Shoot me a message to learn ways you can become a #HungerHero or head to our website feedingtampabay.org for all the things. #BecasueFoodMakesTomorrowPossible

Did you know that September is Hunger Action Month®? Here are five ways you can help nourish your community.

What exactly do we do here at Family Promise of Hamilton County? In short, we deliver life-saving services: prevention, shelter, and stabilization to families in need. We empower families in making their transition from housing insecurity to sustainable independence. Learn more about our mission to help families in Hamilton County at https://vist.ly/v6gu.

SENIOR ALERT!!! UPDATE: SENIOR GOLDEN RETRIEVER DID NOT GET ADOPTED! PLEASE HELP TO RESCUE THIS SENIOR!

Browse our Winter Newsletter online! As we wrap up 2023 and look to the new year, explore this convenient, digital version of the Hunger Task Force Winter Newsletter. Click below to read about Hunger Task Force’s partnership with Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, our preparation for colder weather at the Hunger Task Force Farm, our advocacy work fighting for school meals for local students, upcoming winter events and much more! #enewsletter

Residents are shaping the budget—and the future—at the City of Austin. The City collected feedback using Polco's Prioritization tool, which allows residents to effortlessly rank their community priorities. This invaluable feedback will directly influence the 2025 budget, ensuring the City's resources align with what Austinites care about most. Here's what landed in the top three: 1. 🐾 Animal Services 2. 🏠 Homeless Strategy 3. 🚓 Police Check out the full results! https://lnkd.in/grrmHUMV

Cost of living in Canada is beyond manageable. Taxing people to death is going to lead to more of this. The cost of rent in this country is absolutely insane. Imagine what it must be like to not be able to house your family in the dead of a Canadian winter. I understand why they're removing the shelters, but a better place to start would be reducing the cost of "SURVIVAL", not living, in Canada. Literally being "taxed" to death in this country. This week, old man winter returns from his vacation, and he is taking his job seriously, I wish our government would do the same. More people are being forced to live on the streets because of mortgage rates moving beyond their ability to pay, who do you think this benefits? The rich people able to buy those "bank owned" houses and charge outlandish rents on. The problem couldn't be more clear. STOP the cost of survival "hockey stick", unlike the other one, this hockey stick is real.

Spread the love this Valentine's Day by advocating for the 1 in 10 New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity. Today, City Harvest is joining advocates in Albany for Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day to urge lawmakers to pass a state budget that invests in programs and policies to support food security—including increasing the SNAP minimum benefit to $100 per month, increasing funding for Nourish New York, and fully funding school meals. Together, we can end hunger. Take action: https://p2a.co/qeSiAXq