Senior Hunger: Reporting from the Front Lines by Kristina Rodriguez
When I tell people that I work as an Aging Services provider in sunny Southwest Florida (SWFL), I almost always get asked about the common images of palm trees and golden beaches full of well off...
View ArticleBaby Boomers and the Powers that Be by Nora Balduff
“We couldn’t make ends meet when there were four of us in the house. Then our family size went from 4 to 8 overnight.” “I’ve been married for 60 years. He has emphysema and I take care of him. I take...
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Older Adult Choice Markets by Adam McGriffin
May is Older Americans Month and this guest post is the first in a series of posts highlighting the issue and solutions to hunger amongst our senior population. Too many older adults in America face...
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Why Middle and Upper Class Seniors May Face Food Insecurity by Ashley Keenan
Ashley Keenan is the Operations Manager of a home care company located in Chicago, IL. The following profile is a fictional representative of what challenges many elderly who age in place may face. *...
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Aging and Still Struggling to Put Food on the Table by Eileen Hyde
Eileen Hyde is Manager of Program Capacity at Feeding America and wrote this post for the National Federation to End Senior Hunger. Imagine working hard all of your life and retiring to an empty...
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Seniors and Hunger: A Caregiver’s Concern by Dresden Shumaker
Before my family realized that Millie, my grandmother, had issues with dementia we knew that she had issues with food. Millie came from a generation where you cleaned your plate and you never took for...
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Older Americans Month by Ellie Hollander
May is a very special month in which, thanks to President Kennedy’s proclamation fifty years ago, we honor Older Americans for the invaluable and everlasting contributions they have made to enriching...
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Forging Partnerships to Confront the Unacceptable By Enid Borden
Enid Borden is the founder and President and CEO of the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger. Chances are that, if you are reading this right now, then you are inquisitive and concerned and engaged...
View ArticleSenior Hunger by Lura Barber, Senior Policy Analyst, National Center for...
Food banks and the aging services provider network share a common interest in helping hungry and economically insecure older adults access the public benefits for which they are eligible. In 2012, the...
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Volunteering for Seniors and Learning Life Lessons by Jaspreet Bindra
Jaspreet Bindra is a Programs Capacity Associate at Feeding America National Office. She has focused on child and senior hunger this year and shares her experience organizing a volunteer event in...
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