When will I see the drop in benefits?
Cuts go into effect on November 1, 2013, so the SNAP benefit amount you receive…
The Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger depends on volunteers to help run our supermarket style food pantry, to pack the trucks for our mobile pantries in…
During our series of lessons about heart health, participants in Health 360 learned that inflammation may be a significant contributing factor to heart disease. Although the inflammatory response is…
After finishing our exercise lesson at the last meeting of the Health 360 program, participants enjoyed healthy whole grain muffins. They are packed with fiber…
Most people who are concerned about high blood pressure know to avoid consuming lots of sodium. But, do we know where most of the sodium in…
Is cholesterol bad for you? Many people would think the answer is obvious: Yes! But it's actually more complicated than that. As part of our…
The summer sessions of Healthy BLOOMers began this week! On the first day, the children harvested 24 lbs of zucchini from our urban garden, and…
Anti-poverty activist gave up her day job to feed the hungry
By: Maggie Craig (www.brooklyndaily.com)
[pullquote]NEIGHBORHOOD: Bedford-Stuyvesant
OCCUPATION: Founder and Executive Director
COMPANY: Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger
CLAIM…
Participants in Health 360 come from many different backgrounds and traditions. They represent the American South, Trinidad, Greece, Guyana, and St. Maarten, among others. We…
Have you ever been told that baking is tricky, because you have to measure everything exactly and follow the recipe to a tee? Steph, a…