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Food Security in Summer Months in Western MA

Food Security in Summer Months in Western MA For children across America, the end of school means the end of book reports and spelling tests, and the end of school breakfast and lunch-their most reliable source of nutrition. In Western Massachusetts, 38,870 kids don’t always know where they will get their next meal. That’s one out of every five kids in the region. Across the country, more than 16 million children live… Read More

Category: Food Tags: Community Based Education, Communty-Based Education, Curriculum, Education, educational field trip, Food, Food Bank, Food Security, Hunger, hunger education, Teaching Resource, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, western massachusetts

Hilltown Families Field Trip to The Food Bank of Western MA

On Saturday, Sept 15th, Hilltown Families partnered with The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts for a field trip that combined both service-based and community-based learning. Our field trip involved a tour of The Food Bank in Hatfield, MA, led by The Food Bank’s Education Coordinator, Molly Coon. Families got to see the facility up-close and learn how The Food Bank operates, who it serves and individuals can support their mission. The group played… Read More

Category: Field Trip, Food, Hampshire County, Hilltown Families, Hilltown Families Event, Take Action Tags: Community Based Education, Community Service, Communty-Based Education, educational field trip, fight hunger, Food Bank, Food Security, hunger education, Service Based Learning, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, volunteer projects, Volunteering, western massachusetts

Hilltown Families Field Trip to The Food Bank of Western MA – Join Us!

Hilltown Families Field Trip The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Saturday, September 15th at 1:30pm At the beginning of the summer we wrote about the benefits of families, schools and organizations taking an organized field trip The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts in our post, Visit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: A Community-Based Educational Field Trip for Kids. We mentioned that Hilltown Families would be organizing a field trip in September… Read More

Category: Field Trip, Food, Hampshire County, Hilltown Families Event, Take Action Tags: Community Based Education, Communty-Based Education, educational field trip, Food Bank, Food Security, hunger education, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

Q&A: 19 Children’s Books on Food Security/Scarcity

Hilltown Families collaborated with The Food Bank of Western MA in compiling a list of kids books on the topic of food security/scarcity for their Youth Action Hunger program. We asked our readers to share their favorite children’s book that touches on the topics of hunger, soup kitchens, food banks, homelessness, etc. See what titles our readers had to recommended, both for children and adults…

Category: Food, Question and Answer, Questions and Answers, Reading Lists Tags: Books, Community Based Education, Communty-Based Education, Curriculum, Education, educational field trip, Food, Food Bank, Food Security, Hunger, hunger education, Reading List, Recommended Children's Book on Food Scarcity, Recommended Children's Book on Food Security, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Youth Against Hunger Education

FIELD TRIP: The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

Visit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts: A Community-Based Educational Field Trip for Kids The summer or fall is a great time to bring your children to visit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, along with their friends, school groups or clubs to learn more about an organization that plays a BIG role in our communities. There are 350 local organizations, including pantries, kitchens, shelters, youth programs, and senior centers, who rely… Read More