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9 Western MA Libraries Work to Banish Hunger

Western Massachusetts Libraries Work to Banish Hunger In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, residents of Panem, a future country based in the ruins of North America, struggle to survive while working to support the glamour and riches of the capital. Each year, residents of the poverty-stricken districts are forced to choose two children between the ages of 12 and 18, to participate in the Hunger Games, a brutal contest where the… Read More

Category: Hampden County, Hampshire County, Suggested Activity, Take Action Tags: Food, Food Bank, Food Security, Hunger, hunger education, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, The Hunger Games, western massachusetts libraries, Youth Against Hunger Education

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…