The bowls serve as a symbol of the hunger that exists in the community. For 16 years, the event has raised awareness of St. Vincent De Paul's efforts to fight poverty and hunger in Baltimore.

Did you know that 18% of Coos County residents are below the poverty line, 48% of Coos Bay students qualify for free or reduced lunches and that 1 in 3 children under 5 in Coos County are below ...

Feb 4, 2025; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Patrons were presented an empty bowl as a reminder of food insecurity during the Salvation Army’s Empty Bowls fundraiser at Tuscaloosa River Market.

Published: September 20, 2022 3:07pm EDT The way we perceive poverty, hunger and household food insecurity is shaped by media, government policy, public relations, advertising and personal experience.

Rescue Mission shining light on poverty during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Posted: Nov 5, 2021 / 09:28 PM EDT Updated: Nov 6, 2021 / 08:17 AM EDT ...

"Poverty is an economic and social issue," I read on the "Feeding America" website. Nearly 38 million Americans lived in poverty in 2021, "the most common cause of food insecurity [being] a lower ...

Poverty Encounter was the vision of Dave Phillips, founder and president of Children’s Hunger Fund in Sylmar, California. “At age nine, our oldest saw poverty for the first time,” Phillips ...