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Hawaiʻi continues to fall behind on school breakfast
Hunger Will Caron 2/9/21 Hunger Will Caron 2/9/21

Hawaiʻi continues to fall behind on school breakfast

Only 4 in 10 low-income students is getting the benefits of school breakfast.

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Donations at Safeway keep critical grab-and-go meal program going strong
Hunger Will Caron 9/1/20 Hunger Will Caron 9/1/20

Donations at Safeway keep critical grab-and-go meal program going strong

During the month of September, donations at Hawaiʻi Safeway will help families struggling more than ever with hunger during the pandemic.

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Hawaiʻi drops to 44th in the nation in children’s summer meal participation
Hunger Will Caron 8/4/20 Hunger Will Caron 8/4/20

Hawaiʻi drops to 44th in the nation in children’s summer meal participation

Fewer than 1 in 11 keiki in free or reduced-price school lunch were reached by summer meals.

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Community partnership serves free meals to keiki during school closure
Hunger Will Caron 3/23/20 Hunger Will Caron 3/23/20

Community partnership serves free meals to keiki during school closure

During this unplanned school closure, three SFSP sponsors—YMCA Honolulu, Parents and Children Together, and Palama Settlement—are opening food sites in low-income areas on Oʻahu for keiki.

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Report explores the multifaceted issue of senior hunger in Hawaiʻi
Hunger Will Caron 1/7/20 Hunger Will Caron 1/7/20

Report explores the multifaceted issue of senior hunger in Hawaiʻi

To effectively address senior hunger, policymakers need to adopt a holistic framework that understands the interplay between public health, economic justice and social capital.

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Hawaiʻi Appleseed and PHOCUSED join forces
Economic Justice Will Caron 11/12/19 Economic Justice Will Caron 11/12/19

Hawaiʻi Appleseed and PHOCUSED join forces

The merger of these social justice organizations is meant to forge a stronger connection between data-driven policy and impacted communities.

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Whole Foods Market’s “5% Day” will expand access to meals for children
Hunger Will Caron 10/7/19 Hunger Will Caron 10/7/19

Whole Foods Market’s “5% Day” will expand access to meals for children

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Andy Fisher, food justice author, to speak at UH Manoa
Hunger Will Caron 9/5/19 Hunger Will Caron 9/5/19

Andy Fisher, food justice author, to speak at UH Manoa

Fisher will discuss why wealthy countries like the U.S. continue to struggle with food insecurity.

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Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces Victor Geminiani’s retirement
Economic Justice Will Caron 8/21/19 Economic Justice Will Caron 8/21/19

Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces Victor Geminiani’s retirement

The 50-year advocate for the low-income community and founder of Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice will retire on August 31, 2019.

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Fewer than one in 11 low-income keiki get free summer food
Hunger Will Caron 7/10/19 Hunger Will Caron 7/10/19

Fewer than one in 11 low-income keiki get free summer food

A national report released today shows Hawaiʻi has dropped to 43rd in the nation in providing free or reduced-price school lunches to keiki over the summer, but there is reason for optimism going forward.

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Hawaiʻi’s ‘housing wage’ is highest in the nation
Housing, Economic Justice Nicole Woo 6/13/18 Housing, Economic Justice Nicole Woo 6/13/18

Hawaiʻi’s ‘housing wage’ is highest in the nation

Renters need to work a total of 143 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

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Hawaiʻi in bottom 3 states for serving after-school suppers to low-income keiki
Hunger Nicole Woo 4/12/18 Hunger Nicole Woo 4/12/18

Hawaiʻi in bottom 3 states for serving after-school suppers to low-income keiki

The state is foregoing more than $500,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.

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Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center hires Beth Giesting as first director
Economic Justice Eileen Lacaden 3/8/18 Economic Justice Eileen Lacaden 3/8/18

Hawaiʻi Budget & Policy Center hires Beth Giesting as first director

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Hawaiʻi families, businesses and economy would benefit greatly from state Earned Income Tax Credit
Economic Justice Gavin Thornton 1/6/16 Economic Justice Gavin Thornton 1/6/16

Hawaiʻi families, businesses and economy would benefit greatly from state Earned Income Tax Credit

Now is the time for Hawaiʻi to invest in its residents and businesses by creating a state refundable EITC that puts dollars back into workers’ pockets and into the cash registers of local business.

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