September 10, 2020
Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice is working closely with the DOE and a number of community organizations throughout the state to ensure that free grab-and-go meals can be made available even while school is out.
August 4, 2020
Just 8.7 percent of eligible keiki in Hawai‘i received summer lunch on an average day in July 2019, one of the worst participation rates in the nation.
July 31, 2020
The following 16 community sites will provide free healthy grab-and-go meals to children and youth up to age 18, Monday to Friday, through August 14, unless otherwise indicated.
January 27, 2020
With the new Trump Administration Public Charge rule given the green light today by the U.S. Supreme Court, both Hawai‘i economy and its hardworking immigrant families will suffer.
January 7, 2020
To effectively address the problem, policymakers need to place the issue of senior hunger into a holistic framework that understands the interplay between public health, economic justice and social capital.
November 12, 2019
PHOCUSED becomes a project of Hawai‘i Appleseed to create a stronger connection between data-driven policy and impacted communities in pursuit of systems change.
October 23, 2019
Low participation in afterschool meals wastes an opportunity to keep kids engaged and safe after school ends, and lets some $600,000 in funding slip away.
October 7, 2019
For keiki who rely on free and reduced-price school meals to get a healthy start, Whole Foods Market’s donation to Hawai‘i Appleseed’s school meal expansion efforts will have life-altering implications.