Category Archives: Hunger

Meals on Wheels Delivery with Senior Services of Alexandria

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jane Collins

It’s been 5 ½ years since my last Meals on Wheels (MOW) project. Now, working through Senior Services of Alexandria, I was eager to see if my MOW experience with them was different than it was in 2006. The conclusion? … Continue reading →

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The Neighborhood Dish

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jane Collins

For hundreds of nonprofits in metropolitan Washington DC, a little donation goes a long, long way. We asked a handful of the area’s earnest, hard-working and small nonprofits what local restaurants and catering companies they can count on over and … Continue reading →

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Healing Foods at Smith Center

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Jane Collins

  I was on my third handful of peanut M&Ms, just enough to qualify as lunch, when Smith Center emailed me with the ideal volunteer project. Would I assist their guest chef, Elizabeth Petty during a cooking demonstration of raw, … Continue reading →

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Bread for the City’s “Glean for the City”

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jane Collins

On a road trip with Bread for the City to the corn fields of Parker Farms last week, 25 of us volunteers discovered some surprising facts about corn and how much is really available to feed the hungry. Click here … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Miriam’s Kitchen

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jane Collins

  The first clue that Miriam’s Kitchen, located inside the Western Presbyterian Church, is serious about serving fresh food is their herb garden of parsley, basil and rosemary on Virginia Avenue. Inside, the kitchen was an organized beehive of activity, … Continue reading →

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Our Daily Bread – Food for All

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

(l to r) Kerryn McMeans, Sue Almond and Rob Higginbotham from Fairfax Methodist Church get ready to load up their cars with groceries, as part of their partnership with Our Daily Bread. When I arrived at Fairfax United Methodist Church … Continue reading →

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Christ Church Lazarus Ministry – Loaves and Fishes

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jane Collins

Joe hopes that the clothes bought for him through the Christ Church Lazarus program will help him get a job. I love Wednesday mornings.  They are one of the few anchors in my life.  Every Wednesday I walk up to … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jane Collins

 I love to eat.  In fact, I’ll eat just because I’m happy, sad, nervous, relaxed, angry, stressed or excited. Sometimes I’ll even eat when I’m not even hungry if there’s food is in front of me.  And so it was … Continue reading →

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