I mostly feel like a sponge. I absorb what's around me, clean as I go, & bounce back when wrung out. Assoc Director & Professor. Center for Healthy Communities.
"Do you know what it's like to not have food for your children?" Listen to these two single mothers tell their stories about struggling every day just to survive in this economy.
At the end of August, 1,700 farmers’ markets won’t have the equipment they need to accept SNAP. Here’s what they’re doing about it. https://t.co/95qw0oLqkY
Lots of people say they do things to be sustainable. @ChicoState walks the walk and talks the talk. From bring the first @calstate to eliminate plastic straws to the highest @AASHENews score for a CSU, @ChicoState is #MyTopCollege.
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"The only way that I can see to deploy this much financial resource is by converting my Amazon winnings into space travel." –Jeff Bezos, worth $147 billion
Mr. Bezos, here's another idea. Pay your workers enough so that thousands of them no longer have to rely on food stamps.
@Iamkeithcurry Hello Keith- If you are interested in more support for CalFresh Outreach, please let us know :) @JennyJenny4444 @CHCChico @CFOChicoState
@Iamkeithcurry Wonderful news about the Real #114 Conference! @CHCChico and @CFOChicoState are happy to see the @CalCommColleges momentum supporting the basic needs of our students so they can succeed!
Research shows that giving children more time to eat, serving veggies first & using updated nutrition standards encourages elem students to eat more fruits & veggies during school lunch. https://t.co/jcbT3BBD45
"Teaching students about the workings of the brain is a great way to introduce #SEL into science and literacy curriculum." @Newsela https://t.co/EWzF4Cd722 #edchat
“seeds improved thru biotech have spared ~50 M acres/yr from being converted to agriculture, ⬇️ CO2 emissions by 59 billion lbs/yr, ⬇️ farmers’ pesticide use by 37%, ⬆️ yields by 22%, and cut environmental impact of farming by >18%”@GeneticLiteracy https://t.co/CpoKy643GR
Pink and Dudes Chef lessons started this week! CHC staff and interns had a blast putting together these amazing cooking kits for each site in #Tehama County. @AnthemBC_News#AnthemCares
When health officials warn against drinking raw milk, this is what they're warning about, The parents knew there was "potential" for food poisoning, but "were definitely not aware that anything like this was remotely possible"? They weren't listening. https://t.co/6R2haaj7xE
From start to finish Central Middle School mural! So much amazing teamwork. #thisisCHC #buttecountyCHC#CHCyouthengagementproject #SNAP-EdWorks #cafarnorthchc https://t.co/3wKbGRe72z
More analysis by Food Research and Action Center @FracTweets of today's U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry @SenateAg#FarmBill draft released. https://t.co/CgWxn5SI18
It costs $30,000 to send a California student to UCLA for a year. To send someone to prison, it costs $75,000.
We need to be a nation that invests in jobs and education, not jails and incarceration.