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August 17, 2010
Getting food stamps a SNAP
Vivian Haas has trouble making ends meet on her modest monthly Social Security and pension income.
But the 79-year-old retired cocktail waitress never imagined she might qualify for food stamps.
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August 4, 2010
Help needed to keep hunger at bay
Last year, when I was given the opportunity in this space to share my thoughts, hunger was a real and pressing concern in our valley. Today, one year later, hunger is an even bigger issue given the record-high unemployment numbers in our valley and our state.
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July 6, 2010
Feeding Children During the Summer
State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford joins Three Square Food Bank director Julie Murray to discuss what’s being done to feed needy children while they are out of school.
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June 25, 2010
Three Square receives Nonprofit of the Year from In Business Las Vegas
According to research compiled by Three Square food bank – a local community collaborative partnership that provides meals to nonprofit and faith-based organizations – one in eight households in Clark County struggle with hunger.
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June 15, 2010
Summer food program feeds children when school is out
Inside the Three Square kitchens, volunteers pack lunch boxes with lettuce, a pickle, a chicken sandwich and a banana. The assembly line keeps working until the bright orange containers amount to what’s needed to feed hungry children the next day.
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June 14, 2010
Program combats childhood hunger in Las Vegas
Three Square compiles enough lunch boxes each day to supply the sites that offer summer food programs to children who otherwise don’t have anything to eat during the months when they aren’t in school.
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June 1, 2010
Thousands of Children in Need of Summer Food Program
With just one day left before school is out for thousands of kids across the valley, several organizations are stepping up to provide meals for those in need this summer.
Three Square Food Bank, the Culinary Training Academy and others are gearing up for the Summer Food Service Program.
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April 13, 2010
Titus proposes $10 million anti-hunger bill for schoolchildren
An anti-hunger bill that would provide schoolchildren with food to take home during the weekends and holidays was introduced Tuesday in Congress.
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March 30, 2010
Food bank gets major egg donation
It really was eggstrordinary when the president of Three Square Food Bank opened the truck from Hickman Family Farms and saw what was inside.
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March 15, 2010
Face to Face with Jon Ralston
The recession has food banks working overtime to meet demand. Complicating the issue? Those who have donated in the past are now finding themselves on the receiving end.Julie Murray is the President & CEO of Three Square. The Southern Nevada food bank provides food to non-profits and other agencies.To watch the video scroll to Face to Face Block 3 – 3/15/10:
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February 11, 2010
Food Insecurity
One in eight people in the Las Vegas Valley are unsure about having enough food to eat. That comes from a recent report from Three Square – the valley’s wholesale food bank….Three Square Chief Executive Officer Julie Murray talks about the problem and what can be done to fix it, even in these hard economic times.To listen to the interview |
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February 2, 2010
One in 5 Nevada Children Hungry
The number of Americans seeking food at charities has gone up 47 percent from five years ago. Hungry Americans now number a staggering 37 million. One local food bank took part in a national study and released its own report on the hunger problem in Southern Nevada.
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January 10, 2010
NEVADAN AT WORK: Leader fights local hunger pound by pound, day by day
A singular sort of serendipity seems to constantly lead veteran philanthropist Julie Murray precisely where she’s needed most.
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January 8, 2010
Elaine Wynn gives $1 million to food bank helping children
Elaine Wynn presented a huge check – both literally and figuratively – to Three Square Food Bank on Thursday to help the agency feed hungry children.
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November 30, 2009
With Hunger in Mind, lender stages Banksgiving
Far too many valley residents face the prospect of going without this holiday season. Not without gifts, or decorations or a warm fire, but without food. And this bothers employees at Nevada Commerce Bank.
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November 23, 2009
Non-profits Desperate for Holiday Help
Donations for Las Vegas non-profit agencies are down for 2009 and lines outside food banks are getting longer than ever before.Dozens of nonprofit agencies report donations are down, perhaps because people are trying to save money. Any resources or food left at these agencies are getting stretched thin.
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November 12, 2009
Fighting holiday hunger: Food banks seek donations
Across town, Three Square Food Bank is also facing challenges this holiday season. There, the food is coming off the shelves more quickly than it is being stocked. So when a big name said he wanted to show support it was like music their ears.
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November 4, 2009
Amy Hits the Ice for the Wranglers Food Drive
If you like hockey and you like to help out those in need than today is your lucky day. That’s right, one in every ten families struggles with hunger right here in our state. The Las Vegas Wranglers are hitting the ice for the Three Square Food Bank.
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October 16, 2009
Nick Lachey’s Everybody Wins Tour: End of the Road…
Nick Lachey has been blogging for OK! About his trip around the U.S. on The Everybody Wins Tour, bringing news from the road as surprises winners from Winnit.com.
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October 12, 2009
Three Square Addresses Hunger Problem
It’s difficult to imagine, but there are thousands of families with no food on the tables who go hungry every day. Today, Three Square is hosting a Symposium on the issue, the topic “What is Possible: A Vision of a Food-Secure Southern Nevada.”
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September 2, 2009
Eat Great Food For Low Prices at ‘Restaurant Week’
This week you can enjoy fine cuisine for a low price and a great cause! It’s Las Vegas Restaurant Week!
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September 1, 2009
Restaurant Week Kicks Off
Restaurant Week is a great fundraiser to help feed hungry people in the Las Vegas Valley. 80 restaurants are taking part, including Aureole at Mandalay Bay. Chef Vincent Pouessel is here to show us what he’s whipping up for the event.
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August 29, 2009
Souped-up Three Square food bank could serve as model
As an employed business person, whenever you feel a pang of hunger, you know it’s temporary. There’s the office vending machine, the business lunch, maybe happy hour after work.But for 70,000 people in the Las Vegas Valley, their hunger isn’t temporary.
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August 19, 2009
New Three Square Food Bank Open
$10M Grant Paid For 70,000 Square-Foot Building
Three Square’s new food bank campus is now open and ready to serve.
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August 11, 2009
CEO of Three Square Food Bank: Nourish your spirit, Las Vegas
In this economy, feeding the hungry is more challenging, rewarding than ever
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August 4, 2009
Weeklong event to benefit Three Square food bank
Restaurants to offer price-fixed menus
Locals and tourists alike will get a rare opportunity to enjoy meals from some of the valley’s best restaurants at greatly reduced prices, all while helping to feed the valley’s hungry.
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July 29, 2009
Three Square Food Bank Reaches Milestone
Three square food bank has reached a huge milestone. So far this year, the food bank has distributed 10 million pounds of food.
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June 25, 2009
Three Square Kicks-Off Summer Food Service Program
The Summer Food Service Program is designed to assist children who don’t have enough to eat over the summer while not in school.
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June 2, 2009
Imagine: No hunger in Vegas
Three Square co-founder is committed to that goal. She’s working tirelessly to make it happen
Julie Murray has in two years helped launch a centralized food bank for the Las Vegas Valley, taken it from her living room into a large warehouse and, in the middle of the fiercest recession in a generation, raised nearly $18 million to expand the food bank.
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