Telling the stories of @foodbankmetrodc. Previously questioned politicos for @statesnewsroom, @mcall, @pittsburghPG. Nebraskan. @TheDailyNU alum.
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Laura Olson retweeted
The Capital Area Food Bank's new #HungerReport2023 reveals the persistent, staggering level of hunger across the Greater Washington region:
1 in 3 residents -- 1.2 million people -- struggled to access enough food last year.
Read the full report: hunger-report.capitalareafoo…
Laura Olson retweeted
Save the date: Our #HungerReport2023 will be released Tuesday. It will include staggering new data on food insecurity in our region, & insights on many forces that continue to make it difficult to access enough food.
Get ready by reading our 2022 report: hunger-report.capitalareafoo…
Laura Olson retweeted
No wonder there was a bear in the neighborhood! Sorry, furry friend, this nutritious protein is going to our human neighbors in need. #BrooklandBear
Laura Olson retweeted
"This marks the first time in over 100 years that the state’s largest newspaper will not have a reporter assigned to cover New Jersey’s U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington."
newjerseyglobe.com/media/sta…
Laura Olson retweeted
As a former regional reporter, the AP line here is total B.S. The AP does great congressional work. They are NOT a replacement for local DC reporters.
NJ Advance Media just laid off @JDSalant and some photographers. There are now no reporters dedicated to covering NJ's congressional delegation.
Laura Olson retweeted
The Capital Area Food Bank's #HungerReport2022 details a breathtaking level of food insecurity across the Greater Washington region last year.
Read the full report, compiled from a first-of-its-kind general population survey with @NORCNews: hunger-report.capitalareafoo…
Laura Olson retweeted
Can’t help but wonder if more members of Congress were part of two-working-parent families relying on child care, if this debate would be different
Prospects for major federal action on child care have dwindled, but the crisis has -- if anything -- gotten worse.
Here's what some providers are going to do about that on Monday. huffpost.com/entry/child-car…
Laura Olson retweeted
Scoop: President Biden will Weds. announce a White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health scheduled for Sept. in Washington.
The last WH conference on food was held during the Nixon admin & led to major policy changes, incl expansion of food stamps & school meals. /1
Laura Olson retweeted
This is what an @npr team saw in one day on one street in one town in Ukraine.
npr.org/sections/pictureshow…
Laura Olson retweeted
“I’ve been winging it,” said Lewis. “There are some nights I don’t eat because I only have enough to feed them. I’ll eat whatever is left over on their plates. I just tell them I’m not hungry.”
Thanks to @lreiley for explaining why food banks still see high levels of need.
Chelsi Lewis, of our Client Leadership Council, is in @washingtonpost today explaining how rising prices and the end of various public assistance programs have made it harder to keep food on the table for her family.
washingtonpost.com/business/…
Laura Olson retweeted
"We were the last journalists in Mariupol. Now there are none." The remarkable story of how an @AP team hid from Russian troops in a hospital, wearing surgical scrubs, to continue telling the world of the city's destruction. apne.ws/KEiim4T
Laura Olson retweeted
🧵 As we reflect on two years since COVID’s onset, we’re reminded of the many people who rose to the occasion to help address historic levels of need. Today, we shine a light on supporters and partners who went above and beyond in their efforts to curb food insecurity in the DMV. – at Washington, DC
Laura Olson retweeted
NEW: D.C. Health has lifted its indoor school mask mandate. It's now up to DCPS, charters, day cares and private schools to decide whether to lift the requirement.
DCPS says masks are still required for now inside and chancellor will be "engaging our union partners"
We appreciate @_DCHealth's partnership and are reviewing their most recent guidance issued for schools. For the immediate future, masks are still required indoors at all DC Public Schools for students, staff, and visitors.
Laura Olson retweeted
"I didn’t think I was going to do this good here, and I made a lot of friends along the way"
Amid all the attention on Kamila Valieva and the other Russian figure skaters, loved this piece about Alyssa Liu and her joy after finishing 7th
washingtonpost.com/sports/ol…
Laura Olson retweeted
D.C. has the highest rate of senior hunger in the U.S. Passing the #NoSeniorHungry Act would be a major step in changing that.
Thanks @marycheh for highlighting testimony from Wanda Dudley, part of our Client Leadership Council -- as well as for your support of this legislation!
Laura Olson retweeted
It's critical for kids with diabetes to have access to nutritious foods so they can stay healthy.
Our new food pharmacy program with @ChildrensNatl makes nutrition easier for families by bringing food to the exam room.
Read more about our pilot program: capitalareafoodbank.org/blog…
Laura Olson retweeted
Great news for DC's Ward 7: a long-stalled effort to get a new grocery store there is moving again, thanks to @MayorBowser & @DMPEDDC!
Securing a full-service grocer is a great use of the Food Access Fund, and will boost access to fresh & healthy foods.
mayor.dc.gov/release/mayor-b…
Laura Olson retweeted
When did the Herbie Husker logo change? Why? Was I the only person noticing this? I couldn't find anything about it!
Finally called up the Nebraska Athletic Department to talk about branding and the logo and this is what I found out. #Huskers #GBR
flatwaterfreepress.org/how-w…
Laura Olson retweeted
A 100-foot wide marble tablet of the 1st Amendment is now on display at the @ConstitutionCtr in Philly - across from the Liberty Bell & Independence Hall.
Was previously at the now defunct Newseum in DC:
(photos by Rich Myers, courtesy of the National Constitution Center)
