* Senate Boosts Food Stamps ... 17 vote against increase^{DUer Stuart G}

* Hunger hits Detroit^{DUer phantom power}

Many media outlets are reporting that many food banks across the country are running out of food.

Nearly 1 in 6 Americans are receiving food assistance in a given year (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

The people at the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota are asking for donations. Please check out their link to see how you can help.

The Tundra Drums begins their summer food bank drive. Please click on the link and help out in any way you can. Here is their shopping list for donations.

If you know of any other community that needs help, please post in reply and it will be added to next week's food bank thread.

* donate money DUer peace13 reminds us that if a food bank accepts money, they can get food in bulk. Also consider donating office supplies to the organization that runs the food bank (old computers, phones, fax machines, paper, etc)

* DUer blaze signed up to have a donation made automatically every month, find out if your local food bank accepts them too

* "adopt" a food bank item and replenish it whenever it runs low (posted by DUer girl gone mad)

* donate birthday or holiday "kits" (DUer Rabrrrrrr)

* support Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) http://www.chiron-communications.com/farms...

* donate to Second Harvest http://www.feedingamerica.org/?show_nce=1

* Find and donate "free after rebate" items offered by many stores http://www.salescircular.com /

* DUer peacebird found her household with a few extra dollars every month after paying off a car note, so now they donate that amount to food bank every month. (Way to go peacebird!)

* DUer havocmom says "Look for local produce. It matters"

* From the extension links in this section, donate all the items to complete one of the recipes (print out and donate copies of the recipe, too!)

* Donate recipe books (or other publications on nutrition) from your local cooperative extension service (Most states cooperative extensions services have all kinds of things available)

* Print out the flier below and make copies for your friends, family or co-workers to take with you when you go grocery shopping.

* surreptitiously leave copies at the grocery store!

(You don't have to pick up everything on the list, just remember to pick up something.)

* DUer readmoreoften has some great advice for where to find inexpensive food in your area

* DUer ProgrezivIndie compiled several links on one webpage (for help finding a job, medical care, food, etc) and what to do to keep your food edible after a disaster!

* DUer Missy Vixen found a webpage to help people receive free or low-cost medication!