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Have A Cool Idea To Help End World Hunger? Pitch It To The U.N.

A World Food Programme convoy carries humanitarian aid to Aleppo, Syria. Getting food into conflict zones is a major hurdle — and a topic of discussion at the WFP's Innovation Accelerator. Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Have A Cool Idea To Help End World Hunger? Pitch It To The U.N.

At the World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator, teams test out new proposals to stop hunger. Anyone can submit an idea. And September deadlines are coming up.

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Caleb Torres, a senior at George Washington University, says he ran out of grocery money his freshmen year, so he began skipping meals.

Caleb Torres, a senior at George Washington University, says he ran out of grocery money his freshmen year, so he began skipping meals. The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating

A new survey finds that many students at universities and community colleges are struggling to pay for basic needs — and that's hampering their ability to learn and complete their degrees.

Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating

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Why World Hunger Isn't Going Away As Fast As We'd Hoped

One of many grocery stores in Venezuela where the shelves are bare. Even in regions such as Latin America that do well overall, there are glaring exceptions, such as Venezuela, where political turmoil has created massive price inflation and food shortages. Carlos Becerra/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Why World Hunger Isn't Going Away As Fast As We'd Hoped

There have been decades of progress in the fight against hunger. But the rosy numbers don't tell the whole story.

Why World Hunger Isn't Going Away As Fast As We'd Hoped

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Cookbook Author Crusades For Millions Of Kids Who Go Hungry In Summer

For 13.1 million American kids, the lack of access to school meals during the summer means they're not sure when they might next eat. perepelova/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Cookbook Author Crusades For Millions Of Kids Who Go Hungry In Summer

Good and Cheap writer Leanne Brown is teaming up with a national anti-hunger program to try to reach people who want help feeding their families healthy and affordable meals when school is out.

Tuesday

Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests In The Local Community

Customers check out the produce at a Curbside Market truck parked at Andrews Terrace, a large apartment complex in downtown Rochester. The program is part of Foodlink's efforts to help poor communities have access to fresh and healthy foods. Courtesy of FoodLink hide caption

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The Salt

Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests In The Local Community

Normally, food banks distribute donated food to the hungry. But Rochester, NY, food bank Foodlink, is going beyond that to provide fresh foods to poor communities and jobs to boost the local economy.

Monday

In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't

Volunteers distribute free food at the mobile pantry in Hurley, Va. Poverty in the coal-mining region is 29 percent, twice the national average. Unemployment is also high, and younger families are moving out. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption

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The Salt

In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't

Pantries in southwest Virginia — where poverty is rampant and coal jobs are vanishing — will take whatever they can get to stock bare shelves. Some also offer help with health care and job training.

In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't

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Monday

Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio: 'We Can End Hunger In This Country'

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio discuss the farm bill as part of the Plate of the Union campaign on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Food Policy Act hide caption

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The Salt

Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio: 'We Can End Hunger In This Country'

The Top Chef judge, restaurateur and hunger advocate says many of our nation's problems are related to food. One of the biggest ways to address this is to make meals more nutritious and accessible.

Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio: 'We Can End Hunger In This Country'

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Thursday

Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers In School

A new study shows that when infants and young children grow up in households without enough to eat, they are more likely to perform poorly at school years later. Daniel Fishel for NPR hide caption

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The Salt

Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers In School

When infants and young kids grow up in homes without enough to eat, they're more likely to perform poorly in kindergarten, a study shows. The younger they experienced hunger, the stronger the effect.

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Spain's 'Robin Hood Restaurant' Charges The Rich And Feeds The Poor

Volunteers serve free dinner to homeless people at Robin Hood restaurant in Madrid. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Spain's 'Robin Hood Restaurant' Charges The Rich And Feeds The Poor

As the country reels from its financial crisis, a new restaurant, run by a Catholic priest, lets paying daytime customers foot the dinner bill for homeless people to dine with dignity — and style.

Spain's 'Robin Hood Restaurant' Charges The Rich And Feeds The Poor

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Skipping Meals, Joining Gangs: How Teens Cope Without Enough Food At Home

Many kids rely on school for food their families can't afford. Two reports suggest one group is falling through the cracks: teens. Dogged by hunger, teens may try a wide range of strategies to get by. Meriel Jane Waissman/Getty Images hide caption

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The Salt

Skipping Meals, Joining Gangs: How Teens Cope Without Enough Food At Home

Many kids rely on school for food their families can't afford. Two reports suggest one group is falling through the cracks: teens. Dogged by hunger, teens may try a wide range of strategies to get by.