Link Roundup: Hunger in America

WeCanEndThis.com has a contest launched from the CauseLab virtual brainstorm at South by Southwest conference (SXSW).  You can still submit your individual ideas and improve others’ ideas to qualify for the $1,000 cash prize for best original idea or $500 cash prize for best collaborator. Too many people have to choose between healthcare, utilities, rent [...]

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SXSW Interactive Monday: Twitter, biz start-ups and ending hunger

Today at SXSW I attended three very different sessions.  Here are some of my notes… Twitter Talk with Evan Williams The keynote with Twitter founder Evan Williams was totally packed.  I was in the actual exhibit hall but there were overflow rooms with a rebroadcast.  It wasn’t a keynote speech at all, but an interview. [...]

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Communities Helping Families Through Kids Cafe

Kids Cafe is a program that provides after school meals for children from low-income families.  It’s a partnership between local food banks and area partners.  Feeding America, the organization that helps many local/regional food banks, provides the basic framework for locals to start their own Kids Cafes. Here’s a great video from Austin via Texans [...]

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