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How to Help Feed Your Community. Text that provides 8 tips from donating to a local food bank, to filling or starting a Little Free Pantry, to organizing a food drive.

List of potential items to donate to a food pantry. Special note that you should always check with your local food pantry before donating to see what their needs are and what they have the ability to store.

Tips to consider when donating. These tips include only donating unopened food, donating cans with pull tabs, providing culturally inclusive food options, and providing options for people with nut, gluten and dairy allergies.

Suggested list of items to put inside a Little Free Pantry such as cans, microwavable foods, spices, individually wrapped snacks, evaporated milk, and hygiene items.

How to Help Your Community Pt 2

Tips from the video (previous post) to provide tangible ways to assist your community and give back; whether through one-time meal donation events, volunteering, starting a Little Free Pantry, or donating to a local Food Pantry.

Thanks to our funding partner, AAPD

This is the second part of a two-part video series providing information about the importance of giving back and assisting community members who are food insecure. This video provides a lot of… How to Help Your Community - Part 2

How to Help Your Community - Part 2

This is the second part of a two-part video series providing information about the importance of giving back and assisting community members who are food insecure.

YouTube video by Kellys-Kitchen How to Help Your Community - Part 1

This short video highlights the importance of community support and donating food, resources, money, time, and energy. Hunger is an issue impacting many of our friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, community members, and loved ones right now.

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YouTube video by Kellys-Kitchen Destigmatizing Hunger

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Image of a little pantry in the shape of a small house with food filling it. It sits on a stand in the grass with blue sky behind it. Text around this says "Looking for Ways to Help Feed Your Community? Kelly's Kitchen wants to fund an accessible little free pantry in your neighborhood! Fill out our survey to apply for a Little Free Library grant today! More details in the linked document." Kelly's Kitchen logo and a QR code to the application are included on the image.

If you have noticed a need for free food to be offered in your area and have a great location to set up a food pantry, we want to help!

If selected to receive a grant, you will be sent a weatherproof food storage cabinet and $75 to stock with food.

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Pay-What-You-Can Community Feast We saved you a seat! Join us on Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. for a Pay-What-You-Can Community Feast! Gather at Chatham Oaks Farm under a fall sunset with friends new and old from the Chatham…

Join us in supporting Feed-Well Fridges’ Pay-What-You-Can Community Feast on Oct 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Chatham Oaks Farm in Pittsboro, NC. ✨

All proceeds benefit their work fighting food insecurity + food waste. 💛

Reserve your spot: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

#Community #FoodJustice #FeastForGood

Image Description: photo of a young white girl with dark hair holding an apple and two stuffed animals. A QR code at the bottom right corner of the image will take you to a Feeding America letter template to email your congressional representative about hunger action and the importance of SNAP benefits. Text at the top of the image says "September is Hunger Action Month" with a Feeding America logo.

ACTION ALERT!!!!

It's Hunger Action Month: Tell lawmakers to strengthen nutrition programs!

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps about 42 million of our neighbors facing hunger buy groceries to keep nutritious meals on the table.

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Foraging revival: How wild food enthusiasts are reconnecting with nature Humans first began foraging for food some 12,000 years ago, long before they developed agricultural tools that overshadowed the ancient act that helped sustain early humans.

Foraging in New England is seeing a resurgence 🌿🍄 — not just as a foodie trend, but as a way to reconnect with nature and tradition. A thoughtful read on the joys, risks, and cultural roots of gathering wild foods.

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Image Description: Image of a young girl with dark skin and dark hair. She is sitting outside loking into the camera but going through a school notebook. Text around her says "Calling College and University Food Pantry Resources. Join our Food Security Network and Quarterly Meetings". A QR code to the Food Security Network sits in the middle right of the image.

Earlier this week we hosted a gathering of university and college food pantry organizers to determine what some of the common experiences, challenges, and trends are showing.

Join us and the Food Security Network!

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Virtual Cooking Series 2025 Survey Please click the link to complete this form.

Kelly’s Kitchen and The Color Coded Chef are teaming up to design our 2025 cooking classes—and we’d love your input!

✨ What topics matter most to you?
✨ Which skills would you like to learn or strengthen?
✨ How can we make our classes even better?

Image Description: Image of different grains in bowls with a sign that says "Gluten Free". Below it is a hand drawn graphic on a calendar on the 13th that says National Celiac Awareness Day. Kelly's Kitchen logo is below. To the left of these images is text that says "Studies show that up to 80% of people with celiac disease don't know they have it".

Celiac Awareness Day — September 13

We’re committed to supporting food justice and inclusion—check out our blog for many gluten-free recipes that can be enjoyed by everyone: www.kellys-kitchen.org/blog

Learn more about celiac disease at Beyond Celiac: www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-aware...

Virtual Cooking Series 2025 Survey Please click the link to complete this form.

Kelly’s Kitchen and The Color Coded Chef are teaming up to design our 2025 cooking classes—and we’d love your input!

✨ What topics matter most to you?
✨ Which skills would you like to learn or strengthen?
✨ How can we make our classes even better?

PLEASE NOTE: Video begins at the 36 second mark Join Kelly's Kitchen and The Color Coded Chef for another virtual cooking class in the 2025 series. There are various videos that are referenced… Zucchini Bites: Kelly's Kitchen & the Color Coded Chef Cooking Class

Missed our latest virtual cooking class with The Color Coded Chef? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered!

We learned how to make delicious, bite-sized Zucchini Bites that are perfect for snacks, parties, or a healthy treat at home.

You can now watch the full recording on YouTube:

Yes! Contact our Food Security Network Coordinator, Eva Houston, at eva@kellys-kitchen.org! We would love to connect and see how we can support!

Image Description: A bright pink background with the words “world plant milk day” in bold yellow letters. Four illustrated cartons of plant-based milk are shown: a light blue carton labeled “Coconut Milk” with coconuts pictured, a green carton labeled “Almond Milk” with almonds pictured, a beige carton labeled “Oat Milk” with oats illustrated, and a white carton labeled “Organic Soy Milk” with soybeans pictured. In the top right corner is the Kelly’s Kitchen logo.

🌱🥛 Happy World Plant Milk Day! 🥛🌱

Did you know that nearly 40% of U.S. households buy plant-based milk, and it makes up about 14% of all milk sales nationwide?

Plant-based milks continue to be a staple—especially in natural grocery stores, where they hold an incredible 36% of all milk sales.

19 Zero-Waste, Get-Food-on-the-Table-Fast Tips to Try This Week — kellyskitchen Shared courtesy of Zero Waste Chef. Most of the following tips do require a small investment of time up front but will pay generous dividends later. In the middle of a busy week, when you have at…

New blog post up courtesy of Zero Waste Chef.

19 Zero-Waste, Get-Food-on-the-Table-Fast Tips to Try This Week

Nonprofit | Eat Well Exchange, Inc. | United States EatWell Exchange Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses nutrition education to decrease health disparities in low socioeconomic communities. We guide people in communities that are…

Dine & D.A.S.H into Wellness
Join a 12-week Nutrition & Culinary Program this October with EatWell Exchange

✨ Hands-on cooking classes
✨ Group coaching nutrition sessions
✨ Kidney disease prevention information
✨ Research study visits with lab work monitoring

www.eatwellexchange.org

Sharing on behalf of EatWell Exchange

Heritage for Health – A 12-week culinary nutrition program focused on the foods of the African diaspora is coming to Durham & Raleigh, NC starting September 2025!

Register: eatwellexchange.org/PreDiabetes

How the Feeding America network provides fresh food Did you know that food banks provide even more than shelf-stable food to neighbors facing hunger? It’s true! Through innovative partnerships with farmers, retailers, food producers and more, the…

Sharing courtesy of Feeding America

Myth: Food banks only serve canned, shelf-stable food.

Reality: At Feeding America, we're not just filling shelves, we're filling fridges with fresh, quality food.

🌽🥕 It’s National Farmers Market Week! 🥬🍓

Looking to support local growers, eat fresh, and build community? Find a farmers market near you—no matter where you live in the U.S.!

🔎 Use these tools to get started:
✅ SNAP Retailer Locator (for markets that accept SNAP):

Local Food Directories: National Farmers Market Directory | Agricultural Marketing Service An official website of the United States government

🌽🥕 It’s National Farmers Market Week! 🥬🍓

Looking to support local growers, eat fresh, and build community? Find a farmers market near you—no matter where you live in the U.S.!

🔎 Use these tools to get started:
✅ USDA National Farmers Market Directory:

🌽🥕 It’s National Farmers Market Week! 🥬🍓

Looking to support local growers, eat fresh, and build community? Find a farmers market near you—no matter where you live in the U.S.!

🔎 Use these tools to get started:
✅ LocalHarvest directory:

Study of Nutrition & Activity in Child Care Settings

- When in the care of CACFP providers, children have better overall diets than on days they are not.
- The meals and snacks CACFP providers served in 2022-23 aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Urge Senate Appropriators to Include Funding for SNAP-Ed

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Your Relationship to Food Waste This brief survey will help Kelly's Kitchen determine how much community members and organizations understand about food waste, food waste prevention, and their role in keeping our environment…

DYK up to 40% of food in the U.S. is wasted every year?
Reducing food waste by just 15% could feed 25 million Americans each year.

Take our survey to help shape future food waste reduction efforts.

🔗 Or click here to take the survey:

July 26 | Adults Cooking Class with EatWell Exchange | eatwellexchange Hands-on cooking class with EatWell Exchange and Miami Gardens Councilwoman Linda Julien, teaching healthy habits in a delicious way

Adults Cooking Class with EatWell Exchange

Jul 26, 2025, 5:30 -7 PM
AJ King Park, 4250 NW 178th St, Miami Gardens, FL 33055, USA

Hands-on cooking class with EatWell Exchange & Miami Gardens Councilwoman Linda Julien.

Image Description: A colorful graphic promoting Disability Pride Month. At the top, bold purple text reads “DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH,” followed by blue text that says “INTERSECTION OF DISABILITY AND FOOD INJUSTICE.” In the center, there is a black-and-white QR code placed on top of a purple watercolor-style background. Along the bottom edge of the image is an assortment of fresh vegetables, including lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, garlic, cauliflower, bell peppers, eggplant, lemons, and cabbage. In the upper right corner is the Kelly's Kitchen logo, which features a cloud and stylized blue figure.

Disabled people are more than 2x as likely to face food insecurity than non-disabled peers.

28% of households that include a working-age adult with a disability experience food insecurity, compared to 10% of households without.

Employment in Food & Bev — kellyskitchen Please note that Kelly’s Kitchen is not involved with any of the organizations or opportunities listed; we cannot assist in applying for positions or getting any positions. Our goal is to share…

We've FINALLY updated and added new job opportunities to our employment section of the Kelly's Kitchen website!

If you have a job opening you would like for us to highlight or add, please reach out and let us know! codes.keys@kellys-kitchen.org

USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas — kellyskitchen WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025  – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from severe storms may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental…

USDA announced that people recovering from severe storms may be eligible for food assistance through USDA’s D-SNAP. Over 11,100 households in 14 counties in Arkansas are estimated to be eligible for this relief to help with grocery expenses.

Image Descriptions: various candid photos of different stages of the pickling process: cutting Vegetables, adding them to the mason jars, mixing/creating the bring mixture, and the final product of pickled vegetables. Photos also include Kelly speaking to the group with an ASL interpreter seated next to her.

Image Descriptions: various candid photos of different stages of the pickling process: cutting Vegetables, adding them to the mason jars, mixing/creating the bring mixture, and the final product of pickled vegetables. Photos also include Kelly speaking to the group with an ASL interpreter seated next to her.

Image Descriptions: various candid photos of different stages of the pickling process: cutting Vegetables, adding them to the mason jars, mixing/creating the bring mixture, and the final product of pickled vegetables. Photos also include Kelly speaking to the group with an ASL interpreter seated next to her.

Image Descriptions: various candid photos of different stages of the pickling process: cutting Vegetables, adding them to the mason jars, mixing/creating the bring mixture, and the final product of pickled vegetables. Photos also include Kelly speaking to the group with an ASL interpreter seated next to her.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our canning/pickling event held in partnership with Sustaining Way this past Saturday.

Special Thanks to
Sustaining Way
Dolly with ASL Services LLC
Nicholtown Community Members