Cynthia Davis, Motivational Expert – Updated

By Miryam Ehrlich Williamson UPDATES are in italics. Let’s hear it for Cynthia Davis, state representative from Missouri’s 19th District. She’s found a novel way to motivate low-income youngsters in her state: let them go hungry. Davis, who chairs the legislature’s Special Committee on Children and Families, is seriously bent out of shape over a [...]

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Miryam Ehrlich Williamson
Filed under: Childhood Hunger, Nutrition, Poverty in America | 7 Comments »

Answering President Obama’s Call

By Debra Kozikowski “Let all who are hungry come and eat.” One week before the first night of Passover, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) went one step better to honor the ageless words offered by their ancestors. JCPA held a Seder in the nation’s Capitol on April 1, 2009 and helped coordinate about [...]

Posted on April 14th, 2009 by DebbySKoz
Filed under: Agriculture, Childhood Hunger, Poverty, Rural Urban Partnerships, Uncategorized, spirituality and politics | 3 Comments »