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Concert & Fireworks to Celebrate July 4th Event Date:  Thursday, June 28, 2018 – 7:00pm School Complex – Lakeview Avenue – at the GAZEBO The End 68 Hours of Hunger chapter in Dracut, MA will be at the 4th of July Concert and Fireworks on Thursday, June 28th from 7:00 – 8:30 PM selling raffle...  Read More

What started as a small non-profit organization in New Hampshire in 2011 has now amassed over 2,000 members across the U.S. And the reason is simple: the needs of 12.7 million children living in food-insecure households cannot go ignored. When children receive adequate nutrition over the weekend, teachers report the negative side-effects of food-insecurity (disruptive...  Read More

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the amazingly kind and generous staff at Mentor Mitsubishi for this awesome, month long fundraiser that they held on our behalf! Mentor Mitsubishi offered customers $500 off on any lease or purchase in exchange for a food donation. They held TV and radio commercials advertising this fundraiser (which also helped people learn...  Read More

Does your town have an End 68 Hours of Hunger Program? We can help you start one! Why do we have 2000 volunteers working more than 20,000 Hours a year? Because we do make a difference, we are poised to grow! Here is a letter from one of the Tampa area families that we support: “I would...  Read More

No Kid Hungry Seacoast will host The 24th annual Taste of the Nation Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 20th. Portsmouth’s Taste of the Nation features a gathering of culinary professionals united in fighting to end childhood hunger in the Seacoast and across the country. “Guests at Taste dinners sip and sample gourmet creations from each city’s premier culinary talent and...  Read More

FOOD DRIVE – Saturday, June 9, 8am – 5pm Our next volunteer opportunity is coming up on Saturday, June 9. Please join us for this Food Drive at the So. Nashua Market Basket, 261 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH 03060 2 hour shifts are available throughout the day. Follow this link to sign up: Thank...  Read More

Call to Goddess: Restorative and Yantras and Mantras Join Elizabeth Doherty in this yoga class which benefits 68 Hours of Hunger Dover. She will introduce some lesser known Goddesses through their Yantras (a mystical diagram to aid in meditation) as well as with Mantras (a sacred utterance to induce awareness). A restorative practice to call up the...  Read More

Developing food literacy is one step toward reducing the achievement gap for low-income students who don’t have a full breakfast. Check out these awesome children’s books to teach your child about where their food comes from! Thank you End 68 Exeter for highlighting this article. You can read the full article at: WBUR.org  Read More

You can do a 5 or 10K race anywhere, but Dow Realty Group’s 1K Endurance event on Saturday, June 23, 2018 is an opportunity for runners and non-runners to participate in a fun 1K road race while supporting a great cause. The race benefits “End 68 Hours of Hunger” a 501©3 organization, committed to providing...  Read More

Congratulations to our first Hometown Hero, Andrea Connelly, of Dracut! Andrea was nominated by Sharon Pimentel and Sandra Perry for the work she does with END 68 HOURS of Hunger Dracut. End 68 Hours of Hunger is a nationwide effort to confront the approximate 68 hours of hunger that some children experience between the lunch they...  Read More