Feeding America

In 1980, Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank was established as part of the national food bank network, Feeding America, serving people and organizations regardless of religious association. As a member of Feeding America, the leading national emergency food bank network, Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank gathers, warehouses, and distributes 3 million pounds of food yearly to more than 90 soup kitchens, food…

The advertisement for Feeding America is seemingly simple; it displays a row of five spoons standing out from a vibrant orange background. To the left of the first spoon there is a shadow where another spoon used to be, below that the text reads, “1 in 6 people struggles with hunger in America,” and beneath it there is another sentence stating, “Join the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks to help provide meals to people in need. Visit FeedingAmerica.org.” At the very bottom of the…

donating pastries, but they have invested in research to donate refrigerated items. This has allowed them to safely donate fresh food. A refrigerated van will arrive to the Starbucks location to pick up the food every day and then deliver it to a Feeding America network. I understand that many restaurants are not inclined to donate food because most of the food is perishable and this leads to fear of liability issues. They have good intentions, but someone gets sicks and all of a sudden they…

cause. The make a wish foundation is a good charity because, they take sick and dying kids do something they’ve always wanted to do. The red cross is also another good charity because, they take resources and help people who are in disasters. Feeding America is another great charity because, they help people who can’t afford it get food they need. The make a wish foundation is a good charity. They get people to donate by making sad commercials with sick children in them telling you to donate…

“In 2014, 48.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 32.8 million adults and 15.3 million children,” (Food Insecurity Fact Sheet Feeding America). Food Insecurity, a big part of child hunger, people are facing these problems both locally and nationally. The problem everybody is facing both locally and nationally is Food Insecurity every year because, thousands of households with children die from Food Insecurity and households that do not have kids do not die. Food…

The morning of November 9th, 2016, citizens of the United States awoke to learn that Donald Trump would be the next President of the United States. Some cried, some cheered, as for me, I felt numb as I sat looking at my phone in disbelief. As I reflected on the past few months, many thoughts rattled around my head and disappeared, but one message remained. Donald Trump didn’t win the election because he knows politics and how to lead the most powerful nation on planet earth, he won the election…

During this clinical rotation, we had an opportunity to go to the different Creabrook locations and be able to observe not only clients but also Clearbrook healthcare providers and their role in providing care to Clearbrook clients. Our first stop was at the Commons, were we had to meet with doctor K. for psychiatry rounds. Unfortunately, doctor was not able to make it, but we did have a change to observe a little bit of a meeting between other nurses and social workers, where they shared a…

to admission she had a cholecystectomy which required her to be admitted to the hospital to receive skilled nursing care because she cannot care for herself. She has a large abdominal incision that requires packing. Additionally, she requires tube feeding and lots of IV antibiotics. She will be in the hospital until she dies or is cleared to go into hospice. One of many concepts that my patient can be related to is cellular regulation because of her diagnosis of terminal cancer. Since, the…

There is a great amount of injustices are happening all around us as we speak and we are aware of maybe half of them. For example, In America you have to have been charged with a crime to be in prison. Tariq Ba Odah has been imprisoned since 2002 without charge. Many changes have occurred since his arrest, police injustice towards him, and attempts to close Guantanamo. Tariq Ba Odah may die in Guantanamo if he soon isn’t released. He has been on a hunger strike for eight years now and is in a…

and pneumonia… They can become plugged up, causing pain, nausea and vomiting” (Artificial Hydration and Nutrition par. 19). This quote shows that it is risky to use a feeding tube because liquid can enter the lungs and cause coughing and pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs, and it may fill with fluid. Feeding tubes are one of the many methods of artificial nutrition and hydration (N&H). When a…