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What are the Hungry Hungry Hippos eating?

Emma Simonoff February 1, 2021
Hungry Hungry Hippos strongly embodies the American hard-working spirit. The hippos are a symbol of ambition and grit. One question has been haunting me recently: what are the hippos hungry hungry for?
Harvard University student Justin Crist Lee co-created LivelyHood, a volunteer coordination service that aims to tackle food insecurity in the Boston area by matching delivery volunteers with those who need assistance. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston students support vulnerable communities, address food insecurity

Yiran Yu January 26, 2021
Even before the pandemic exacerbated the issue, food insecurity has loomed over the United States — an estimated 11.1 percent of American households were food insecure in 2018, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Now, entrepreneurs and student volunteers are finding creative ways to tackle the issue.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell is running a food drive for stray cats at the MSPCA Boston Adoption Center in Jamaica Plain and the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Back Bay through Nov. 24. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Local cats to feast this holiday season via ‘Catsgiving’ food drive

Chloe Liu November 22, 2019
Cats prowling the streets of Boston won't go hungry this holiday season. A Massachusetts non-profit is soliciting Thanksgiving food donations for local felines.

EDIT: Kids the cause for welfare cuts?

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2013

In the throes of rampant budget cuts throughout the nation, new legislation in Tennessee, if passed, would cut welfare payments to families 20 to 25 percent. The reason? Their children perform poorly in...

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