Work in Action

Instacart and the Military Family Advisory Network Partner to Support Military Families

Instacart, the leading grocery technology company inNorth America, and Military Family Advisory Network, a national nonprofitdedicated to supporting military and veteran families, recently announced apartnership to provide free groceries and delivery to military families uponrelocation to U.S. Army Fort Cavazos. The partnership will provide over 100military families with $100 in monthly Instacart Health Fresh Funds stipendsfor three months after relocation to the Army base in central Texas.

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Combating Food Insecurity for Oregon’s Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals

Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) student population is primarily composed of students in healthcare fields—future doctors, nurses and public health professionals who may work up to 80 hours a week on clinical rotations. Due to the intensity of their programs, these students are often unable to work outside jobs and face severe financial strain. Having to cover tuition and buy textbooks may mean skipping meals for some of these students.

Teens Show Leadership by Serving their Community

In Durham, North Carolina 56 percent of school-aged children qualify for free and reduced lunch during the school year. However, due to a gap in the system that provides those meals, as many as 15,000 children, adolescents and teens may be without access to regular meals during some or all of the summer. Enter echoReverb, the teen-led segment of the entrepreneurship support organization ECHO. ECHO, based in Durham, is a community-based organization aiming to create innovation and entrepreneurship. But why leave entrepreneurship just to adults? Through echoReverb teenagers have the opportunity to become entrepreneurs and use their inspiration to make their big ideas become a reality.