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Celebrating Easter and Passover

April 3, 2022 | Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Easter, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Parent, Passover, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Support, Tips, Traditions

by Katie Martino Lopez I was honored to be asked to write a guest blog for FAACT featuring holiday desserts for Easter and Passover. I happily accepted and got down to business because I THOUGHT I knew all about

Valentine's Gems To Warm Your Heart

February 1, 2022 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Baking, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, Candy, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, College, Compassion, COVID-19, COVID19, Dating, Dining-Out, Dorm, Education, Elementary, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Heart, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Nonprofit, Parent, Pinterest, Preparedness, Programs, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, School, School-Resources, Self-care, Student, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Teens, Tips, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice President of Community Relations I love a good, old-fashioned gushy moment about unconditional love printed on a frilly pink card. As I recently cruised the greeting card aisles, I was

Sharing Gratitude After a Challenging Year

December 6, 2021 | Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Caregivers, Children, Christmas, Civil-Rights, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Emotions, Empathy, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Giving, Grateful, Gratitude, Healthcare, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Medic-Alert, Medication, Parent, Patient, Preparedness, Programs, Quarantine, Resilience, Roommates, Safety-Tips, School, Self-Care, Student, Support, Support-Group, Teal-Love, Teens, Thank-You, Tips, Traditions, Travel, Traveling

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to bring challenges to our daily lives. Yet it has also helped us focus on what’s really important – family, friends, and health. FAACT is grateful for the many people who made it

Navigating the Holidays with Food Allergies

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Once again, this holiday season will look, feel, and possibly taste different. Yet we’ve become masters of pivoting thanks to the Covid-19

Let's Celebrate A Very TEAL Halloween

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations As a parent of children with food allergies, Halloween used to be my most dreaded time of year. But as I learned how to manage food allergies,

FAACT's Family Activities Provide Food Allergy Education and Growth

August 1, 2021 | Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Back-To-School, Behavior, Behavioral-Health, Blog, Bullying, Camp, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Civil-Rights, Civilrights, College, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID19, Dining-Out, Diningout, Education, Elementary, Emotional, Emotions, Empathy, Epinephrine, FAACT, Family, Feelings, Field-Trips, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-allergy-blog, FoodService, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, High-School, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medic-Alert, Medical-Alert-ID, Medication, Mother, Nutrition, Parent, Preparedness, Readlabels, Resilience, Resources, Restaurant, Safety-Tips, School, School-Lunch, School-Resources, Self-Care, Student, Support, Teens, Tips, Travel, Vacation

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT’s Vice President of Community Relations Birthday party invitations have returned to inboxes as new restaurants are popping up, and our lives are waking up to a new normal. Yet for

What Is Juneteenth and How Can You Celebrate with Food Allergies?

by Kristin M. Osborne, FAACT Vice President of Education What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated holiday commemorating the emancipation of people who had been enslaved in the United States.

Celebrating Easter and Passover

April 1, 2021 | Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Allergy-FreeRecipes, Awareness, Baking, Blog, Caregivers, Celebrations, Children, Easter, Education, FAACT, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friends, Friendship, Grandparent, Grateful, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Holidays, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Parent, Passover, Readlabels, Recipes, Resources, Tips, Traditions

by Katie Martino Lopez If you are a member of the allergy community, then I am sure you are familiar with the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT). They are a phenomenal resource to the food allergy

FAACT Believes in Love without Limits

February 1, 2021 | Advocacy, Allergies, Allergy, Allergy-Awareness, Anaphylaxis, Awareness, Blog, Camp, Camp-TAG, CampTAG, Caregivers, Children, COVID-19, COVID19, Education, Elementary, Epinephrine, FAACT, FAACTs-TEAL-Heart, Family, Food, Food-Allergies, Food-Allergy, Food-allergy-blog, Friendship, Grandparent, Heart, Holiday, Holiday-Tips, Know-The-FAACTs, Label, Medication, Parent, Pinterest, Readlabels, Recipes, School, Summer-Camp, Support, Teal, Teal-Love, Valentines-Day

by Caroline Moassessi, FAACT Vice-President of Community Relations Love: four simple letters translate in the one thing humans give, receive, and spread to their communities. Within our own FAACT community, we express

FAACT Shares 10 Important Safety Reminders for Celebrating the Holidays

by Stacey Stratton The holidays are approaching and can bring your family party invites and travel plans. Here are some food allergy safety reminders to help you have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. 1.