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Author: Sarah Polaski

Food Banks Get The Love, But SNAP Does More To Fight Hunger

Last year, 35 million people received $55 billion in SNAP benefits, down from a peak of 47 million people and $76 billion in 2013. The program, which falls under the aegis of the USDA, delivers roughly nine times more food to people than the entire Feeding America network, which includes food banks.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 28, 2020Categories United States

This man is on a mission to get his neighborhood healthy food options through urban farming

Tony Hillery is on a mission to teach children in his Harlem community how to adopt healthier food habits.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 25, 2020Categories United StatesTags Urban Agriculture

A Growing Number of Americans Are Going Hungry

26 million Americans now say they don’t have enough to eat

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 25, 2020Categories United States

Judge blocks Trump plan to cut food stamps for 700,000 adults

A judge on Sunday struck down the Trump administration’s efforts to make it more difficult for some adults to receive food stamps. In a 67-page opinion, Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of D.C. condemned the administration for failing to consider how the rule would impact an estimated hundreds of thousands of Americans during the pandemic.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 24, 2020Categories United States

Hunger Crisis: 1 in 5 Americans Turning to Food Banks

A new Consumer Reports survey reveals a growing food-insecurity problem, with people of color disproportionately affected

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 14, 2020Categories United StatesTags COVID

Virginia Governor Allocates Funding For Food Banks To Address Food Needs

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced $7 million in federal CARES Act funding will go toward food banks as the concern of food insecurity grows during the pandemic.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 9, 2020Categories United States

D.C. Food Banks and Nonprofits Face Dueling Crises During the Holidays

Food banks and pantries prepare for unprecedented levels of need as the pandemic exacerbates food insecurity.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 7, 2020Categories United States

The cost of a plate of food 2020

The World Food Programme details what a plate of food costs around the world

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on November 7, 2020Categories Global

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Food Security

FEWS Net offers an interactive map and briefing on the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on October 29, 2020Categories Global

South Africa: School That Grows Its Own Food Feeds Hundreds Daily

Over 470,000 children at 1,010 Western Cape schools depend on the National School Nutrition Programme for food.

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Author Sarah PolaskiPosted on October 26, 2020Categories Africa

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