United States
Puerto Rico faces food-stamp crisis as Trump privately vents about federal aid to Hurricane Maria-battered island
Due to legislative inaction in Congress, Puerto Rico has made drastic cuts to food stamps and other benefits, raising the threat of hunger on the island...
Philabundance announces ambitious program to give people more than food
Philabundance, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region’s leading hunger-relief agency, provides food for 350 neighborhood pantries, soup kitchens, and other organizations in a nine-county area serving 90,000 people each week. But, like other major food banks across America that are rethinking the se...
Hundreds come together to learn better ways to feed those who deal with food insecurity
In Indiana, the second annual Food Pantry Network Summit was organized to help volunteers and workers improve their food pantries....
School bus delivers free meals to hundreds of children during spring break
In Florida, several employees with the Manatee County School District are making sure every child gets fed, even when school is out for spring break....
Minnesota food shelves add ingredients to adapt to diverse clientele
From injera to corn husks to venison, Minnesota food shelves are responding to diverse palates and preferences....
Why Are So Many Farmers Markets Failing? Because The Market Is Saturated
Nationwide, the number of farmers markets increased from 2,000 in 1994 to more than 8,600 in 2019, which led to a major problem: There are too few farmers to populate the market stalls and too few customers filling their canvas bags with fresh produce at each market. Reports of farmers markets clos...
In Austin, Food And Tech Industries Connect To Address Food Insecurity
The City of Austin has been working hard to address food security in the [East Austin] area, aided by the leadership and advocacy of Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza and Edwin Marty, the city’s food policy manager....
Growth of food deserts hits home for some Savannah communities
Savannah, Georgia is just one of thousands across the country battling the rapid growth of food deserts as retailers close their doors, leaving residents without viable access to fresh foods and leaving community leaders searching for answers....
Farms aren’t tossing perfectly good produce. You are.
Dr. Sarah Taber writes that "Eating ugly food won't save the world."...
In Dealing With Campus Hunger, One Solution Is to Tell Students Where They Can Get Help
A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that in the face of a growing campus hunger problem, many colleges are taking matters into their own hands by starting campus programs like food banks and meal-sharing services....
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