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Hannibal Victory Over Hunger Garden looking for volunteers
In Missouri, Victory Over Hunger Garden organizers said their garden helps put around 1,000 pounds of fresh produce on the tables of hundreds of families in Hannibal. They said without help from the community, the future of the garden is up in the air....
Casa Maria Soup Kitchen continues their decades-long fight against hunger and homelessness
For Casa Maria Soup Kitchen, the fight against hunger and homelessness has been going on for decades. Brian Flagg has been working for Casa Maria since 1983 and says he has dedicated himself to a life of service....
Teen creates organization focused on ending childhood hunger in Kentucky
Kentucky teenager Heaven Redmon is the creator of Heaven's Angel Food. She collects food items and delivers them to local food banks. Heaven's Angel Food has already collected and distributed more than 24,000 food items. The goal is to collect 125,000 food items by the end of the year....
Schools, groups help send students home with food
The group Maryland Hunger Solutions estimates 17 percent of Maryland households with children are food insecure. In Baltimore, school children are provided with backpacks of food for the weekend when they're not in school....
Leadership group recognizes opportunities to fight hunger in region
In recognition of February being National Canned Food Month, the Women’s Leadership Group hosted a presentation by Christi Miller, development specialist for Second Harvest Community Food Bank, at the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce meeting room Monday afternoon....
Hunger – an issue close to home
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program and Southern Maine Community College have recently established one such pantry on the SMCC Midcoast Campus. This pantry is open to all SMCC students and is replenished with roughly 500 pounds of food on a weekly basis. This will amount to about 21,000 meals a year...
Oldest Americans most focused on reducing food waste
The vast majority of Americans are paying attention to reducing food waste with the oldest being the most cognizant, according to the latest Michigan State University (MSU) Food Literacy and Engagement Poll. ...
Food Prescription Program Sends Groceries To Pregnant Moms In Need
A local food bank has teamed up with a north St. Louis hospital to offer a “fresh-food prescription” service for low-income, pregnant mothers. ...
‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches
Heber Brown III is a pastor at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church and founder of The Black Church Food Security Network, which connects churches with agricultural initiatives. ...
University of Arizona increasing resources to help hungry students and lower food insecurity — a growing problem across US campuses
A report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office said as many as 2 million at-risk college students who were not receiving federal nutrition benefits, such as through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, might be eligible for them. Many of the students at risk...
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