United States
CU Boulder students going hungry: ‘This really is a problem’
University of Colorado students are going hungry, but nobody is sure how many. University officials do not yet have an estimate, and local service providers see and serve students but do not track their numbers. They are in agreement, though: Food insecurity affects University of Colorado students, ...
Denver-area seniors have increasing hunger needs — and it can be hard to ask for help
As they age, hunger is booming among baby boomers. Feeding America, a nonprofit that links food banks and pantries across the country and conducts research on hunger and poverty, estimates that the rate of hunger among Americans aged 60 and older has increased by 45 percent since 2001....
Food for the holidays: SNAP develops special produce program for December and the New Year
In North and West Hawaii, over 3,000 new households have increased their access to food by enrolling in the Supplemental Nutrition and Benefits program (SNAP) — up to 8,000 homes from 5,000 at the beginning of the 2018....
New Program Combats Food Deserts With Discounted Rides To Southeast Grocery Stores
In Washington, DC, a new program aims to help residents in living in food deserts by providing discounted rides to grocery stores....
Northwest Arkansas Hunger Relief, Inc. Provides Aid to Other Agencies Battling Hunger
Northwest Arkansas Hunger Relief, Inc. is hyper focused on making a difference with the 25 agencies it supports....
One in six children in America live in fear of hunger
One in 10 adults (nearly 15 million people) and one in six children in the U.S. have gone to bed hungry at some point in the past 3 years, according to a report from anti-hunger nonprofit Hunger Free America released Wednesday....
Change in law means thousands more SF residents will receive food stamps
A change in state law will soon give thousands of San Francisco’s low-income elderly and disabled residents receiving Supplemental Security Income, who were previously not eligible for food stamps, access to the program....
‘There are people that are literally starving’; College students in Queens facing greater risk of food insecurity
More college students in Queens worry about where their next meal is coming from than they did 10 or 15 years ago, according to a study from the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute....
7 College Activists Fighting Food and Housing Insecurity on Campus
Recent research has shown a third of all college students have experienced food and housing insecurity. Teen Vogue interviews 7 activists who are helping their fellow students....
It’s Time to Stop Accepting that Food Insecurity is A Normal Part of College
Surviving on ramen noodles isn't a rite of passage....
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