May 26—Every week, Dwayne Hopkins feels like he’s rolling the dice and hoping the South Portland Food Cupboard has enough food. The number of people who don’t have enough to eat in Maine has been rising for years. But now, new data shows more than half of those who are deemed food insecure also don’t […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Volunteers with the organization USANA Kids Eat gathered on Saturday to pack bags with supplies for food-insecure youth and their families in Utah. “Programs like USANA Kids Eat are vital to helping schoolchildren who are at risk of going hungry,” said Michelle Benedict, USANA Foundation global programs director. READ NEXT: […]
Jan. 5—Washington state Rep. Leonard Christian fought back tears Thursday while describing the financial hardship he faced as a young husband and father serving in the Air Force while working other jobs to support his family. Speaking at Fairchild Air Force Base, Christian said he eventually swallowed his pride and sought government food assistance to […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican governor on Friday reiterated his rejection of $18 million in federal funding to help feed children who might otherwise go hungry while school is out. Nebraska will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children — or Summer EBT — program, Gov. Jim Pillen said in […]