The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up by the US for sea deliveries for the past two days. The UN has not specified how many people remain […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Over 7 million people in South Sudan are expected to face acute food insecurity or worse during “the lean season” between now and July, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organizations said in a report Tuesday. The FAO said the highest prevalence of acute hunger, ranging between 65% and 75% of the […]
Mobile, Ala. (WKRG) — For the past two years, WKRG News 5’s Stock the Pantry Food Drive has helped fill the shelves at Feeding the Gulf Coast with thousands of pounds of food meant for children who will soon be out of school for the summer. This year, the newsroom hopes to make even more […]
Community activist Carl Meyers’ P.E.A.C.E. Garden started off as blighted property until he envisioned it as another answer to Macon-Bibb’s food insecurity problem. The garden, located at 1934 Forsyth St., is walking distance from the Booker T. Washington Community Center and L.H. Williams Elementary School. Myers said he chose the location because it aligns with […]
Feb. 23—West Virginia University’s student food pantry, The Rack, has sought to provide accessible resources to students facing food insecurity since 2010. Last month marked the opening of its third location on campus, expanding its reach and support to a greater range of students. A 2021 study published in the Journal of Appalachian Studies shed […]
As many as one out of every three college students in the U.S. is dealing with food insecurity, according to Temple University’s The Hope Center, and at the University of California, Davis, students line up daily for the school’s food pantry. “Rent is unbelievably expensive,” senior Erin Cashin told CBS News. “It’s unfortunate that food and […]
A Republican-backed bill that would change food stamp eligibility for able-bodied adults passed out of a House committee on Thursday. But opponents say such a change will exacerbate food insecurity for nearly all people receiving food assistance, including children and the elderly. House Bill 367 from Rep. Wade Williams, R-Earlington, would require able-bodied adults on […]
CREEDMOOR — Yaquelin Cornejo is grateful she’ll get to make the trek from her Creedmoor house to the nearest H-E-B a bit less often. The 40-plus-minute round trip for groceries, partially on a toll road, will now be occasionally replaced by a 10-minute trip to her children’s school. Creedmoor Elementary School opened a food pantry […]
Jan. 28—Rep. Melanie Stansbury became teary-eyed examining the cat food at Meals on Wheels New Mexico headquarters last week. Her mother died a few months ago and had adopted two cats during her last Christmas. A few years ago, Stansbury found out her mom needed to visit a food bank. “And to find out that […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For over 30 years, Taste of the NFL has been providing a culinary experience like no other. This year, Chef Bryan Forgione, the executive chef at Buddy V’s is excited to show his passion for cooking through some unique recipes. “This year we’re going to showcase our fresh mozzarella making and […]
The Central Pennsylvania Food Bank on Jan. 18 released its 76-page community hunger mapping report on Lebanon County, accompanied by a presentation by the food banks CEO Joe Arthur and several of the report’s authors at the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce building. The report found that one in 10 Lebanon County residents experience food […]
Dec. 28—The study aligns with trends seen by the Hawaii Foodbank, one of the state’s seven community-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ) outreach providers. A new study from nonprofit Hunger Free America found that 137, 000 people across the state lived in food-insecure households between 2020 and 2022—including 14.7 % of children, 8.3 % […]