United Way of Story County relies on community partnerships to identify hunger needs and establish support throughout the summer. Story County was estimated to have a food insecurity rate of 9% in 2022, according to the nonprofit’s most recent data. Twenty-seven percent of all students in Story County were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch […]
BOCA RATON — Not sure what to do with the items in your pantry as you prepare to leave for summer? Boca Helping Hands might. The nonprofit is asking snowbirds and those who go away during the summer months to consider donating the nonperishables left in their pantries to them before they take off. “We know […]
Alliance Community Pantry will benefit from a partnership with the Carnation City’s new Meijer store that will provide much-needed relief to local families facing food insecurity. The pantry will receive monetary donations courtesy of Meijer’s customer-driven hunger relief program called Simply Give. The Alliance Meijer store opens at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The program encourages customers to […]
For six years running, the Arizona Kosher Food Pantry in Scottsdale has played a vital role in the community, offering kosher meals, groceries, supplies, and essential services to hundreds of families across the Valley. Now, the nonprofit is seeking help themselves as they struggle to remain afloat. Management reports that the food pantry, situated at […]
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 […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Food pantry volunteers open the doors to residents in need every week, but they are seeing the senior citizens who used to be their biggest donors, now lining up to receive something off the shelf. Major Harold Laubach, Divisional Secretary for Southern Nevada Salvation Army, said he sees the shift occur […]
What in the pumpkin spice? A Georgia mom whipped up a fragrant frenzy on social media this week after warning parents in a now-viral video that their teens have found a peculiar new way to get high — by sniffing nutmeg. The woman, who goes by the name Lakeview Living on TikTok, ignited the controversy after […]
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 […]
Feb. 21—Only have a minute? Listen instead HARLINGEN — The VA’s healthcare clinic is holding free a drive-thru pantry offering veterans healthy food. In Harlingen, the agency’s drive-thru food pantry is set to open from 9 to 11 a.m., or while supplies last, on Thursday at its clinic at 2601 Veterans Drive, the agency stated […]
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. 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 […]