TEXARKANA, Arkansas (KSLA) – September is Hunger Action Month and Harvest Regional Food Bank in Texarkana is preparing. Harvest Regional is the official food bank of Feeding America, serving 12 counties in Arkansas and Texas. Those responsible hope that the coming weeks will see an increased community response in the fight against hunger. “For us, […]
JONESBORO, Arkansas (KAIT/Edited Press Release) – The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas announced that funding for the Statewide School Food Pantry Program has been extended through the end of the year. In July, the food bank was informed that funding for the program would end on Tuesday, September 30. The School Food Pantry Program is […]
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The West Texas Food Bank recently received a Blue Impact grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. The West Texas Food Bank said the grant will help fund senior deliveries and fresh food for people in the counties it serves. The grant recognizes the important role of local organizations […]
Food insecurity affects every community, including the Regional Food Bank’s 23-county service area. Rising costs of living in our region mean that 1 in 9 people (331,830 individuals) are food insecure. This number reflects an increase of nearly 90,000 neighbors experiencing food insecurity compared to last year (2023), when 1 in 12 people were food […]
A pallet of food sat near the storage shed at the Wright Center for Community Health – Mid Valley location in Jermyn, delivered that morning by a friendly driver from the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank. In two hours, the vehicles would line up in the parking lot next door – drivers […]
Metro Detroit has always been a city of migrants, from the European immigrants who arrived in the mid-19th century.th From the early 19th century to the black community that came here from the American South during the Great Migration, this area has been shaped by people who began their lives in a place far from […]
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Local food banks are struggling to meet demand as more families experience food insecurity. Love Thy Neighbor prides itself on feeding those in need, but lately the shelves have been emptier. “It’s really hard for us to turn families away,” says Joanne Braccio, a volunteer at the St. Petersburg food bank. […]
Although inflation is easing, high food prices still weigh on many people in the Grand Valley. According to Alisha Wenger, executive director of the Community Food Bank of Grand Junction, not only has the need for nutritious food from the Grand Valley increased, but so have the prices the food bank pays for it. “Since […]
Open Heart Kitchen (OHK) is preparing to launch its new food bank program in just a few weeks, but for Executive Director John Bost, the grand opening can’t come soon enough. “It’s been a very exciting time and we’re excited to get things going,” said Bost, whose group serves free nutritious meals to those in […]
