Natalie Hammer and Dallas Fisher | Hope is committed to sustainability HOLLAND – “Fight waste. Feed people.” That’s the motto of the Food Recovery Network, a student-led organization that unites more than 6,000 college students to fight food waste and hunger in the United States. Surplus food is rescued by volunteers and donated to local […]
Hunger never takes a summer holiday. Unfortunately, food donations to Somerset County food banks decline during the summer, and just weeks before school starts, food banks are suffering from a critical shortage of supplies. “The summer months are always difficult for food banks like ours, with more families needing support and fewer donations coming in. […]
Oklahoma Human Services awarded a $190,000 grant to a church in Barnsdall to help combat food insecurity. The grant funds will help the Lighthouse Family Worship Center increase its food storage and delivery capacity. “This is not about buying a bunch of food and handing it out,” said 10th District Rep. Judd Strom, clarifying that […]
Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham announced this week that Second Harvest Food Bank has received Mahoning County’s share of the Family Dollar settlement for pricing irregularities. Mahoning County’s share of the $400,000 settlement was $7,691.25. After receiving consumer complaints from several counties’ weights and measures departments, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Dollar General in […]
