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An ice storm that caught officials off guard cut off electricity for thousands in the Brunswick area. Residents turned to libraries and community centers for refuge.

The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, offers prepared meals, a food pantry and a soup kitchen to those in need.

A summer lunch program hosted by Maine Hunger Prevention Program and Maine Department of Education lessens the burden for families who participate in free school lunch programs during the year.

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program's new Community Kitchen allows non-profits and businesses temporary access to commercial appliances, which the organization says will reduce food insecurity and improve the efficiency of the local food system.

Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program's new Community Kitchen allows non-profits and businesses temporary access to commercial appliances, which the organization says will reduce food insecurity and improve the efficiency of the local food system.

The Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program has opened up its new 12,000-square foot kitchen to other groups, individuals and nonprofits that meet community needs.

Judy Montgomery and her husband, Paul D’Alessandro, both 68, were killed in the collision.

After their busiest year on record, Mid Coast Hunger eyes expansion In the soup kitchen, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program served over 64,000 meals in 2020, which represents a 56 percent increase over 2019. C. Thacher Carter / The Times Record After the organization’s busiest year on record, Brunswick’s Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is beginning to take steps towards expansion, eyeing a portion of a building at Brunswick Landing. Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program is a food j...

Brunswick soup kitchen reports 58% spike in meals served in 2020 Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program set records in 2020 for its soup kitchen and food bank and expects to see increased use over the next 3 to 6 months. Share The number of people seeking food set records for the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program in 2020. Meanwhile, the increased demand is expected to continue for the next six months or more. Midcoast Hunger Director Karen Parker said the agency saw its largest numbers ever in th...

Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights There is a desperate need out there, says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year. Share Phil Dube, center, works to organize the food before the recipients arrive and place their orders at the South Portland Food Cupboard on Thursday. Dube has been volunteering at the food pantry for several years. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer The number of...