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Food insecurity is far from a new phenomenon. But new factors are driving the record demand, from soaring food prices to the end of several pandemic-era relief measures, experts say.

CHICAGO — Jessana Malaue spends a lot of time worrying about food. She worries whether her family members in Venezuela are getting enough to eat in the impoverished country she fled from. She worries about the appetite of her 4-year-old daughter, Jessmar, who has stopped eating the cornflakes, hot dogs and cold chicken offered to her at the chilly, crowded warehouse they live in on the Lower ...

Jessana Malaue spends a lot of time worrying about food. She worries whether her family members in Venezuela are getting enough to eat in the impoverished country she fled from. She worries about the appetite of her 4-year-old daughter, Jessmar, who has stopped eating the cornflakes, hot dogs and cold chicken offered to her at the chilly, crowded warehouse they live in on the Lower West Side ...

Nourishing Hope Food Pantry in Lakeview, Woodstock volunteers and more are working to feed the hungry this Thanksgiving.

$1 Million Grant to Help Scale Nonprofit’s Work in Chicago ...

/PRNewswire/ -- As part of its RockItCoin Gives initiative, RockItCoin is making a Bitcoin donation to Nourishing Hope, one of Chicagos largest and longest...

Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn, has presented awards to the winning architectural students who participated in Cork County Council’s Age Friendly Housing Competition.

CREATIVE living designs aimed at older people and those with disabilities were the focus of this year’s Cork County Council Age Friendly Housing Competition, and the winning design were lauded at an awards ceremony this week.

30 Septmeber 2023 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Frank O'Flynn, and winners, Amy Cotter, 1st, Kamil Labuda, 2nd, and Ellie O'Connell, 3rd, at Cork County Hall for the award ceremony of the Cork County Age Friendly Architecture Competition. The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn,…

Chicago food pantries, already stretched thin by increased demand and rising inflation, are stepping up to feed and clothe migrants as the city searches for answers.