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Feeding America honored Michael McKee, chief executive officer of Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, with the 2024 John van Hengel Fellowship Award at the organization’s annual conference in April.

Like many active volunteers, Linda Williams cant give an eloquent reason why she does what she does.

Hunger Free America says more than 700,000 Virginians have faced food insecurity. That number is expected to grow as federal benefits are slowly cut and food prices rise.

Food banks are reporting an uptick in demand as Americans continue to struggle with inflation, with some citing that demand is at or exceeding pandemic highs.

Communications and PR Manager Les Sinclair said the food bank is concerned about food safety and wants to make sure the food coming in and going out is safe.

The health and well-being of children is front and center stage at the Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County.

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help with the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

A miserable night of rain and wind turned into a marvellous evening of music and song thanks to the organisers and sponsors of the Simmer Dim Song in Mareel on Saturday, writes Lesley Roberts. Drookit and bedraggled supporters were met first at the door by the local Samba band,...

Donated toys are given to the Salvation Army in Timaru who give them out to children at Christmas.

AN ARTS programme aimed at giving creatives a platform to showcase new material in the pandemic is drawing to a close. The final events of Shetland Arts’ Refresh Now programme will take place next week. Before that though Islesburgh Drama Group’s play A Life of Wir Choosin will be broadcast online at 7pm tonight (Friday), while a live performance from noise-laden music outfit Grimlok will be shown at 9pm on Saturday. 8 of 14Adverts Vivian Ross-Smith will head to St Ninian’s Isle be...