Higher food costs, less federal help means food banks struggle
Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020.
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Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020.
Midwest Food Bank participated in a discussion this week in Washington, D.C. to support the Food Donation Improvement Act.
NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Ins...
NORMAL, Ill. -- Midwest Food Bank is participating in a Day of Action to Fight Against Food Waste and Food Insecurity on Capitol Hill in Washington D....
WGLT Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton talks with Midwest Food Bank COO and CFO Eric Hodel during a visit Tuesday to the Normal facility. The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and neither is the increased community need for food. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited the Midwest Food Bank (MFB) in Normal on Tuesday to discuss the continuing challenge of food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Stratton said state data show food insecurity has more than doubled in Illinois since COVID hit. She said the situation is far worse for some of the most vulnerable populations. “Food insecurity ...