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Amid struggles with higher food and transportation costs, fewer donations and increased demand, food banks in Indiana will soon have additional funding to help ensure more Hoosiers have food on the table. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing nearly $1.5 billion for emergency food assistance nationally. ...
Save the Children's Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab aims to help communities design and test new, creative ways to reduce rural child hunger. According to a report called Map the Meal Gap from the nonprofit Feeding America, nine out of 10 counties with the highest food-insecurity rates are rural. Tamara Sandberg, senior adviser for food security at Save the Children, said lessons learned during the pandemic increased flexibility for federally funded food programs across the country. ...
The Community Foodbank of New Jersey says everyone can do something to help address hunger in the Garden State
More information about the different programs in Anderson County can be found at easttexasfoodbank.org and clicking on "find food."
Inflation has caused some New Mexico families, who were breaking even six months ago, to once again struggle, and groups working to alleviate hunger want to help. One-fifth of New Mexico residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but some find the application process overwhelming. Jason Riggs, community initiatives manager-client services for the Roadrunner Food Bank, said every dollar of SNAP generates a positive economic impact in local communities, because it helps families in need, whose spending then boosts the economy. ...