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One in four Maine children experience food insecurity.

Several years food banks across the country have been increasing the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables that we distribute here in our service area, fresh fruits and vegetables representing one-third of what we distribute each year. however, we know that individuals are struggling to get to some of the traditional food pantries and meal programs. so the 757 mobile market is an innovative approach designed to take food closer to where individuals live or receive other important services. >> about how many households do you feed a day? >> each day with the 7 x 7 mobile market in particular we...

Nearly 16 million children are food insecure, 16 million. and now house republicans are deciding which ones should eat and which ones shouldn't is because of a new bill they are pushing. it specifies that only rural areas in appalachia can benefit from a summer lunch program helping children from low-income households. urban areas are excluded. now this only affects this particular lunch program, but are we supposed to tell poor kids that a lifeline can be denied because of their zip code? kids like this. >> department of public health and human services says one in five kids across the state ...