The share of Americans reporting trouble affording food is rising this year amid persistently high grocery costs, according to a recent report from Purdue University. Roughly 14% of U.S. households reported food insecurity on average between January and October, up from 12.5% in 2024, according to the latest data from Purdue’s Center for Food Demand…
Smart Spoon Café and South High School kitchen staff have teamed up to give students Second Chance Breakfast stations. This pilot program allows students to grab a healthy meal between early classes. More information is available on the Laramie County School District’s Facebook page. Connect with Us: Want to Share Something with Our Team? Source…
Clinton, Missouri — To grasp how big a problem hunger is in rural America, spend time at a mobile food bank in Clinton, Missouri. On this particular October morning, 74-year-old Lorna Hall is first in line in her car at the food bank. She tells CBS News she has been here since last night. “I don’t…
Mobile food banks provide lifeline to people facing hunger in rural America – CBS News Watch CBS News Ian Lee reports on the growing concern over lack of access to a daily meal in rural America. Source link
NEW YORK (AP) — Armed with hundreds of thousands of dollars from Newman’s Own Foundation and Ozempic creator Novo Nordisk, young Native Americans are leading the fight against persistently high rates of food insecurity in tribal communities. In a rare example of agency for a beneficiary community, 21 emerging Indigenous leaders recently crafted selection criteria,…
This ballot initiative asks voters to increase taxes on wealthier Coloradans to raise an additional $95 million to fully fund the Healthy School Meals for All program, which provides free breakfast and lunch to all public K-12 students in Colorado regardless of income. A group of Colorado parents, students, teachers, and anti-hunger advocates pushed forward…
Millions of people who receive food stamps could soon see smaller benefits or even get kicked out of the program due to changes that are starting to roll out from the Republicans’ “big, beautiful” tax and spending law, according to several analyses from the federal government and public policy think tanks. About 2.4 million people,…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Each month, ABC15 presents someone in our community with the Carolina Champion Award, an award given to leaders who inspire extraordinary action. This month’s recipient is truly a woman on a mission, making sure no one in her community goes without their basic needs being met. Sam Tate began her…
On one corner in north Minneapolis, you’ll find more than just an urban farm. You’ll also find opportunity, thanks to Appetite for Change. Not only is the nonprofit teaching kids about healthy eating habits, but they’re helping the entire community in the process. “I felt like north Minneapolis was lacking access, access to knowledge and…
Las Vegas — Army veteran Earvin James Sr. never pictured himself in a Las Vegas food pantry. But with a fixed income and rising grocery prices, he had no choice. “Because you go to these stores now, a pack of toilet tissue costs you $8, and it used to be $5 for a 12-pack,” James…