Food Insecurity

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., won first place in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science and math competition for high school seniors. The pandemic meant a virtual Zoom ceremony rather than what's usually a black-tie gala ce

High School Senior's Tool To End Food Insecurity Wins National Competition

7:26pm July 30, 2020

by Reena Advani

Lillian Kay Petersen, 17, has won the Regeneron Science Talent Search, a top science and math competition for high school seniors. Her winning project: a tool to predict crop harvests.

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At a distribution of donated food in the Kibera community in Nairobi, there was a stampede as residents rushed for the limited supplies, with several injuries resulting.

Health & Safety

They Used To Give Their Kids 3 Meals A Day. Then Came Coronavirus

3:08pm May 11, 2020

by Thomas Bwire

They can no longer work. They have no savings. How do they feed their children? It's a dilemma around the world as COVID-19 lockdowns take a toll. We talk to three families in Kenya.

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store in December 2019.

National

Coronavirus Pandemic Complicates Getting Groceries With SNAP

5:00am April 30, 2020

by Naomi Gingold

Most SNAP benefit recipients need to shop in person— a problem for those at high risk for COVID-19

Watauga Food Council Hopes To Grow Programs, Requests Funding

3:53pm February 11, 2020

by Keri Brown

A community group in Watauga County hopes to secure funding to address food insecurity a

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Politics & Government

Winston-Salem Boosts Funding For Hydroponics Project

10:52pm January 21, 2020

by April Laissle

Winston-Salem City Council agreed to boost funding to help get a city-sponsored hydroponic farming operation off the ground.

The new Trump administration rule makes it harder for states to waive the requirement that adults work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — benefits. Some low-income college students

New SNAP Rule Impacts College Students By Limiting Benefits And Adding Confusion

4:12pm December 21, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

College students often struggle to make ends meet, and food insecurity is more common on campus than you might think. Now it could be even more challenging for some to get food stamps.

If you don't have a steady source of healthy food, it's hard to manage chronic conditions. That's why health care providers are setting up food pantries — right in hospitals and clinics.

'Food Pharmacies' In Clinics: When The Diagnosis Is Chronic Hunger

6:50am November 28, 2019

by Blake Farmer

It's hard to manage chronic conditions without a steady source of healthy food. That's why health care providers are setting up food pantries — right inside hospitals and clinics.

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Justin Ruben of ParentsTogether speaks on Thursday at a press conference organized to deliver 1.5 million petitions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The petitions are protesting proposed changes to the food stamps program that would also affect the

Activists Protest USDA Changes That Threaten Free School Lunch

6:12pm November 14, 2019

by Maria Godoy

Activists delivered a petition with 1.5 million signatures to the agency in an effort to stop a rule change that would end automatic enrollment in free school lunch for nearly 1 million kids.

Fresh Corner Café sells loose fruits and fresh pre-packaged items like salads, sandwich wraps and fruit cups to corner stores, grocery stores and gas stations.

Detroit Entrepreneurs Fight Food Insecurity With Lessons Of The Past

7:00am October 27, 2019

by Brittany Hutson

In 1968, a survey found that African Americans paid more money for lower-quality groceries and struggled for access to fresh food, among other inequalities. Today, those same battles persist.

A food pantry client adds a carton of yogurt to her cart at the food pantry at Jewish Family Services in Denver, Colo.

Fewer U.S. Households Are Going Hungry. But Cuts In Food Aid Loom

4:56pm September 04, 2019

by Pam Fessler

Some 14 million U.S. households are struggling to get enough to eat — a return to pre-recession levels. The USDA data comes as the Trump administration proposes tightening eligibility for food aid.