Food Insecurity

Jeff England, director of the Trinity County Food Bank, delivers items in remote Zenia, Calif. The closest large grocery store is 100 miles away.

One Man's Quest To Feed A Hungry, Isolated California County

12:11pm October 03, 2017

by Lisa Morehouse

The harsh terrain lacks farmland. And the nearest large grocery store is 100 miles away with sometimes no way to get there. So more residents have come to rely on Jeff England's food bank delivery.

Dorothy Boddie runs the outreach ministry at Allen Chapel AME, one of the Capital Area Food Bank's nonprofit partners. The D.C.-area food bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population i

One Of America's Biggest Food Banks Just Cut Junk Food By 84 Percent In A Year

4:36pm September 18, 2017

by Kristina Johnson

D.C'.s Capital Area Food Bank is part of a growing trend to move toward healthier options in food assistance, because many in the population it serves suffer from high blood pressure and diabetes.

Customers check out the produce at a Curbside Market truck parked at Andrews Terrace, a large apartment complex in downtown Rochester. The program is part of Foodlink's efforts to help poor communities have access to fresh and healthy foods.

Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests In The Local Community

2:01pm August 01, 2017

by Anya Sacharow

Normally, food banks distribute donated food to the hungry. But Rochester, NY, food bank Foodlink, is going beyond that to provide fresh foods to poor communities and jobs to boost the local economy.

Some 55 percent of families with kids that receive food stamp benefits are earning wages. The problem is, those wages aren't enough to actually live on.

Trump Wants Families On Food Stamps To Get Jobs. The Majority Already Work

7:27pm May 24, 2017

Some 55 percent of families with kids on SNAP have jobs — they just don't earn enough to live on. Many states where reliance on SNAP is heaviest voted overwhelmingly for Trump last November.

Volunteers distribute free food at the mobile pantry in Hurley, Va. Poverty in the coal-mining region is 29 percent, twice the national average. Unemployment is also high, and younger families are moving out.

In Some Rural Counties, Hunger Is Rising, But Food Donations Aren't

8:42pm May 22, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Pantries in southwest Virginia — where poverty is rampant and coal jobs are vanishing — will take whatever they can get to stock bare shelves. Some also offer help with health care and job training.

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and celebrity chef Tom Colicchio discuss the farm bill as part of the Plate of the Union campaign on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Celebrity Chef Tom Colicchio: 'We Can End Hunger In This Country'

11:58am May 01, 2017

by Laurel Dalrymple

The Top Chef judge, restaurateur and hunger advocate says many of our nation's problems are related to food. One of the biggest ways to address this is to make meals more nutritious and accessible.

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Kara Dethlefsen, an active-duty Marine, attends the monthly food pantry at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base near San Diego. Her husband is also a Marine. She says the food assistance is helping them get ready for his transition back to civilian life.

When Active-Duty Service Members Struggle To Feed Their Families

9:26am April 19, 2017

by Dorian Merina

About 23,000 military families rely on food stamps, according to Census figures. But advocates say that number is only a partial picture of the need among people who are currently serving.

Volunteers gather bags of groceries for people seeking assistance at a food pantry in Concord, Mass. Many groups that help low-income families get food aid say they've seen an alarming drop recently in the number of immigrants applying for help.

Deportation Fears Prompt Immigrants To Cancel Food Stamps

10:43am March 29, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Groups that help low-income families get food aid report a big drop in the number of immigrants seeking help. Some are canceling government benefits for fear it will affect their immigration status.

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A new study shows that when infants and young children grow up in households without enough to eat, they are more likely to perform poorly at school years later.

Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers In School

4:11pm March 23, 2017

by Rhitu Chatterjee

When infants and young kids grow up in homes without enough to eat, they're more likely to perform poorly in kindergarten, a study shows. The younger they experienced hunger, the stronger the effect.

Nonperishable food is restocked in Maggie Ballard's "blessing box" in Wichita, Kan., several times a day.

A New Type Of Food Pantry Is Sprouting In Yards Across America

2:10pm January 11, 2017

by Deborah Shaar

Similar to "little free library" boxes that are filled with free books, these "blessing boxes" are stocked with food and toiletries for people in need to take — anonymously and whenever they want.

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