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Are food banks an ‘underutilized’ solution to hunger?
Food banks recycle food, which would otherwise be wasted, and give it to the hungry. In a time where some 733 million people ...
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As reports of stolen SNAP benefits surge, food banks fill the gaps and leaders explore solutions
Dozens of volunteers gathered Wednesday at the Belmont Food Pantry on Richmond's Southside to unload, assemble, and store ...
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change
The United Nation estimates that up to 10% of all human-produced greenhouse gases are generated by food loss and waste.
Food pantries full of empty shelves during Thanksgiving rush
On the cold, rainy Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Jeremiah’s Inn, a food pantry in Worcester, has run into a problem. Like all ...
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Devex Dish: How food banks can help end hunger and fight climate change
Exploring the role of food banks in combating hunger and mitigating climate impacts. Plus, the food systems outcomes of COP29 ...
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No power? No problem. Lake Stevens community delivers help to food bank
One resident put out a roadside charging station for neighbors without power. The Lake Stevens Community Food Bank lost power ...
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Food insecurity a growing problem in area
We regularly meet people who believe the worst of our hunger crisis is behind us. They reference the pandemic and the enormous number of people who needed help and suggest food insecurity must have ...
‘The numbers are staggering’: Food bank use reaches 10-year peak ahead of holidays
This is the season of giving, and state-based charities told the FOX31 Problem Solvers that there is a greater need for ...
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Who really goes to a food bank?
Almost two-thirds of users had a health condition, half of households using food banks included someone with a disability and a third had mental health problems. Debts and a long tail of ...