The hidden faces of hunger in America
More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country.
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Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks give fisherman income and provide food for those in need.
How Trump's Food Box Initiative Overpaid And Underdelivered
The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.
Thousands Of Cars Line Up At One Texas Food Bank As Job Losses Hit Hard
A record 6,000 families preregistered for emergency food distribution at the San Antonio Food Bank, and when word got out on social media, another 4,000 cars showed up.
Opinion: Volunteers Step Up To Care For Furloughed Federal Workers
Around the country, Americans are pitching in to help out government employees who aren't being paid during the shutdown, offering free meals, free haircuts, interest-free loans, and more.
As Shutdown Continues, Thousands Of Federal Workers Visit D.C.-Area Pop-Up Food Banks
The Capital Area Food Bank says it distributed more than 30,000 pounds of fresh produce on Saturday to federal workers impacted by the ongoing partial government shutdown.
French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food
Two years ago, France introduced a law to force supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks. Skeptics called it unworkable at the time, but there are signs the effort is succeeding.
One Man's Quest To Feed A Hungry, Isolated California County
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.
Food Banks Could Struggle to Fill Need in Wake of Food Stamp Cuts
The Clemmons Food Pantry began nine years ago as a Sunday school project. Now it's an independent non-profit serving all of Forsyth County from a 1,000 square-foot storefront in Meadowbrook Mall.
Kathy Kovak has been a volunteer at the pantry since 2006.