food banks

Inflation is hitting low-income families especially hard, forcing many to turn to food banks.

Food banks are experiencing a critical shortage of volunteers as the omicron variant frightens people away from group activities.

It’s a hidden crisis that’s existed for years inside one of the most well-funded institutions on the planet and has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic

Many food banks are concerned about meeting demand this holliday season.

The higher costs and limited availability mean some families may get smaller servings or substitutions for staples such as peanut butter.

Mark Roberts is making a nearly 240-mile trek across the state to help the hunger problem in Massachusetts. The 63-year-old, who uses an electric wheelchair to get around because he suffers from a rare neurological disorder, is taking his labradoodle Mocha along for the ride to raise money for food banks and the “Save the Children” charity. He has already...

Javier Albarran had worked in a hotel kitchen for more than 25 years when he lost his job last March due to the pandemic. Finding himself without insurance or the income he needed to get by, he said, “I didn’t know what to do.” When a friend asked him to take him to a food bank, Albarran overcame his embarrassment...

Organizing a meal train, or simply surprising a neighbor with a favorite dish, are just a couple of ways you can help those in need.

Martha Mae Adams is a retired postal police officer who lives in New York City. After leaving that career for health reasons, she continued to support herself with the help of some income she made working with children. But COVID-19 ended that. She talked to NBCLX about overcoming her shame to accept donations from a food pantry during the pandemic....

Two new concerning data points are illustrating the damage Maine’s economy is feeling from the coronavirus pandemic.

World Central Kitchen, the food relief organization founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has provided about 35 million meals across the country since March as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a spike in food insecurity. CEO Nate Mook joined LX News to talk about the need for an “all-inclusive approach” to America’s growing hunger crisis.

As jobs vanish, incomes drop and food prices rise, more Americans are going to bed hungry — and advocates warn that without intervention from Congress, those numbers could rise to a level unseen in modern times, NBC News reports.

Hundreds of cars lined up at a food drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as organizations try to help people through the coronavirus pandemic. In Oklahoma City, the lines of cars even caused traffic delays.

A food pantry in Devens, Massachusetts, is temporarily closing its doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. announced that it would temporarily close Friday because of difficulties keeping clients, volunteers and staff safe during the coronavirus pandemic.  The pantry serves six towns in the central Massachusetts area: Ayer, Devens, Dunstable, Groton, Harvard, Littleton and...

Food banks are seeing a surge in need amid the coronavirus crisis as millions apply for unemployment. One local chain is stepping up to help.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn squared off Tuesday in the first live televised debate of Britain’s election, each trying to spark a lackluster campaign to life.

Chick-fil-A announced it will take a different approach to its charitable giving in 2020 following years of protests from LGBTQ groups that have taken issue with the Atlanta-based food chain’s donations to organizations that do not support gay rights. “Staying true to its mission of nourishing the potential in every child, the Chick-fil-A Foundation will deepen its giving to a...

People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

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