food insecurity

With many residents unemployed, sick or in need, a Revere food pantry is working harder than ever to help them.

Massive layoffs in Massachusetts have led to an increased demand at food banks. Some high-tech robots are lending a helping hand.

Feeding America recently revealed that more than 50 million people may experience food insecurity in 2020 due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. Kate Leone joined LX News from the organization to explain how one missed paycheck can put a family at risk of food scarcity and why children are being hit especially hard by the crisis.

LX News speaks with Bread for the World’s Heather Taylor about the state of food insecurity and poverty in the U.S., which have been rising as congressional negotiations over another stimulus package continue to drag on without action.

Monthly payments of up to $400 will be sent to nearly 2,000 families starting in November.

Vermont’s congressional delegation and advocates for food insecure people are raising questions about a federal program designed to help people afford food during the pandemic, while also delivering income to farmers who lost sales to restaurants and other buyers. The Vermont Foodbank says thousands and thousands of meals were never provided in September because of delays resulting from an...

In Blue Handmade, a leather accessories company in North Carolina, has been donating 50 meals for every bag sold during the pandemic. The owner, Mary Lynn Schroeder, joined LX News to talk about how the donation program has helped keep her business running during the economic downturn while helping people in need.

Connecticut father Dan Presser and his four-year-old daughter Madison are recreating famous movie scenes from iconic films such as “The Wizard of Oz” and “Titanic” to raise money for Feeding America.

Due to the current recession brought on by COVID-19, Lauren Bauer, a fellow at the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, says we are seeing higher rates of food insecurity for minority families due to a loss of jobs, loss of income and closing of schools.

Located on East 108th Street and First Avenue, the Barrio Fridge is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and undergoes cleaning twice a day. Campbell says there are about ten volunteers who help with maintenance, like keeping the fridge stocked and food pick-up, and while different companies and restaurants in the area have also helped out, the...

A community fridge in East Harlem is not just fighting insecurity — it’s bringing the neighborhood together. Three chefs who live in the community launched the Barrio Fridge in June after they saw how the coronavirus pandemic was making fresh and healthy food even scarcer in their dense neighborhood. They have since seen how the simple initiative has brought people...

Four U.N. agencies have issued a warning that the coronavirus pandemic is creating a starvation crisis that will take an especially heavy toll on children. By the end of the year, more than 270 million could be hungry. The crisis is not sparing the U.S. More than 10% of Americans say they are “food scarce” right now, according to new...

Amid one of the worst downturns in U.S. history, the number of Americans who are struggling to pay for food has soared. Around 20% of adults living with children said they couldn’t afford to adequately feed their families over the last seven days, and nearly 26 million adults said people in their households are not eating enough because of a...

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.

A program that works to keep kids fed over the summer is seeing an overwhelming increase in demand.

When schools closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, many children were left without access to affordable and nutritious food. But one non-profit organization in Massachusetts is working to make sure children in their community do not go hungry. When the school year abruptly ended, the Waltham Boys & Girls Club decided to get creative with food distribution. “When…

The Waltham Boys and Girls Club have a plan in place to make sure students still get the nutritional essentials.

Massachusetts is working to help families who rely on schools to get their breakfasts and lunches.

East Boston has been one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with the second-highest rate of infection in the city, according to health officials. Several non-profit groups like Mutual Aid Eastie, are now stepping up to help residents deal with things like food insecurity.

There was a massive turnout Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, at a food giveaway – this as advocates call for the need for food support amid the coronavirus pandemic.