Food Banks Across the Nation Seek Volunteers as Food Insecurity Grows

Whatcom food banks request county’s support amid skyrocketing demand and funding cuts

Food banks across the nation seek volunteers as food insecurity grows

Kyla Raygor wants her son to give back. It’s important to her that Jackson, who is 11, understands how fortunate he is to never open his family’s fridge or pantry and wonder why it looks so bare. It’s also important, she says, that he learns to do something to help those who find themselves in such situations.  So on a sweaty Tuesday afternoon in mid-June, Kyla and Jackson slipped on matching hair nets and blue food-service gloves and joined an …

Food insecurity grows in the United States

Food insecurity is on the rise in the U.S. A report by the Department of Agriculture shows a steady increase in the number of American families struggling to provide enough food because of inflation and a roll-back of COVID-19 pandemic relief efforts.

Leon County Libraries, Second Harvest keep free lunch program going amid rising food insecurity

Leon County Libraries is offering free lunches to kids in partnership with Second Harvest. While no federal cuts have taken effect yet, food insecurity is rising, now affecting 1 in 4 children in the Big Bend. Summer BreakSpot is back at Leon County Libraries, providing free lunches to kids in partnership with Second Harvest, serving 2,500 children this summer. The program is available at the Leon County Main Library, Dr. B.L. Perry, Jr. Branch …

Food insecurity rises to level not since since the pandemic, Hunger Coalition says

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