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Daily News Lesson December 02 2024

Food bank provides relief as more families struggle to afford groceries

Find out how one organization is trying to take on rapidly growing food insecurity in its community

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Daily News Lesson February 15 2024

Why some governors turned down a food assistance program for children in their states

Only those who live in certain states will have access to summer school lunch relief

SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.

Lesson Plan September 23 2023

Lesson plan: How past drug convictions means a ban from food stamps and social safety net

Learn about SNAP benefits and discuss obstacles to access for many

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Daily News Lesson September 13 2022

Congress ends free meal program for students at same time child poverty declines — and other news for Sept. 14, 2022

Republicans blocked another extension of the program, saying the worst of the pandemic was over

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank distributes food outside a church during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles

Daily Video November 30 2020

News Roundup: Food insecurity and travel restrictions over holidays

Discuss why many Americans are struggling this holiday season and how 2021 might be different

Los Angeles Food Bank volunteers hand out boxes of produce in Montebello

Daily Video October 07 2020

More families struggle to find enough food during COVID-19

Relief negotiations between Congress and the White House have stalled even as more families struggle.

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Post November 20 2012

On Thanksgiving, a Look at Programs That Aim to Feed the Hungry

In November, millions of people across America sit down at a dinner table and enjoy a generous Than…

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