Farmers, Doctors, and Food Justice Leaders Discuss Food Sovereignty and Food-as-Medicine
This is the second part of "CLOSE TO HOME: Town Halls on Housing Equality," a digital summit featuring frontline thinkers from across the U.S.
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Food Insecurity on the Rise on Long Island
The food bank Long Island Cares is working to provide millions of meals and work programs to Long Islanders in need.
Food Bank for NYC Aims To Go “Beyond Food”
Food Bank for New York City provides healthy meals to locals and attempts to address the structural issues that contribute to food insecurity.
Care Packages Are Aiding In Combating Mass Food Insecurity Amid Pandemic in San Francisco
CARE packages, inspired by WWII, are being used to combat food insecurity in San Francisco.
COVID-19 Financial Survival Guide: What You Need to Know, How to Get Help, and How to Give Help
A guide to educate yourself on the financial hardships that come with COVID-19 -- and provide help to yourself and others.
Amid economic crisis, food banks are struggling to keep all the newly hungry fed
With unemployment soaring, the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a staggering toll on workers. Food banks are ramping up their services to meet the rising demand, even as donations, volunteers and supplies are limited.
How Is the Pandemic Impacting U.S. College Students?
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, many college students struggled to balance school with work and the need to keep a roof over their heads and food on their plates. Now they find themselves in an impossible situation. Sara Goldrick-Rab is…
These mobile markets are saving Washington Heights’ “food deserts”
Our partners at MetroFocus take a closer look at "food deserts" across the city and the individuals who benefit from mobile markets like these.
The costs of college food insecurity go beyond the campus
While in school, students struggling financially can't pay for the basic necessities. If they drop out, they may face student debt and unemployment.
Many older Americans are food insecure but less likely to seek help
In the United States, 4.9 million people age 60 and older are food insecure, which equates to 1 in every 12 older adults, a 45 percent increase from 2001.
During gov’t shutdown, NJ assembly continues to work on hunger awareness
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and other legislators toured a food bank in Neptune as Coughlin continues his fight against what has become a marquee issue for him -- food insecurity.
Why Sesame Street connected food insecurity to family homelessness
By: Nina Joung Lily is a young girl who loves the color purple, enjoys spending time with her friends and, unfortunately, has been experiencing housing insecurity. She may be a Muppet on "Sesame Street," but she represents a growing concern…