How can community college address growing food insecurity?
The goal of the initiative is with more New Jersey students able to receive SNAP, there’s a better chance of them completing their education and going on to land higher paying jobs.
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Fourteen anti-hunger bills are on the table in NJ
Anti-hunger advocates and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin cite the Garden State’s growing and grim statistics. Coughlin says about one in eight, or 266,000 people, are affected by food insecurity.
Community college students face higher rates of food insecurity
According to a survey, of the 419,000 students attending college in New Jersey, about one-third, or 139,000, are food insecure. Among community college students, 42 percent are facing hunger.
Palm Beach Food Insecurity
Palm Beach County has the highest rate of food insecurity in South Florida. More than 200,000 people in the county do not know where their next meal is coming from.
Advocates call for full funding of SNAP program
A new report shows how widespread the need for SNAP is in fighting food insecurity.
Find Out How You Can Help During Hunger Action Month
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey aims to help those who are food insecure and don't know where their next meal is coming from.
Food Inequity on Long Island
For many Long Islanders, choosing between paying the rent and putting food on the table is reality. The issue of food inequity has far reaching health and economic consequences. As a part of our reporting initiative Chasing the Dream, Poverty…
Fighting Hunger
Food: nutritious, fresh, necessary, and hard to come by right here in the metro area. A look at so called “food deserts” and City Harvest’s fight against them.
Lawmakers Hear About Impact of Food Insecurity on College Campuses
A study by the College and University Food Bank Alliance found that 48 percent of college students reported experiencing food insecurity. Rutgers and Montclair State University each have food pantries available to help.
St. James Food Program Fights Off Financial Woes, Continues Providing Services
The agency runs on a tight $600,000 a year budget. There's not a lot of wiggle room when programs cost almost $25,000 a month to run. And since 2008, the number of clients at St. James Social Services has almost…
Food Wasted While People Go Hungry
Food waste is perhaps one of the biggest problems in the world that people are not talking about. You may not realize it, but statistics show the average American throws away over 20 pounds of food each month. With about…
Oh SNAP! Cuts to Food Stamp Program Coming Soon
By Hazel Gurland For millions of people across the nation, food insecurity is a reality faced every day. These men, women, and children eat cheaper, less nutritious foods and often skip meals. Much-needed relief has been offered to the approximately…