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…
Brooklyn is the most expensive housing market in the U.S., outpacing San Francisco and even Manhattan last year. But that doesn't mean everybody who lives there is wealthy. Photojournalist Andrew Lichtenstein recently profiled Brooklyn residents living blow the poverty line to…
Beginning April 1, fewer people in New York will be eligible for food stamps. The state is updating its requirements to be more selective, and food banks across the region are bracing for the change, expecting to see more hungry…
There are pockets all over the Garden State where there’s no fresh produce.
More than a million people in New Jersey, including nearly one in every five kids, face hunger every day. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey reports more than half of their clients have to choose between eating and paying…