#food-insecurity

#food-insecurity

Dressed in red suits and backed by masked elves, a group of Santas marched into a Montreal supermarket, loaded their bags with thousands of dollars worth of groceries and disappeared into the night. The bandit Santas later released a statement saying the food would be distributed to the needy, and saying the Robin Hood-style stunt was intended to highlight the spiralling cost of living crisis that has pushed basic necessities increasingly out of reach for ordinary Canadians.

The volunteers at the Coney Island Lighthouse Mission food bank have it down to a science, serving more than 7,000 families a month for the past 25 years. "Twice a month because I'm [a] widow who's disabled and [on a] minimum pension, [It's] helped me do my life," said Serafema, a long-time recipient. But executive director of the mission, Pastor Tony Robbins, warns that without $100,000 in emergency funding, the pantry could be forced to shut down in January.

UN warns 17 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity. Devastated by decades of war and instability, Afghanistan is facing a multitude of crises. Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, it's been subjected to international sanctions. Now, once again, Afghanistan is facing a severe humanitarian crisis. The World Food Programme says it's unable to provide assistance to millions of Afghans.

We have family meetings every Sunday,

Solomon Smith said he founded the charity with money from his job as a youth worker after being unable to secure funding for the project. He began helping others after witnessing poverty among his peers as a child. He said: "We got cooked meals every day. It's not until I was actually going to my friend's house, when I realised poverty. I realised that if they didn't go out and steal, they were not eating."

The Healey-Driscoll administration announced Thursday that it would award more than $750,000 in grants to address food insecurity in underserved communities. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) will award $779,458 in funding to 17 organizations through the state's Urban Agriculture Program (UAP) and the Massachusetts Food Ventures Program (MFVP). The grants support the growth of urban farms, community gardens, and food business operations, the MDAR said in a statement.

"Needs have been growing, that why this event is so important," Murillo said. "There's around 20,000 community members in the county that rely on SNAP. And so the shutdown, the fear of SNAP cuts that are yet to be implemented has created a lot of fear and a lot of concerns in the larger community."

Ninety-seven percent of households in Sudan's capital are facing food shortages, and the healthcare system has largely collapsed across the city, according to an assessment that reveals the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe gripping the war-torn country. The report, released this week by the humanitarian organisations Medical Teams International and Norwegian Church Aid, found that three-quarters of families in Khartoum consume fewer than 1,800 calories daily.

Between childcare, classes, and everyday expenses, money gets tight fast for Pablo Martinez. That's why he relies on Cougar Cupboard, a food pantry at the University of Houston. The Cougar Cupboard, in partnership with the Houston Food Bank, gives students access to fresh groceries and pantry staples. For student parents like Martinez, it's one less thing to worry about. "The Houston Food Bank is helping my family and I relieving some of that stress that a lot of families feel," Martinez said.

Real Ale Brewing Co. is partnering with Feeding Texas, the statewide network of food banks, to support Texans experiencing food insecurity this holiday season. Real Ale has designed a limited-release version of its popular Axis IPA with a camo design in honor of the collaboration. A portion of the proceeds from each purchase of the special edition Real Ale Axis IPA six-pack will benefit Feeding Texas' Hunters for the Hungry program. The Axis camo can collaboration beer is available in stores, including H-E-B, Total Wine and more across Texas. Real Ale Axis IPA also can be ordered on draught throughout Texas. And is available at the Real Ale Taproom and Beer Garden in Blanco, along with their lineup of other delicious brews.

Food prices in Canada could increase by four to six per cent next year, largely driven by pricier meat products, according to a forecast by researchers at Dalhousie University. Beef in particular is expected to get more expensive, potentially rising seven per cent, as cattle sizes shrink (those markets are susceptible to tariffs) and more ranchers leave the industry, said the research team behind Canada's Food Price Report. Tightened beef supply is expected to last through 2027, though the country has upped its import volume to deal with those challenges, according to the forecast.

Auset was fresh out of college and living on a vegan diet. Her neighborhood largely lacked healthful options, and she wound up commuting two hours round-trip by bus to buy nutritious food that fit her budget as a recipient of federal food aid. "You spend all of this time on the bus, get somewhere that has healthy food and then you're having to debate with yourself: Can I afford this apple?" Auset recalled.

We cut the eggs in half so that it stretches. We used to give out a whole dozen of eggs. Now we cut the dozens in half so they each get a half a dozen. We're in Georgia, where Jennifer Deal has been operating this food pantry for more than a decade. Now, for the first time, she's running out of food.

"Brooklyn takes care of Brooklyn," said Reynoso.

When you work with the school system you know the families that are in need because there are a lot of babies that come to school and that's the only meal they get,

Bastianich: What was also amazing [was] the control element. There was a note in three languages: "one basket per customer" or "four lemons per customer." So then it was a respect that there's enough for everybody, that it's not abused.

We are rooted so deeply in this community, and we are supported by the community, and so anything we can do to give back. It means everything to us,

"I'm not upset or angry," Oliver told the station. "This is just another mountain for us to climb. And we're going to climb it. We're going to conquer it."

This is extremely important. We want to make sure we feed everybody. We want to make sure we don't have hungry people in San Francisco.

Algin Sutton Recreation Center is located at 8800 S. Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90044. The event is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It aims to serve 750 families with turkeys, Thanksgiving fixings, gift cards, and basic essentials to ensure they can enjoy a holiday meal. The drive-thru is open to the public, and resources will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Every day, tons of fresh, healthy food goes to waste while families go hungry,

The rising cost of living continues to strain many households, and interruptions to food assistance programs during the temporary government shutdown added new stress for those already trying to stay afloat. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in 2023, about 13.5 percent of U.S. households, including 7.2 million children, experienced food insecurity. This is an increase over the previous year's figures, highlighting how quickly families can slip into hardship when basic needs become unstable.