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PortlandTribune.com
2 months ago
Food & drink

Increasing food, housing costs drives need at SW Portland free pantry

Visiting food pantries can assist individuals facing unexpected financial challenges. [ more ]
BKReader
3 months ago
Education

Nourishing Hope: Brownsville Middle School Opens Food Pantry

Riverdale Avenue Middle School in Brownsville opened a food pantry and parent resource center on school grounds.
The pantry aims to fill critical gaps for a neighborhood with high poverty and food insecurity rates. [ more ]
Austin Monitor
3 months ago
Austin

An Austin-area food bank wants students to get healthy meals, so it opened a food pantry at a school - Austin Monitor

The Central Texas Food Bank is launching a program to establish food pantries in schools, with the first location opening at Creedmoor Elementary.
More than 90% of the students at Creedmoor Elementary are economically disadvantaged, and the school is located in a food desert. [ more ]
New York Post
4 months ago
New York City

Bronx food pantry empty for first time in 10 years, forcing them to turn families away

The Albanian American Open Hand Association (AAOHA) food pantry in the Bronx has been facing shortages for the past two weeks as the demand for food has doubled during the pandemic.
The pantry had to turn people away for the first time in 10 years, leaving many hungry New Yorkers with no access to food. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
NYC food

Opinion | From the Food Bank to the White House

Jackie Bogart, a mother struggling to make ends meet, found help at a local food pantry in upstate New York.
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier, supported by The New York Times Communities Fund, provides assistance to people in need. [ more ]
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