"It can happen to anyone", suddenly needing food assistance due to economic forces beyond your control. Food Banks across the country are worried about the winter; federal funding for pandemic support runs out at the end of October. They expect nationwide an elevated need for the next two years.
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Feeding Houston's hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy
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HOUSTON (AP) -- In car lines that can stretch half a mile, (0.8 kilometers), workers who lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic and other...Virginia's Roadmap to End Hunger is a step in the right direction. They held a Food Security Summit October 22nd. We hope to hold our regional Food Security Summit in December.
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Governor Northam releases roadmap to end hunger, prioritize food security in Virginia
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RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) -- Governor Ralph Northam released the Virginia Roadmap to End Hunger on Tuesday. The program establishes a unified set of goals and strategies to prioritize food security amid the ongoing pandemic and into the future. In Virginia and across the country, food insecurity rates ar...Take a look at the findings in a new study on the impact of food insecurity below. Notably, it says before the pandemic nationally about 11% of the population was facing food insecurity; since the pandemic that number has increased to about 44%. The Northwest Michigan region varied from 10-15% food insecure before the pandemic. Currently? All we know is that it is higher. We suspect much higher.
The study also talks about the important of education around food, which we strive to provide with written materials and videos - coming!
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Food pantry clients face higher rates of both food insecurity and obesity, according to a new study.Norte is partnering with Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan and several members of the Northwest Food Coalition for Cranksgiving.
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Cranksgiving in Northern Michigan
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With help from the great Food Rescue of Northwest Michigan, we are hosting our 3rd Annual Cranksgiving on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Cranksgiving is part bicycle ride, part food drive that happens across the nation during November to benefit local charities and families as they prepare for Thanksgiv...