Food Bank News - Advancing Best Practices in Hunger Relief
WEBThe New York City-based food bank – one of the largest in the country – sees food drives as an effective way for everyday New Yorkers to get engaged with its mission to end hunger in NYC. So… Op-Ed: How to Address Sky-High Gen Z Hunger Rates
US food banks struggle to feed hungry amid surging prices
WEBNov 10, 2021 · U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge – surging food prices and supply chain issues. As holidays approach, some food banks worry they won’t have enough turkeys, stuffing and cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
More Americans Are Going Hungry, and It Costs More to Feed Them
WEBAug 4, 2022 · The director of the nation’s largest network of food banks is seeing support dwindle as need rises: “You’re in the middle of a battle, and people are leaving the field.”
Food banks struggle with inflation costs as demand spikes - NPR
WEBJun 2, 2022 · High food and gas prices are squeezing working families, sending some to food pantries for the first time. But providers are struggling with high costs, fewer donations and supply chain woes.
How Food Banks Succeeded and What They Need Now
WEBMar 31, 2021 · The people who run America’s charitable food banks take pride in what they’ve accomplished over the past year, and the numbers justify it: They distributed roughly 50 percent more food in...
US food banks, pantries struggle with donations, food prices in …
WEBNov 23, 2022 · Feeding America network food banks purchased 18% more pounds of food from July to September 2022 compared with the same time in 2021, according to Fitzgerald. Food banks and pantries across...
Food Banks Strategize Against Rising Inflation, Declining Aid
WEBSep 14, 2022 · With rising inflation, supply chain issues, and declining federal aid putting intense pressure on hunger relief organizations, a growing number of them are strategizing about ways to keep the food flowing amidst heightened demand. From large food banks to small pantries, hunger relief experts are reporting a “perfect storm” of events that ...
Serving up kindness: How to help food banks, food rescues ... - ABC News
WEBDec 20, 2023 · Across the country, millions of Americans are in need of food assistance. Here's a look at how food banks and volunteers can make a difference.
Food banks nationwide face staffing, supply shortages - ABC News
WEBJan 22, 2022 · Local food banks nationwide are struggling to keep up with demand, due to staffing and food shortages as the omicron COVID-19 surge continues to ravage the country.
Food bank use down, but need still far above pre-pandemic levels
WEBOct 12, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunger and food insecurity across the United States have dropped measurably over the past six months, but the need remains far above pre-pandemic levels. And specialists in ...