Feb 03, 2010
Study: 1 in 8 get help at food banks
One in eight Americans - 37 million - received emergency food help last year, up 46% from 2005, the nation's largest hunger-relief group reports today.
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Nov 29, 2009
The Safety Net: Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades
MARTINSVILLE, Ohio - With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
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Nov 17, 2009
USDA: 1 in 7 U.S. Households Struggle for Food
At some point in 2008, 14.6 percent of U.S. households had trouble finding food, a 3.5 percent increase from 2007 and the highest since the USDA has kept records.
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Sep 18, 2009
As the effects of an ailing economy trickle deeper into Vermont communities, area residents are flocking in higher numbers to food pantries and government-funded nutrition programs.
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Sep 15, 2009
Survey: Food banks under more stress
WASHINGTON — Food banks across the country are being stretched by a recession-fueled surge in first time users, according to a survey released on Monday.
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Aug 04, 2009
Senate boosts food stamps as unemployment rises
The Senate on Tuesday passed a $124.3 billion agriculture spending bill that pays to add millions of people to the food stamp rolls as rising numbers of the jobless are forced into the program.
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Jun 18, 2009
More Children Than Ever Eat Free This Summer
During the first week of the free Kids Cafeteria Summer Food Program, the Collier County School District and Collier County Parks and Recreation Department have served 28,767 meals to area children.
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Jun 15, 2009
Neighbor, Can You Spare A Plum?
All over the country, the underground fruit economy is growing. At new Web sites like neighborhoodfruit.com and veggietrader.com, fruit seekers can find public mulberry patches in Pennsylvania and neighbors willing to trade blackberries in Oklahoma.
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Jun 04, 2009
Woman gives grocery spree to food bank
Eleven families struggling to put food on the table have received a helping hand from a west Phoenix jewelry-store owner who shared her lucky break.
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May 18, 2009
One family goes from six figures to Medicaid, in no time flat
One day Patrick Robbins was a sportswear buyer at Mark Shale earning $110,000 a year. The next day he was laid off, with no severance. Within a week, the family was on Medicaid and had applied for food stamps. Soon his mother-in-law was bringing over to
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Apr 14, 2009
Economy's effect on donors threatens non-profits
Vital Life Services, a non-profit established in Oakland 24 years ago to assist low-income and homeless residents dealing with HIV/AIDS and related problems, is facing a do-or-die scenario, executive director Peggy Bush says.
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Apr 19, 2009
Have you ever been curious as to what it is like to live on food stamps? Now is your chance to find out and help feed your local community in the process.
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Apr 08, 2009
Government able to end hunger in U.S., activist says
Fifty people showed up to hear Mr. Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, talk about his new book, "All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America?" at WPXI last night.While the subject was grim -- more than 36 million Americans c
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Apr 05, 2009
Protesters demand easier access to food-stamp offices
Just over a dozen protesters, beating a drum and shaking a maraca, marched to a state human services office in Rhode Island on Saturday to demand easier access to food stamps.
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Mar 31, 2009
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Among the recession’s many victims, perhaps none have been more painfully hurt than those who find themselves not only out of work and perhaps homeless, but hungry as well.
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Feb 18, 2009
WE STILL HAVE BREAD LINES BUT NOW WE CALL THEM FOOD PANTRIES. AND THEY ARE WAY TOO BUSY
Food pantries are the first line of relief because they immediately supply anyone who comes in the door if they are income-eligible. For many, food banks are the only supplemental source of food because the food-stamp program has many exclusions.
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Mar 12, 2009
Hunger is all around us, even if we choose not to see
"Food is fundamental. Those of us who eat have a moral obligation to at least consider the plight of those who are uncertain where the next meal will come from."
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Mar 12, 2009
1 in 50 American children experiences homelessness
NEW YORK_One of every 50 American children experiences homelessness, according to a new report that says most states have inadequate plans to address the worsening and often-overlooked problem.
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Feb 15, 2009
Food banks toss out food linked to peanut recall
Mar 09, 2009
State could receive $34M for 3SquaresVT
While the many of the effects of the recently passed federal stimulus bill may take years to see, the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger said Tuesday the economic reaction to the parts that affect food stamps will be immediate.
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Dec 23, 2008
Food banks take more active role nationwide
Declining donations and rising demand nationwide are redefining the roles of food banks as more turn to purchasing and even producing food for needy families rather than just collecting and distributing it..
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Mar 06, 2009
Local food pantries seeing many new faces
Jeremy Kantz said it wasn't easy for him to come to the Northeast Churches' Emergency Center pantry for food, but he had no choice.
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Jan 04, 2009
Increasing food stamp benefits would help kids, economy
With the sudden economic downturn, many Americans are struggling to purchase even the most basic necessity: food. Children bear an unequal burden of our economic situation.
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Sep 10, 2008
More Vermonters will qualify for Food Stamps
A plan is in the works to to expand Food Stamp Program (FSP) eligibility to several thousand additional Vermont households.
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Nov 19, 2008
Jan 03, 2009
Along with new focus, Food Stamps gets new name
Say goodbye to "Food Stamps." Say hello to "3Squares VT." The well known Food Stamp program got a new updated name Friday...
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Sep 02, 2008
Going Hungry in America: How Could it Happen Here?
When Carole Drew retired from her job with Volunteers of America four years ago, she thought that her modest savings would help assure that she could make ends meet. If for some reason she ran into trouble, Drew figured, help would be there if she needed
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Sep 02, 2008
Author to speak at St. Michael's on hunger in America
COLCHESTER -- Author Dr. J. Larry Brown will give a lecture titled "Hunger in America: The Invisible Epidemic" at 7 p.m., Sept. 9 in the McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael's College
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Aug 28, 2008
Eat Local Challenge to kick off with harvest festival
MIDDLEBURY — Local foods aficionados will kick off this year’s third annual Eat Local Challenge in a manner befitting a movement dedicated to celebrating locally produced food: they’re breaking out their forks and casserole dishes and turning out for a pi
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Aug 19, 2008
Free breakfast program expanded
BENNINGTON — Thousands of Vermont students will have access to breakfast for the first time this school year, which many say should help their scholastic performance.
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Aug 12, 2008
Winter Could Test Energy Math; Rising Heat Costs May Be Last Straw For Family Budgets
The next blow from high energy prices could come in the dead of winter.
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Aug 07, 2008
From food bank's chief, insight into hungry U.S.
SARASOTA - Vicki Escarra, president and CEO of the nation's largest food bank network, stopped in Sarasota on Wednesday on a weeklong tour of Florida.
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Aug 06, 2008
Tons of food waste crams landfills, adds to methane gas
Groups work to reduce waste, rescue leftover food and crops.
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Aug 04, 2008
More kids qualify for Vt. lunches
PUTNEY -- The number of children in Vermont who received free lunches during the summer of 2007 rose slightly from the previous year, according to a national report released this week.
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Jul 28, 2008
Stormy times for those who need food banks' help
MANY antihunger programs around the nation are facing a "perfect storm."
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Jun 14, 2008
Despite the focus on the housing crisis, gasoline prices and the economy in general, the press has not done a good job capturing the intense economic anxiety — and even dread, in some cases — that has gripped tens of millions of working Americans, includi
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Jun 05, 2008
Downturn forces more in U.S. to rely on free food
MONROE, Ga./DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - In the richest nation on earth, a rising number of people line up for free food because they are struggling to put meals on the table at home.
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Sep 17, 2007
Food Stamps: Old stereotypes no longer true
BARRE – Last week, Philene Taormina and her Montpelier family voluntarily spent no more than $1 per person per meal on food – the average Food Stamp benefit – to raise awareness of what it's like to live on Food Stamps.
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May 18, 2008
One Country's Table Scraps; Another Country's Meal
Grocery bills are rising through the roof. Food banks are running short of donations. And food shortages are causing sporadic riots in poor countries through the world.
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Apr 25, 2008
House, Senate pass one-week farm bill extension
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed a one-week extension of current farm law Thursday, defying President Bush by trying to find agreement on a new bill.
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Apr 24, 2008
Farm Income Up, but Subsidies Stay
WASHINGTON — Americans are in sticker-shock over grocery prices, while people in developing countries are rioting over food shortages. And across the heartland, American farmers are enjoying record incomes, but losing sleep over rising expenses and turbul
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Apr 21, 2008
Food-Bank Organizers Face Shortages
Global food shortages and a faltering U.S. economy are hurting food banks. Leaders in the food bank community are finding creative ways to cope. Two food-bank organizers discuss their approach to the problem.
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Apr 15, 2008
Schools Get A Lesson in Lunch Line Economics: Food Costs Unravel Nutrition Initiatives
New York students will have to settle for pizza without tasty turkey pepperoni topping. In Montgomery County schools, tomato slices were pulled for a few weeks from cafeteria salads in favor of less-expensive carrots or celery.
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Apr 08, 2008
Hunger Pains: As Economy Slows, Charities Face Tall Order to Feed Needy
The economic downturn and rising prices are forcing many families to turn to charities for groceries, putting additional pressure on food banks that were already struggling to keep their shelves stocked.
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Mar 20, 2008
A Run on Banks: Food Charities Feel the Pinch
Add another institution to those getting squeezed by America's economic crunch: soup kitchens.
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Mar 31, 2008
As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.
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Feb 27, 2008
Farmers seek to expand markets, and improve diets
RANDOLPH Center – According to the recently released Vermonter Poll, conducted annually by the University of Vermont's Center for Rural Studies, 30 percent of Vermonters cannot afford to buy nutritious food. It's not so much that they prefer Ramen noodl
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Oct 18, 2007
Supplies Dwindle at Food Pantries as Financing Bill Stalls in Washington
On a recent weekday at the BedStuy Campaign Against Hunger, one of Brooklyn’s largest food pantries, shelves that are usually piled high with staples like rice and canned meats were empty, a stark illustration of the crisis facing emergency food provide
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Oct 20, 2007
Americans stretching paychecks to the breaking point
NEW YORK - The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder. What used to last four days might last half that long now. Pay the gas bill, but skip breakfast. Eat less for lunch so the kids can have a healthy dinner.
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Oct 18, 2007
Poverty guidelines: Hurting or helping the poor?
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Expanding a program to provide health care for lower-income children has turned into one of this year's most fiercely debated issues, pitting the White House against the majority of lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans.
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Oct 16, 2007
Senators edge toward deal on farm bill
Democratic senators on Monday appeared close to averting a showdown on the Senate Agriculture Committee that had threatened completion of a new farm bill this year.
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Oct 15, 2007
As Congress heads into final negotiations over the farm bill, let’s hope our elected officials are paying attention to the headlines: Brazil has scored yet another huge victory at the World Trade Organization over America’s cotton subsidies; Mexico is
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Sep 28, 2007
U.S. Senate leaders asked to get farm bill moving
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-hunger, religious, farm and labor groups asked Senate leaders on Friday to force action on an overhaul of U.S. farm law, delayed for weeks by disagreements over funding and crop subsidy reforms.
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Sep 20, 2007
A Withered Harvest in the Bronx
As a practical matter, there really is a food chain extending from Washington to the poverty precincts across the nation where hungry people are nourished.
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