food insecurity

Four U.N. agencies have issued a warning that the coronavirus pandemic is creating a starvation crisis that will take an especially heavy toll on children. By the end of the year, more than 270 million could be hungry. The crisis is not sparing the U.S. More than 10% of Americans say they are “food scarce” right now, according to new...

Amid one of the worst downturns in U.S. history, the number of Americans who are struggling to pay for food has soared. Around 20% of adults living with children said they couldn’t afford to adequately feed their families over the last seven days, and nearly 26 million adults said people in their households are not eating enough because of a...

As jobs vanish, incomes drop and food prices rise, more Americans are going to bed hungry — and advocates warn that without intervention from Congress, those numbers could rise to a level unseen in modern times, NBC News reports.

A program that works to keep kids fed over the summer is seeing an overwhelming increase in demand.

Two well-known Vermont companies are teaming up to produce what they’re calling a “benefit batch” of gourmet ice cream that will be served up Friday, July 3, to raise money for the Vermont Foodbank. Vermont Creamery provided creme fraiche that Lake Champlain Chocolates used to make two flavors—chocolate creme fraiche and maple creme fraiche— that will be sold Friday...

When schools closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, many children were left without access to affordable and nutritious food. But one non-profit organization in Massachusetts is working to make sure children in their community do not go hungry. When the school year abruptly ended, the Waltham Boys & Girls Club decided to get creative with food distribution. “When…

The Waltham Boys and Girls Club have a plan in place to make sure students still get the nutritional essentials.

Massachusetts is working to help families who rely on schools to get their breakfasts and lunches.

East Boston has been one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic with the second-highest rate of infection in the city, according to health officials. Several non-profit groups like Mutual Aid Eastie, are now stepping up to help residents deal with things like food insecurity.

There was a massive turnout Tuesday in Burlington, Vermont, at a food giveaway – this as advocates call for the need for food support amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Project Bread says during the coronavirus pandemic, food insecurity is up 300-percent, meaning about 38-percent of residents in Massachusetts need help putting food on the table.

Boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as care kits with masks are being handed out at a walk-in coronavirus testing site in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood this week. The site, operated by Brigham Health, is located at the Sportsmen’s Tennis and Enrichment Center at 950 Blue Hill Ave. It opened Monday and will test anyone with coronavirus symptoms...

A walk-in testing site in Dorchester, Massachusetts is offering free food and care kits with face masks this week.

A new organization has formed in Maine to help restaurant workers, food producers, the elderly and anyone else with food insecurity issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cooking for Community started this week in Portland. “There are thousands, if not tens of thousands who are wondering where their next meal is going to come from,” said Ellie Linen Low, an…

A group has formed in Maine to help those struggling with food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Red Sox Foundation is launching an emergency fund to help keep people fed in New England and Southwest Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We looked at so many issues facing families as a result of this pandemic to determine how we could best help,” Red Sox Foundation Executive Director Bekah Salwasser said. “We found food insecurity to be the…

The University of Vermont is opening a food shelf in an effort to fight food insecurity among students. The school held a grand opening ceremony for the Rally Cat’s Cupboard on Monday, according to MyChamplainValley.com. The food shelf is located in the Joseph E. Hills Agricultural Science Building. Two campus surveys have found that one in five students are...

Schools in two separate Vermont school districts said this week they received surprise gifts from community members to pay off students’ school lunch debts. One of those donors, who spoke to NECN under the condition the news station would not use her name or image, is known as the “school lunch fairy” in the cafeteria of the Chamberlin School in…

While most Americans will be grateful for second and third helpings this Thanksgiving, there’s one surprising group who struggle to find a first helping every day: students at some of the nation’s top universities, NBC News reports. “I can’t go to the grocery store to buy breakfast because if I use this money I’m not going to be able to...

College can be hard. College can also be expensive. Imagine doing all of that on an empty stomach. That is the case for thousands of college students in Massachusetts, including 52% of students at MassBay, according to President David Podell.