The ongoing pandemic will leave many children in Massachusetts wanting for food. The need will be keenly felt in Barnstable County. During a news conference Thursday, September 24, Senator Julian A. Cyr (D-Truro) said the Greater Boston Food Bank has projected that one in eight people in Eastern Massachusetts will […]
insecurity
Fighting Food Insecurity, One Block at a Time
Community Fridges Are Popping Up Across America for Mutual Aid Amid the Pandemic Artwork on a New Orleans fridge by artist Sydney Calderon. On one side of a refrigerator that stands on a sidewalk in New Orleans, two alligators encircle a woman with dark mocha skin wearing a tattered white […]
Middletown restaurant owner helps fight food insecurity
MIDDLETOWN — The owner of a city restaurant is receiving praise for her efforts to fight food insecurity in the city, a problem that has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Chu said the Main Street business community was supportive and made her feel at home when she decided to […]
Sunshine and Soul wants to end food insecurity in DMV
Soul food is a staple of Black American culture filled with history and tradition. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. — Soul food is a staple of Black American culture filled with history, tradition, and is known for bringing families and communities together. “Our ancestors, our grandmothers, our aunties – they cook […]
Reducing food insecurity, providing restaurants with customers
Fill the Fridge will install 20 refrigerators at departments of recreation in D.C. within 14 days, and pay local restaurants to fill them with meals daily. WASHINGTON — Food insecurity in D.C. has skyrocketed in the last few months. With job insecurity on the rise, a lapse in federal unemployment […]