food banks

Inflation boosts demand at food banks as pandemic anti-hunger measures fall away

By Haley Barker, Riley Farrell, and Marika Proctor — July 6, 2022
(RNS) — While President Biden recently signed the Keep Kids Fed Act, extending free meal programs for schoolchildren, many stopgaps funded during the pandemic have ended or are only available in some states. 

What happens when all the student volunteers disappear?

By Ashraf Khalil — March 14, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Said one volunteer coordinator at a Catholic high school: 'When they’re out there helping other people, that’s when they’re at their best.'

Hunger in America: 1 in 7 rely on food banks

By Natalie DiBlasio — August 20, 2014
(RNS) Nationwide, 46 million people rely on food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families, according to a new study. One in four military families need help putting food on the table.
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