The level of food insecurity among seniors has barely budged in recent years, giving greater motivation to food banks that are making targeted efforts to serve this population. Out of the 78 million people in the U.S. who are 60 or older, 5.5 million of them were food insecure in…
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In response to a nearly 60% increase in the number of adults over 60 reporting food insecurity since the start of the pandemic (see chart), food banks are intensifying their efforts to reach seniors and enroll them in SNAP. With fewer opportunities to meet seniors in person, these food banks…
Second Harvest Heartland of Minnesota and others are proving that a food bank does not necessarily need a kitchen to play a major role in distributing thousands of freshly prepared meals. Using Feeding America’s MealConnect platform, Second Harvest Heartland is sourcing large donations of bulk food and guiding it toward…
A quick look at the home page of Yolo Food Bank’s website underscores a main mission of its Covid-19 response: to get food to the elderly and vulnerable who are stuck at home. In stepping up to meet the needs of low-income quarantined individuals, Yolo is taking on one of…
With a small financial commitment and the help of about a dozen volunteers, a food pantry in Oregon is finding it’s not so hard to make a big difference in the lives of the homebound in its community. A program to deliver food once a month to elderly and disabled…
The Greater Chicago Food Depository’s expansion into meal preparation with the addition of a massive new kitchen adds oomph to a growing frontier of service for the nation’s food banks. With its $50-million commitment to preparing meals, announced last month, the Food Depository is sending a strong message that it…
How often do food banks roll out programs in which 95% of the targeted clients participate? It’s happening in Florida, with nearly all of the 2,055 seniors signed up for a fruit and vegetable purchasing program taking advantage of it, according to the three partners behind the program. The program…
About a year and a half ago, an anonymous donor handed Three Square Food Bank a windfall and a challenge: $10 million to end senior hunger in and around Las Vegas. Since then, the food bank has revamped its senior hunger program and begun laying the groundwork for systemic change…