GUEST POST FROM MATT KING, CEO OF HUNGER TASK FORCE – Every food bank knows the challenge. When school lets out for summer, one of the nation’s most effective anti-hunger programs temporarily disappears from children’s daily routines. Families that rely on school breakfast and lunch programs suddenly face additional food…
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The results of a massive study released this month by Feeding America found that food banks working with healthcare positively impacted health outcomes in their communities, underscoring food banks’ integral role in the still-evolving landscape of Food as Medicine. The 21 food banks participating in the Food As Medicine 3.0…
Creating a nutrition policy is one thing; keeping it going is another. It may be no surprise that nutrition policies are at risk of withering without across-the-board buy-in and regular nurturing. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey has worked to guard against that hazard, helping to keep its nutrition…
GUEST POST FROM ANDREA WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF OREGON FOOD BANK – My great-grandmother Francisca grew food her entire life. However, at times, even she didn’t have enough to eat. I have thought about that contradiction for as long as I can remember. A woman whose hands fed others went to…
As a professor, John Lowrey has spent years studying how food donations move from grocery stores to food banks, and he thinks he has found a way to increase that volume. He developed an app called FoodALERT, designed to make it easier for food banks and retail grocers to communicate…
GUEST POST FROM KRISTIN FROST ALBRECHT OF THE FOOD BASKET, INC. – My office is a windowless “cave,” a repurposed corner of a warehouse in Hilo, on Hawaiʻi Island, with a mouse hole in the wall that predates my tenure. Today, that hole is plugged with a bright orange plastic…
Hunger relief leaders in New York City lent positive but guarded support for an unusual plan by the city’s new mayor to bring down the cost of groceries. Elected in November on a platform of affordability, Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to open five city-owned grocery stores that would sell food…
PARTNER INSIGHT FROM TRELLUS SAME-DAY HOME DELIVERY — Hunger in America is often viewed as a supply problem. But for millions of families, the food already exists. The real challenge is getting it to them. Nearly 47 million Americans experience food insecurity each year, and for many, transportation is one…
Creating and implementing a nutrition policy can be a daunting task, but it’s possible to do it step by step, taking advantage of the many tools available to make it easier. HER Guidelines The most important of these may be the Healthy Eating Research guidelines. Released in 2020, the guidelines…