It took several months to get going, but Feeding Westchester is now humming along with an initiative that uses Medicaid dollars to deliver nutritious food to the doors of eligible residents. Every Wednesday morning, the Elmsford, N.Y.-based food bank oversees the distribution of hundreds of boxes of medically tailored food…
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Less than a year after Hurricane Helene devastated portions of its service area in September 2024, MANNA FoodBank initiated a three-pronged approach to revitalizing its local food systems – supporting area growers, strengthening partner capacity, and – in a more unusual move – building community hubs. Its Essential Foods Program…
GUEST POST FROM SINA ANSARI OF DePAUL UNIVERSITY — On a typical day, food banks match warehouse inventory to partner agency requests and dispatch drivers along a planned route. While agencies submit their requests in advance, final deliveries often differ as real-time inventory fluctuates. At each stop, teams unload to…
The idea that people have a “right to food” in the U.S. is starting to gain some footing. Perhaps the biggest sign is a resolution passed last month in New Jersey declaring that residents in the state have a fundamental right to adequate food. The ruling comes after nine states…
Not many food banks produce detailed reports about the level of food insecurity throughout their service areas, but the ones that do cite numerous benefits. With the USDA ceasing publication of its annual household food security report, the question of whether more food banks should fill the information gap by…
Vermont Foodbank is getting more strategic in how it grants funds to partner agencies. During the Covid years, it was like many food banks in channeling money to pantries for a broad range of capacity-building projects to help meet increased demand. Now it is getting more focused in its competitive…
Julie Yurko would like to warn you in advance. She is going to swear. She is going to swear because she really means it and she wants you to feel it. Here goes: Yurko is building a “kick-ass charitable food system.” A lot goes into that goal, starting with the…
Like many hunger relief organizations, God’s Love We Deliver recently put language at the top of its website to help individuals navigate the new SNAP restrictions. It also highlighted a less-common avenue of help – food assistance through Medicaid. Individuals can now go to a page on GLWD’s site where…
Houston Food Bank is intent on getting out the vote. In what appears to be a first, the nation’s third-largest food bank is building a network of “civic hubs,” aimed at educating people about the power they have to direct government activities via their right to vote. The initiative advances…