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Northeast Iowa Food Bank launches $14 million campaign to address escalating food insecurity

Charles City Press 08 Apr 2025
The Northeast Iowa Food Bank has announced the launch of a $14 million campaign to increase its capacity to deal with food insecurity issues, called “From Hunger to Hope, Building a Secure Tomorrow.”.
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Area food bank representatives share troubles with providing services

Toledo Blade 08 Apr 2025
State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson (D., Toledo) heard complaints Monday from area food bank representatives ahead of the expected Ohio House of Representatives vote Wednesday on House Republicans’ proposed general fund budget ... .
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Empty bowls, full hearts: Food Bank hits $20,000 goal in annual fundraiser

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 08 Apr 2025
The Fairbanks Community Food Bank raised over $20,000 during its Empty Bowls event, where art, generosity and community spirit came together to fight hunger ... .
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Colorado food pantries scramble amid steep federal funding cuts

Denver Post 08 Apr 2025
The cuts come at a time of rising need across the state, said Erin Pulling, CEO of Food Bank of the Rockies ... “Not only do we need these funds replaced, but food banks and food pantries need more support than ever.”.
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‘Fill Our Baskets’

Statesboro Herald 08 Apr 2025
For the Easter season, the Food Bank is asking the community ...
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‘We have done it with cutting chai…’; Netizens divided over Radhika Gupta’s ‘half plate portion’ suggestion for restaurants to tackle obesity, food wastage

Indian Express 08 Apr 2025
This idea gained some support from online users citing examples in Ahmedabad and Bangkok, and suggestions for alternatives like food banks and opt-in "upsizing" models.
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Bank reopens in rebel-held Goma, eastern DR Congo

Xinhua 08 Apr 2025
GOMA, DR Congo, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Congo Savings Bank (CADECO) branch in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reopened on Monday after being seized by March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in late January.
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Kansas leaders raise alarm over federal budget cuts saying essential services in jeopardy

Lawrence Journal World 08 Apr 2025
The supplies are provided to Harvesters through the Emergency Food Assistance Program, a federal nutrition program designed to help low-income households supplement their food sources through food banks and pantries.
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COMMUNITY DIGEST: April 8, 2025

The Citizens' Voice 08 Apr 2025
Luzerne County Community College campus food drive ... Accepting donations of non-perishable food items as well as personal products ... Holy Name Society sponsors Lenten food sale ... Food pantry ... Sponsored by the church and CEO/Weinberg Food Bank.
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'Food insecurity just going to increase': How Palm Beach County food banks will fare with cuts

The Palm Beach Post 07 Apr 2025
Food banks in Palm Beach County are bracing for the impact of ... In March, the USDA cut two federal programs that provided funding to schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and ranches.
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Cuts in federal food assistance programs hits Oregon food banks

Statesman Journal 07 Apr 2025
The Trump administration eliminated the USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance program, which buys food from local farmers and distributes it to food banks, and the Local Food for Schools program, which also buys food from farmers for schools.
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Springfield-area food banks, small producers concerned about USDA program cuts

Springfield News-Leader 07 Apr 2025
Cuts to federal emergency food assistance program purchases will do more than just impact local food banks ... like Ozarks Food Harvest, which then supply area food banks and soup kitchens with the food.
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From no-show couriers to food banks: my quest to rehome everything we test on the Filter

AOL 07 Apr 2025
For some samples, such as leftovers from the food filter series, choosing where to donate them was a no-brainer. the Copenhagen Street food bank, which is dedicated to alleviating food poverty in Islington, London, where the Guardian is based.
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