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Food benefits for millions at center of latest Washington spending fight
Despite record low unemployment, nonprofits say they are continuing to see rising demand for food assistance as Congress debates further cuts.
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UN food agency warns of ‘doom loop' for world's hungriest as governments cut aid
The World Food Program is warning that humanitarian funding cuts by governments are forcing the U.N. agency to drastically cut food rations to the world’s hungriest people.
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UN cuts food aid to millions globally amid ‘crippling' funding crisis
The United Nations says it has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of “a crippling funding crisis” that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels.
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Pandemic-Era Food Stamp Benefits Are About to End. Strained Food Banks Are Bracing for Spike in Need
Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink.
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Inflation Drives Acute Need for Hunger Relief This Holiday Season
This is the time of year, with Thanksgiving around the corner, when society considers the plight of the neediest among us, as if food insecurity only exists during the holidays.
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Thousands of Military Families Struggle With Food Insecurity
Many military families can’t afford food and other basic needs. The Department of Defense said it’s working to fix the problem.