USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
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Big Y launches holiday campaign to support local food banks
Big Y launched its annual Sack Hunger holiday campaign, aiming to provide meals to local food banks across Massachusetts and Connecticut. The initiative supports four major food banks: The Food ...
At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
The months immediately after “giving season” are still the coldest, and every year, Worcester County’s community organizations feel the chill.
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State pilot program puts restaurant takeout meals on food aid menus around region
More than a half-dozen restaurants in Hampshire County are partnering with survival centers in Northampton and Amherst to ...
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At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
In 2024, the Worcester County Food Bank and several other local organizations surveyed 500 Worcester residents about their access to food. 44 percent of respondents said in the past year ...