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Funding cuts threaten to deepen hunger crisis as rising costs send more families to food banks
Food banks say income stagnation and rising living costs are increasing demand at their organizations across the country — ...
What are the major issues in Australia’s election Saturday?
Australians are voting Saturday in a general election that will be dominated by the soaring cost of living, the economy, ...
Who’s eating publishers’ lunch? The rising costs and shrinking margins of Australian books
Books may seem expensive in Australia, but they’re cheap when you take costs into account. For independent publishers, times ...
NZ Food Strategy Needed To Address Dire Statistic: A Third Of Kiwis Need Help To Access Food
New Zealand needs a national food strategy to address the fact that a third of New Zealanders need food banks or financial ...
LAist14d
Food banks in LA
Food banks in L.A. saw an increase in demand after January's fires. Then the federal government halted millions of dollars in funding for food banks, forcing some groups to make tough choices on ...
CBS News14d
Major federal, state funding cuts leave uncertain future for Sacramento food banks
SACRAMENTO — Big funding cuts are coming to food banks at both the state and federal levels. The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services distributed about 40 million pounds of food in 2024.
The Spokesman-Review15d
WA food banks bracing for potential impacts from federal cuts and tariffs
food banks and their users at a time when more families are reliant on them. Northwest Harvest CEO Thomas Reynolds has been tracking the situation closely. Northwest Harvest is a statewide ...
CBC.ca18d
'Unprecedented growth' in Canadian food banks prompts calls for it to be a top federal election issue
Demand for the services of local food banks has never been higher, and Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of the Guelph Food Bank says she's worried about the impact U.S. tariffs will have on the local ...
The Repository19d
Volunteering at Akron-Canton Foodbank is important and fulfilling | Letter
Every week I went into the food bank, the shelves were at least half ... I decided to volunteer at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank to restock the pantry. My supervisor had me stock dry goods ...
Buffalo News19d
Letter: Cutting funds to food banks has nothing to do with waste
FeedMore of WNY just found out that the Department of Agriculture cut $3.5 million of its federal food donations. FeedMore uses USDA funding to purchase meat, fish, dairy products, and fresh ...
The Hamilton Spectator23d
Root Cellar receives accreditation in Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence
The Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub has been accredited through Food Banks Canada’s Standards of Excellence program, a mark of not only meeting but clearing the bar for service quality.
The Indianapolis Star23d
NY food banks at risk from federal funding cuts: What you should know
which helps food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries feed those in need across the state. "As hungry families turn to food banks and soup kitchens for help, Trump is now slashing the funding ...