Grocery inflation is slowing. So why are 57% more households coming to our pantry?BY: Tim SmithIf you've read the business news lately, you might think the worst of the price squeeze is behind us. Gro...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reopened a food hub as part of its pilot program it is running to combat food insecurity among the veteran population. The VA Memphis Healthcare System reopened its hub, Lt. Col. Luke Wathers Jr. VA Medical Center, last week through a partnership with Mid-South Food Bank, allowing veterans to access groceries and other supportive resources in Tennessee. It had initially opened in May as part of a soft opening before the recent full launch. “Because the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center has the capacity to safely store and distribute food, Mid-South Food Bank is able to provide a variety of items for the food hub, including fresh produce, meat, poultry, frozen foods, and non-perishable items," Christina Drones, director of agency relations and program services for Mid-South Food Bank, said in a statement. Veterans are 7.4% more likely to experience food insecurity than non-veterans, according to VA's Office of Health Equity data. Experts attribute this gap to high rates of service-related disabilities, PTSD , and transitional civilian employment hurdles. Furthermore, social stigma and bureaucratic rules often prevent veterans from accessing traditional safety nets like SNAP. Twenty years ago, veteran hunger was...

Speakers at the forum emphasized that housing affordability — not only food supply — drives food insecurity; Matt Habash said housing 'drives everything' and pointed to investor purchases as a factor reducing supply.

Dr. Phil Neal told lawmakers KCTCS serves roughly 200,000 people a year, that many students face nonacademic barriers (41% housing insecure, 45% food insecure), and that the system’s wraparound supports and targeted industry alignment aim to improve credential completion and workforce entry.

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Barb Prather, director of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, asked the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors for a one-time $25,000 contribution to a $14 million capacity-renovation campaign, citing local food-insecurity rates and a roughly 400,000‑meal annual gap.

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Council proclaimed September as Hunger Action Month and heard from Malia Carey of 2nd Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, who said roughly 387,000 county residents — including about 112,000 children — experience food insecurity and urged volunteer involvement.

The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they now have to eat garden weeds to survive.

Tens of thousands of Americans continue to lose access to food assistance each month, even as Congress debates slowing down major cuts to federal food stamps. New data from the U.S. Department of Agri...

WNC News -- September 23, 2026: As rising prices at the pump and checkout counter continue to squeeze household budgets across Western North Carolina, many families, working parents, and fixed-income...

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Congress recently passed a bill changing eligibility for food benefits. Attorney General Jeff Jackson challenged the USDA changes in court and won.