Photo: Addressing Maine’s emergency food needs

Southern Maine food pantries see growing need with rising food, energy and gas prices

Some pantries are seeing new faces each week and some people who had stopped coming have returned.

Federal grant will help feed more Mainers in need

The $388K grant will make it possible for the Harrison Food Bank to expand its space and services.

Women’s History Month/SMMS student Summit Woodcock ensuring students are fed

Summit Woodcock with assistance from teacher Denise Acritelli is working to create a food pantry at the middle school.

Harrison bottle, Thanksgiving food drive Saturday

Returnable bottles pay for fuel to keep the food bank's delivery trucks on the road. Operations manager Sandy Swett reports that the most recent food allotment from the federal government's emergency food assistance did not include any canned vegetables.

Maine food stamp recipients see first major benefits boost in four decades

The hope is that it will help bring stability to some of the many state residents experiencing food insecurity.

World hunger was dramatically worse in pandemic year

A report issued jointly by five U.N. agencies said hunger outpaced population growth in 2020, with nearly 10% of all people estimated to be undernourished.

Biden quietly preparing for food stamp increase without Congress

A review of the so-called Thrifty Food Plan, ordered by Biden two days after he took office, could trigger an automatic increase in benefits as soon as Oct. 1.

Pandemic reveals race disparities around hunger in Maine

Local organizations have stepped in to deliver culturally appropriate food right to the doors of people in immigrant and tribal communities.

Video: Augusta students topple 1,333 cereal boxes in philanthropic lesson benefitting food bank

Students and community members collect the cereal boxes for the Augusta Food Bank. The food will save the food bank about $5,000.