In Maine or in the Bronx … food shortages being met without stimulus money

Oxford Hills food assistance resources

Local volunteer organizations continue feeding their communities while local eateries do their part to help those in need.

As crisis deepens, Maine food banks scramble to keep up

Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.

New community project to work on processing extra food

Preserving produce and processed foods for future use by food pantry recipients was identified as the top priority among those attending a meeting Thursday, Feb. 13, at Knowlton Corner Farm.

Brunswick dinner benefits the hungry in the name of MLK

Maine's soup kitchens and food banks see their donations spike during the holiday season, but the 13.6% of Maine households experiencing food insecurity know the need doesn't end with the holidays.

Holiday meal program underscores food insecurity

Save a Lot, with its customers and Moss Brook Church teamed up for the fourth year on Bags for a Brighter Holiday, a program that brings bags of pantry staples and meals to local residents during the Christmas season.

Trump administration rule will cut food stamps for nearly 700,000 people

The new plan will strip states' ability to issue work requirement waivers unless a county has an unemployment rate of 6% or higher.

Hannaford pledges to give $1 million, launch program to combat child hunger

The supermarket chain plans to establish food pantries in 90 schools around the Northeast.

Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says

The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.

River Valley families receive food for school vacation week

Members of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition delivered a total of 150 bags to schools in Mexico, Peru and Rumford.