Hunger may kill more people than COVID this year

As many as 132 million more people than previously projected could go hungry in 2020.

‘Backpack’ programs help prevent central Maine students from going hungry

Packages sent home with students offer a discreet way for them to eat on the weekends, and no proof of need has to be shown to get the food.

Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan

The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.

Districts digesting new school nutrition laws, and their costs

Several new laws that affect school nutrition programs will have Maine school districts retool the way they feed students to avoid 'food shaming' while providing nutritious meals.

PHOTO: Spreading the peanut butter

Program that pays farmers to provide food for hungry Mainers threatened

State lawmakers are weighing whether to allocate $3 million to continue a hunger relief program, which buys fresh produce from 75 Maine farms, for two more years.

More than 230,000 pounds of produce donated through Maine Harvest for Hunger in 2018

The produce will go to 187 sites in Maine.

Autumn Bazaar for ending hunger upcoming

Maine’s largest food bank warns of consequences of requiring some food stamp recipients to work

Trinity Jubilee Center offering nutrition classes, participating in Food Service Program