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PublishedMay 3, 2021
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.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Biden expanding summer food program for 34 million schoolchildren
The program reflects the Biden administration's attempts to nearly stamp out child poverty.
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PublishedApril 22, 2021
Our View: The food we throw away is hurting the planet
More than a third of all food produced is thrown away, and it produces greenhouse gases at an alarming rate.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2021
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.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
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.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2021
Michelle Obama aims to give a million meals in new children’s food show, campaign
A campaign tied to the Tuesday debut of Michelle Obama’s children’s food show is aiming to provide more than one million meals to communities with food insecurity.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2021
Our View: Mainers in need can’t afford austerity budget
This is no ordinary recession, and state spending should reflect that.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Pandemic threatens Wiscasset nonprofit farm’s long-term survival
Morris Farm in Wiscasset has given away roughly 300 pounds of fresh produce through its free take-what-you-need farm stand since it launched in late August.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Maine Voices: Ending hunger in Maine by decade’s end is still within our reach
Working with elected officials and philanthropic groups, we must invest in strategies that provide not only short-term relief but also long-term solutions.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
Food insecurity nonprofit to move into donated HQ
Westbrook Market has donated a room for the Westbrook Families Feeding Families' growing operation.
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