The truck, a partnership between Windham Public Library and Age Friendly Windham, will make 4 stops in town each Thursday in July and August.
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Bath-area YMCA launches summer food program for kids
The nonprofit will be delivering meals to kids and teens through late August.
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Thousands of children in Maine are no longer receiving food assistance benefits
A state official said Maine has seen a ‘sustained decrease’ in enrollment since changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program started going into effect.
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Federal cuts squeezing food pantries in Aroostook County
The addition of a giant freezer could help Catholic Charities solicit more large donations of frozen goods in Maine’s northernmost county, where nearly 1 in 5 residents relies on SNAP benefits.
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Cartoonist Roz Chast’s donated prints raise money for Portland food nonprofit
Food for All Services will use the donation to deliver food to Maine’s immigrant and low-income communities.
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Thousands of Mainers no longer receiving SNAP benefits
Historic changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program removed work exemptions and shifted more administrative costs to states.
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Kittery nonprofit receiving $1M from Maine opioid settlement fund
Mainspring will use the financial boost to expand its integrated recovery support model, which includes case management, housing services and recovery support, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.
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Brunswick nonprofit produce provider brings on first paid director
Growing to Give donates thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to organizations that feed Mainers every year.
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Maine set a goal to end hunger by 2030. What will it take to get there?
State leaders and hunger prevention advocates say federal changes to nutrition assistance programs have undermined Maine’s strategy to increase food security.
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Millions of pounds of food donated across Maine
Pantry directors in southern Maine say the food they receive from supermarkets and local stores has helped them keep up with the need in their communities.