As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland meal providers pivot to feed hungry
Together, Wayside Food Programs and Preble Street provided close to 2,000 precooked Thanksgiving dinners for those in need.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Millions of Americans going hungry this winter
Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.
Posted inTimes Record
COVID pandemic drives Bath Area Food Bank to lift restrictions for one day
The food distribution is scheduled from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday at 807 Middle St. in Bath. Attendees are required to wear a face mask and bring their own bags.
Posted inNation & World
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
The Rome-based U.N. agency was established in 1961 at the behest of President Eisenhower and has brought aid to multiple crises.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Public schools are rethinking how to carry out a crucial function: Feeding students
Gone are the salad bars and buffets where students mix-and-match their ideal lunch.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress should make a deal on COVID relief
Too many Republicans on Capitol Hill seem content to sit back and watch Americans suffer.
Posted inMaine
More Mainers struggle to feed their families as agencies fear worst to come
Before the pandemic, the state already had an elevated level of hunger compared to the rest of the nation. Now, relief programs are adapting to an intensifying crisis.
Posted inFood, Nation & World
Hunger may kill more people than COVID this year
As many as 132 million more people than previously projected could go hungry in 2020.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Drive-thru food drive planned in Portland
PORTLAND — United Way of Greater Portland is teaming up with Wayside Food Programs to hold a contactless drive-thru food drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at Wayside Food Programs, 135 Walton St. The food collected will benefit food pantries throughout Cumberland County. Wayside Food Programs operates five mobile food pantries and […]