Tribes are expanding pantry hours, adding workers and using alternative sources to stock their shelves.
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Taylor Swift otter T-shirt auction will help fight hunger in Midcoast Maine
United Midcoast Charities will auction an early copy of the sea otter T-shirt Taylor Swift wore in the “Showgirl” film that is being reissued by a Maine company.
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Judges rule Trump administration can’t suspend SNAP during shutdown
In a lawsuit that Maine joined, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said the government must pay out at least partial benefits to the millions of Americans — including 170,000 Mainers — who rely on food stamps.
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Here’s where SNAP is distributed in Maine
Nearly 170,000 people across the state receive the monthly food assistance benefits.
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Yarmouth Community Garden donates record 4,400 pounds of produce
The Yarmouth Community Food Pantry will distribute the produce to people facing hunger.
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Portland schools foundation raises $40K for food assistance
The funds will be used to stock pantries in schools, and provide Hannaford gift cards for families struggling to access food during the lapse in SNAP funding.
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Residents stepping in to assist Kennebunk-area food pantries
In advance of the lapse in SNAP benefits, food providers have experienced a major influx of donations.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard workers turning to food banks, aid programs for help amid shutdown
The increase in new clients at food pantries comes as those resources are already seeing an increase in demand because of changes to SNAP.
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Biddeford, Saco food pantries already strained ahead of SNAP shutdown
With SNAP benefits not being issued in November, food pantries are already serving a higher number of clients.
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How Mainers are stepping up to help neighbors, food pantries ahead of SNAP funding lapse
Local organizations are trying to bridge the gap for the nearly 170,000 Maine residents who won’t get food stamps in November — and they’re already seeing a swell in much-needed donations and volunteers.