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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Maine Voices: We can end hunger in Maine in this decade
Partnerships on the state and local levels involving government and charitable organizations are needed to meet this important goal.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2019
Our View: Why aren’t we doing more to end hunger?
Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Mainers still don't get enough nutritious food.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Our View: We are having the wrong debate over school meals eligibility
We should be talking about how to expand school meals, not arguing over whether students deserve them.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Insight: Starving seniors – how America fails to feed its elderly
More than 5 million of them don't have consistent access to enough food to sustain a healthy life, a number that has doubled since 2001.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Our View: Don’t lose sight of food stamp cuts
While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
Maine Voices: Washington shouldn’t leave needy, hungry students behind
Speak out against a proposal that will slash access to free school meals and affect children's ability to learn.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2019
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.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
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.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2019
Maine Voices: State finally taking action on childhood hunger
New laws will make sure that fewer Maine children will go to bed hungry.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
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.
