hunger

Published
May 12, 2022

Our View: Hospital’s new Portland food pantry shows broad view of health

Instead of just treating sickness, MaineHealth is taking on the things that make us sick.
Published
March 29, 2022

Our View: What do we gain by cutting school meals?

Waivers that allowed districts to innovate in the face of the pandemic are set to end June 30, and it will do nothing but harm students and schools.
Published
March 6, 2022

After growing up hungry in Portland, Cognac entrepreneurs help fight food insecurity in Maine

Golden Wat Cognac founding partner Kevin Ly relied on free food programs as a kid in Portland. Now, his company is donating 100 percent of its first-year profits from Maine sales to Full Plates, Full Potential.
Published
January 14, 2022

New report says Maine’s goal of ending hunger by 2030 is ‘within reach’

A legislative hearing will get an update on the draft report next week as officials eye solutions to address 'a breathtaking level of suffering' by hungry Mainers
Published
November 24, 2021

Our View: Food insecurity in the military says a lot about hunger in America

Thousands of military families struggle to get enough food, for the same reasons that other families do.
Published
October 3, 2021

Pandemic highlights food insecurity in Maine’s tribal communities

A nonprofit is trying to help build resiliency by educating people about how to grow and cook traditional foods.
Published
September 26, 2021

Commentary: Starvation as big a threat to Afghan women as the Taliban

Forcing wage earners into their homes puts entire families at risk. The country’s political chaos could soon turn into a health crisis.
Published
July 14, 2021

State urges Maine families to apply for free school meals

The data collected on the forms is used to determine state and federal funding, so it's important they are completed even though meals will continue to be free for all students, the Department of Education says.
Published
July 4, 2021

Do the patriotic thing: Grow a garden

For a whole host of reasons, gardening is good citizenship.
Published
May 30, 2021

New Cape Elizabeth nonprofit feeds the hungry while helping farmers

Farms for Food Equity buys surplus produce from Maine farms and distributes it to local food banks.