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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Maine Constitution requires state to provide SNAP, says Winthrop Democrat
Sen. Craig Hickman, an organic farmer, says the state ‘must act quickly’ to cover the anticipated loss of federal food assistance for 170,000 Mainers.
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Angus King co-sponsoring bill to keep SNAP, WIC going during shutdown
The Maine independent is also joining Republican Sen. Susan Collins in supporting a similar piece of legislation that seeks to maintain funding food assistance in November.
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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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Maine Gov. Janet Mills releases $1.25 million to help food banks respond to SNAP losses
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.
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Here are some of the Maine restaurants, eateries and markets offering food assistance
A growing number of Maine businesses are offering free or discounted food to Mainers in need.
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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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Maine joins 24 states suing Trump administration over expected lapse in SNAP benefits
The federal food assistance benefits are expected to be suspended starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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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.