food insecurity

More than 400 thousand people in Connecticut struggle to put food on the table. Usually, one in four children in the state are hungry.

In Connecticut, more than 400,000 people struggle to put food on the table.   The issue of food insecurity is exacerbated by inflation, increasing the cost of groceries and putting a strain on food banks nationwide. “We are definitely seeing an uptick in our pantries and at our mobile lines. There is definitely more of a need right now,” said…

Food insecurity is an issue nationwide and it is increasingly becoming a problem on college campuses. That’s why one major grocery chain is stepping up and making a major donation to Connecticut’s 17 state colleges and universities. Stop and Shop is donating $100,000 so many state schools can stock the campus food pantry shelves. “We want to make sure students…

Stop & Shop has donated $100,000 to Connecticut’s state colleges to help stock food pantries on their campuses.

The United Nations said the figure is poised to hit “appalling” new levels this year as war in Ukraine affects global food production.

Students worked with a professor at UConn’s campus in Stamford to create a pop-up food pantry that may soon become permanent.

To address food insecurity and the absence of a dining center on campus, UConn Stamford students can now take snacks, cereals, and stock their own pantries throughout the day.  It’s a first for the university that is trying to take one thing off students’ plates. Or really — add to their plates. “The ramen – take as much as you want....

The pantry opened in early March with the help from the Food Pantry Coordinator and over 30 students.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has urged world finance leaders to “get concrete” as they look for ways to combat a looming crisis over food insecurity around the globe that Russia’s war in Ukraine has made worse

UConn star Paige Bueckers put on a pop-up distribution for families struggling with food insecurity in the Minneapolis area.

A pandemic, supply shortages, inflation: times are tough, money has been tight and new parents are feeling the pinch. “The mothers and the young fathers are in crisis right now, said Pastor Brenda Adkins of His Divine Will Fellowship. A crisis, Adkins says is impacting families in Connecticut. “It’s the prices of the baby formula that is very, very...

As a child, East Side Riders Bike Club co-founder John Jones III was told there were lines he couldn’t cross in the neighborhood of Watts, Los Angeles. Today, he and his organization — co-founded by his father — regularly cross those gang lines by bicycle to deliver meals to anyone struggling with homelessness or food insecurity.

Makayla Williams and Alexis Wray are the co-founders of MarketBoxx, an organization that provides food to college students who need it. The recent grads of North Carolina A&T, an HBCU, say students shouldn’t have to choose between a textbook and food, and want to help students follow their dreams.

Connecticut Foodshare continues to find ways to deliver food for those facing food insecurity during the holiday season.

Connecticut Foodshare’s weekly food distributions at Rentschler Field may have ended in April, but there are still those among us who struggle with food insecurity. That’s why the organization continues its foundational program of mobile food pantries. Once a month, Foodshare brings a truckload of food to the community on Eastern Street in New Haven. Seven pallots of food...

A local food ministry is stepping up to meet the need, and volunteers are bracing to see even greater demand.

Even as the United States works towards economic recovery from the pandemic, one consequence lingers: hunger. A local food ministry is stepping up to meet the need, and volunteers are bracing to see even greater demand. “The longer the pandemic lasts as a concern on people’s minds, potentially the more clients we’re going to start seeing on a regular...

Continuing their efforts to combat food insecurity, Connecticut Foodshare aimed to distribute 51,000 Thanksgiving dinners by Wednesday.  Goal accomplished. A day early. “They are out the door. They are at our partner agencies and they will have those turkeys to people within the next 24 hours,” said Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski. In total, 51,291 turkeys and all…

CT Foodshare has been working around the clock to get meals to everyone who needs them this Thanksgiving.

Google is donating $100,000 to Connecticut Foodshare to help boost operations and support local pantries ahead of the holidays. The funding will provide more resources for pantries that want to implement what’s known as the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) system. The purpose is to categorize foods based on their nutritional value while also educating donors and those struggle with…