-
Congress is considering a bill that would boost tax breaks for low-income families with children. The proposal is still awaiting action by the U.S. Senate.
-
The newest food benefits program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture will officially launch in the summer of 2024. The deadline for states to sign up was Jan. 1.
-
Eating is a basic physiological need. How that need is met is, increasingly often, is dependent on income. Between two public universities in the same Florida city, income and access lines can be as pronounced as the railroad tracks that divide them.
-
Nonprofit Feeding South Florida tells WLRN even middle-class families are asking for help during the holidays in this affordability crisis, while some kids worry about not having school meals during holiday breaks.
-
Overall, about 9% of South Floridians don’t have enough to eat, according to the food bank Feeding South Florida. Here's a list of organizations across South Florida that are distributing food to families in need.
-
More than a third of Floridians earning $50,000 to $100,000 reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, according to a survey published by No Kid Hungry.
-
Food banks and nonprofits say inflation has hurt fundraising and made it hard to handle a surge in demand. One CEO says the need is close to the height of the pandemic.
-
Light blue cans of black beans line Centro Juan Diego’s food pantry, where volunteers pack them away with bags of rice to hand out to the people lined up outside. The halls are lined with palettes of ready-to-eat meals and bottled water. Centro Juan Diego feeds clients year-round. But after Ian, she said, the need quadrupled.
-
The national "Empty Bowls" event to raise funds in the fight against hunger comes to Palm Beach Gardens for the first time.
-
Broward County is collecting canned goods and other non-perishables, toiletries, baby food and formula throughout the month of September.
-
Florida’s new restrictions on abortion access, new laws and the impact on this year’s elections. Plus, where you can find meals for the summer while school is out. And a man who rowed a boat across the Atlantic to make a statement about people’s carbon footprint.
-
Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.