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North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, joined with mayors across the country, to urge Congress to reject making cuts to federal programs that help low-income families pay for food.

The deadline to apply for a federal food assistance program is January 1.

Ahead of the Jan. 19 federal spending deadline, a program that provides food benefits to women, infants and children in Florida and other states is facing a budget shortfall of around $1 billion.

The White House is touting many of its pandemic programs and benefits as a way to reduce hunger. But a partisan Congress is among the biggest hurdles.

The national "Empty Bowls" event to raise funds in the fight against hunger comes to Palm Beach Gardens for the first time.

A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June with no extension.

Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.

Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.

LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.

The statewide chapter of No Kid Hungry, a national organization tackling childhood food insecurity, has seen more requests for grants to support transporting food directly to students and families.

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Broward County Public Schools has paused its weekly meal distributions, taking a weeks-long break from handing out free breakfasts and lunches to families…