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Partnering to Improve Population Health
In 2017, nearly 8% of US households with adults aged 65 and older were food insecure, meaning that they lacked consistent access to enough food for a healthy, active life. As older adults already face...
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Food Insecurity Among Seniors
May is Older Americans Month and on May 14th in support of this, Feeding America released The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2017, a report by Dr. Craig Gundersen and Dr. James P. Ziliak,...
View ArticleTaking a Stance on Providing Access to Nutritious Meals for Children and...
When school is out and school lunches are no longer available, food banks across the network are stepping in to fill the summer meal gap. In Summer 2018, the Feeding America network of food banks...
View ArticleFood Insecurity Associated with Negative Health Indicators at the County Level
For the ninth consecutive year, Feeding America has conducted the Map the Meal Gap study to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity for every county and congressional district in the United States....
View ArticleBold Goal and Unique Collaboration of Harvesters, Humana and Walgreens in...
At Harvesters—The Community Food Network, in Kansas City, Missouri, we are committed to maximizing partnerships to reduce food insecurity and promote client stability. Our work is no longer just about...
View ArticleAddressing Food Insecurity in a Health Care Setting
Food insecurity is one of the most pressing challenges facing our health care industry today. Access to affordable, nutritious food plays a crucial role in a person’s overall health and well-being....
View ArticleProviding Nutritious Foods to Kids through a Summer BackPack Program
Thanks to a grant from Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation through Feeding America, Central California Food Bank was able to expand its BackPack program this year into the summer months by working with...
View ArticleVisualizing State and County Healthcare Costs of Food Insecurity
Families who experience food insecurity often face multiple hardships that exacerbate the challenges to maintaining good health, a process known as the cycle of food insecurity and chronic disease....
View ArticleSeptember is Hunger Action Month
This September communities across America are taking action to fight hunger. Click on the article below to learn more about how you can join Feeding America and the food bank network in making a big...
View ArticleProposed SNAP Rule Threatens the Health of Working Families, Children,...
Food assistance is at risk–again. Just months after Congress and the Administration debated and reauthorized SNAP through the Farm Bill, the Administration is now proposing to implement, through...
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Food Insecurity and Poverty Rates Improve to Pre-Recession Levels in 2018,...
Every year at Feeding America, we look forward to the release of new data from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Examining annual changes in household food insecurity,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of One Food Bank’s Journey to Preventing Diabetes
Imagine sitting at the table with your family to eat a warm meal after a long workday and running errands. You smell something delicious only to look down and realize you cannot eat what is on your...
View ArticleNutrition Kitchen: Turning Client Feedback into Improvements with Feeding...
Food pantries nationwide are making efforts to increase the amount of fresh produce distributed to neighbors in need of food. Yet, increasing access to fresh produce may not be enough to encourage...
View ArticleOur Top Ten Research Articles of 2019
The year is quickly coming to an end, and with it so is the last decade. In 2019, Feeding America has continued to work tirelessly toward its 2025 goal: Feeding America, in collaboration with our...
View ArticleTeaching Future Physicians About Food Insecurity: A Unique Partnership...
More than 40 million people living in the U.S. face food insecurity, yet physicians are unprepared to address it as a social determinant of health. In a national survey, only 30 percent of physician...
View ArticleNew Guidelines to Increase Access to Healthy Food and Beverages in Food Banks
Nearly 15 years ago, one of my first jobs after college was running a senior brown bag program at a food bank. Every month, I was in charge of putting together a supplemental bag of groceries for...
View ArticleThere Isn’t One Way to Address College Hunger; There Are a Million
While advising the Campus Kitchen at the University of Kentucky, a student-led organization that recovers and repurposes food to serve healthy meals, I realized that many students were volunteering in...
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The Impact of the Coronavirus on Food Insecurity
As closures and social distancing orders meant to limit spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) sweep across the country, the impact is being felt in communities large and small. While changes...
View ArticleShare How You Feel – Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
We all keep hearing from the medical community and the front lines about the need for personal protective equipment (PPE), but one of the most critical needs is information. Doctors and scientists are...
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Fresh Food Connect: Increasing Access of Fresh and Local Produce and...
Fresh Food Connect prides itself in building a strong, hyper-local, and resilient food system. Now more than ever, the importance of this work is undeniable. Fresh Food Connect is prepared with...
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