The U.S. Department of Agriculture planned on Nov. 1 to begin freezing food aid payments used by about 1 in 8 Americans for groceries. A cornerstone of the nation's social safety net, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was said to be out of funds as the government shutdown entered its second month.

The film emphasizes the importance of healthy eating habits and a balanced diet. It contrasts nutritious food choices with junk food, illustrating how proper nutrition fuels the body like gasoline fuels a car. Various food groups are introduced ...

A handful of St. Vincent de Paul Johnstown Food Pantry volunteers packed more boxes than typical Wednesday for the upcoming distribution Nov. 10 due to concerns of

Community groups and businesses lending a hand locally with food insecurity include the grassroots GOGO (Give or Get Operation) Food Drive; Stone Bridge Brewing Co. in Johnstown; the Her Table Community Care Program;

Food pantries in the Louisville area say they are concerned they won't be able to meet the demand for food access with SNAP benefits running out soon, so local organizations are doing what they can to help bridge the gap.

Stakeholders are developing and testing screening tools and interventions to address nutrition insecurity, additive to and distinct from food insecurity. Given nutrition and health inequities in diet-related diseases, achieving nutrition security must be a ...

Prevalence of unaffordability and number of people unable to afford each diet Ratio of each diet cost to observed national average food expenditures Ratio of each diet cost to the food component of the international poverty lines as defined by the World ...

Mutual aid refers to reciprocal support networks of neighbors who promptly meet each other’s most pressing needs when existing systems fail to make them whole. They emphasize “solidarity” with each other as opposed to “charity” for another beneficiary.