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  • Saying it with soup in Lanesborough: We want to ease the isolation of our elders

    December 12, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

    The Community Produce Program organized by the Heart & Soil Collective delivers weekly produce to seniors in need. Not only does the program increase food access, but it also provides seniors with community, wellness checks, and friendships that they struggle to access otherwise.

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  • Empty schools! Solutions for absenteeism.

    December 07, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit Public Schools is tackling chronic absenteeism by addressing the underlying reasons students are absent. Attendance agents work with families to address their needs and connect them to necessary resources like food, transportation, and school supplies.

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  • Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

    November 30, 2022 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community fridges, like The Friendly Fridge, popped up during the pandemic as a way to get food to people in need, as the pandemic highlighted nationwide food insecurity issues. The fridges survive on donations from community members, other organizations and local restaurants and grocery stores. It’s estimated that about 250 people will grab something from The Friendly Fridge each day.

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  • The Supermarket Lending Shoppers Money for Groceries

    November 28, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    In the United Kingdom, the supermarket Iceland Foods gives out interest-free microloans on pre-loaded cards during school holidays for families to spread out their grocery bills over time when finances are most stretched. The program also reduces pressure on food banks that are already struggling to meet demand.

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  • Program addresses food insecurity, teaches kitchen skills to children

    November 23, 2022 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

    Cooking to Share allows fifth- and sixth-grade students to cook meals for families in need. Since its inception, the program has served 78 families in the county, while teaching 2,000 students about cooking, food safety, foodborne illnesses, and cleanliness.

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  • At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

    November 18, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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  • Alleviating food insecurity

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    New Path 1010 provides weekend food bags to families in need at 10 schools in Barrow County. The organization distributes roughly 300 bags of food each weekend, and nearly 93 percent of students surveyed said the food bags helped their families.

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  • Churches combating hunger

    November 16, 2022 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    In partnership with churches across north Georgia, There's Hope for the Hungry holds monthly events to distribute groceries to families in need. The organization helped roughly 10,000 families in 2022.

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  • How a St. Louis Spice Drive Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

    November 11, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    The International Institute of St. Louis works with immigrants and refugees and partnered with a local grocer, Global Foods Market, to host an annual spice drive for those facing food insecurity. Spices aren’t normally thought of when people donate to food banks, but they can provide both flavor and a cultural connection to home. Last year’s drive collected nearly 30 pounds of spices and with matching donations, a total of 600 jars of spices were given to people facing food insecurity.

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  • This is how Mondays in Lanesborough became 'salad day' for some lucky seniors

    November 01, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

    The Community Produce Program is a weekly produce delivery that serves local seniors in need of fresh produce. Not only does the program helps with issues of food security, but it also fosters community between the volunteers and the local elders and helps reduce waste.

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