A series of conversations are underway for Indianapolis residents to engage in food system solutions with the new Indy Community Food Access Coalition.

A new report from Indy Hunger Network found 25 percent of people in Indianapolis struggled to get enough food this year. That's improved from a pandemic high of 28 percent in 2020.

A local food insecurity services agency is saying goodbye to its longtime CEO. Jennifer Vigran is stepping down after more than 20 years of service with Second Helpings.

The meal program called Summer Servings offers free, nutritious meals to children 18 and younger during the summer months.

As part of WFYI's series this month marking a year of pandemic, this reflection from President and CEO at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana John Elliott explores the year in food assistance.

Indianapolis city leaders recently approved the restructuring of local systems to better address food access.

St. Vincent de Paul Boulevard Place Food Pantry will double the size of its building, at 42nd Street. It will also receive renovations. The pantry saw an estimated 30 percent increase in out-of-boundary shoppers during the COVID-19 crisis -- people living outside their typically serviced neighborhoods.

The state says people don't have to do anything to get the benefits; they should have received a new card in the mail or had them added to their existing food stamps card.

A group of Indianapolis nonprofits on Indianapolis' southside says the impact of the pandemic is still an issue for food insecurity in central Indiana.

Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry in Garrett has an abundance of pigs sent to it from farmers because the meat processing plants it partners with are either closed or slowed down production due to the virus outbreak.