Articles tagged as: food insecurity
January 14, 2021
Indianapolis Makes Changes To Improve Food Access
Indianapolis city leaders recently approved the restructuring of local systems to better address food access.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2020
St. Vincent de Paul Expands Food Pantry To Meet Larger Need
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.
Read MoreJune 15, 2020
Pandemic Food Stamp Benefits Delayed For Some Families, FSSA Offers Help Line
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.
Read MoreJune 4, 2020
Local Partnership Provides Food Boxes For Southside Families
A group of Indianapolis nonprofits on Indianapolis' southside says the impact of the pandemic is still an issue for food insecurity in central Indiana.
Read MoreMay 11, 2020
Hunger Nonprofit Seeks Donations For Meat Processing Costs
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.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2020
Food Assistance Models Have To Adapt
Food banks, pantries and other meal services are ramping up to help as the number of people in food lines grows, right when people are no longer allowed to stand in line.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2019
Nearly 200,000 Residents in Marion County Are Hungry. What's The Solution?
About one in every five Marion County residents live in a food desert -- an estimated 196,000 people in the county.
Read MoreAugust 30, 2019
Fighting Poverty Main Focus Of First Indianapolis Mayoral Debate
Democratic incumbent Joe Hogsett and Republican challenger Jim Merritt's first face to face mayoral debate focused on fighting poverty and raising the minimum wage.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2019
Lawmakers Hesitant On Healthy Food Financing Bill
The bill would provide grants or loans to projects like food markets, farms or distribution initiatives to address healthy food access in underserved communities.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2019
Indiana Lawmakers Partner With Salvation Army To Increase Child Hunger Awareness
The partnership aims to increase awareness about child hunger, which affects one in five kids in the state.
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