Articles tagged as: food insecurity
May 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 MoreMay 8, 2020
For This Food Supervisor, Keeping Students Fed Feels More Like 'Blessing' Than Job
Connie Kristelli has been a food service supervisor at Indianapolis Public Schools for more than 30 years. She is one of many staffers who helped Indianapolis Public Schools serve more 242,000 meals since school buildings closed.
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 MoreMarch 20, 2020
IPS Partners With Gleaners To Feed Students, Families
Distribution will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, beginning Friday, March 20. Families will receive one 17-pound box of food, which includes a variety of non-perishable meal-making items.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2020
New App Aims To Connect Indy Residents With Food
Indianapolis launched a new tool, called Community Compass, to help connect people with food assistance.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2019
Trump Administration's Food Stamps Cuts Won't Impact Indiana
The Trump administration is cutting off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for about 700,000 Americans, but U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says Hoosiers won't be affected.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2019
Indy Woman Has Fed Thousands On Thanksgiving For Almost 40 Years
Janet Easley says everyone is welcome to the Turner Family Thanksgiving Meal, which will be held at three locations across Indianapolis this year.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2019
Patachou Foundation Creates New Fellowship For High School Students
The Patachou Foundation aims to serve healthy, fresh meals to food insecure children in the city, and it is now creating a program designed for high school students. WFYI's Terri Dee talks with Executive Director Matthew Feltrop about current services and the new fellowship.
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.
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