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.

Indianapolis launched a new tool, called Community Compass, to help connect people with food assistance.

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.

Janet Easley says everyone is welcome to the Turner Family Thanksgiving Meal, which will be held at three locations across Indianapolis this year.

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.

About one in every five Marion County residents live in a food desert -- an estimated 196,000 people in the county.

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.

Today Republican mayoral candidate Jim Merritt announced his plans to end food insecurity in Indianapolis through four initiatives.

A third of food insecure people make just enough money and are ineligible for federal food assistance programs like SNAP.

The bill would provide grants or loans to projects like food markets, farms or distribution initiatives to address healthy food access in underserved communities.