The Indiana National Guard deployed members to the state's 13 regional charitable food distribution sites around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But their temporary, six-month deployment ends Sept. 30.

Nine 13 Sports normally takes bicycles into learning environments to teach things like the importance of physical fitness. When school buildings closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it switched to food delivery.

According to Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration, about 600,000 children qualify for the pandemic-related benefit.

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.

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.