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Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

Jonathan Custodio

November 30, 2022 |

The City |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Community fridges, like The Friendly Fridge, popped up during the pandemic as a way to get food to people in need, as the pandemic highlighted nationwide food insecurity issues. The fridges survive on donations from community members, other organizations and local restaurants and grocery stores. It’s estimated that about 250 people will grab something from The Friendly Fridge each day.

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The Supermarket Lending Shoppers Money for Groceries

Katherine Latham

November 28, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the supermarket Iceland Foods gives out interest-free microloans on pre-loaded cards during school holidays for families to spread out their grocery bills over time when finances are most stretched. The program also reduces pressure on food banks that are already struggling to meet demand.

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Program addresses food insecurity, teaches kitchen skills to children

Erin Kenney Caroline Embleau

November 23, 2022 |

The Oglethorpe Echo |

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Response Location: United States, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Cooking to Share allows fifth- and sixth-grade students to cook meals for families in need. Since its inception, the program has served 78 families in the county, while teaching 2,000 students about cooking, food safety, foodborne illnesses, and cleanliness.

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Tucson House staff, partners help young residents prepare for school

Caitlin Schmidt

November 21, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Tucson C.A.R.E.S., through the public housing community Tucson House, provides resources and services like pop-up pet vaccine clinics, food assistance, eviction prevention and connections to physical and mental health care, to residents in need. Tucson C.A.R.E.S. referred about 700 residents to various service providers in its first year.

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At This Grocery Store, Shoppers Pay What They Wish

Sandra Larson

November 18, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

MARSH Grocery is a food cooperative with urban farm lots, an online catalog, a delivery program, a commercial kitchen, and a grocery store in which people can pay the amount on the sticker, 20% more, or 20% less. The cooperative is not quite profitable but is growing its customer base in a St. Louis neighborhood that previously lacked access to affordable, healthy food.

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Churches combating hunger

Ben McKettrick

November 16, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

In partnership with churches across north Georgia, There's Hope for the Hungry holds monthly events to distribute groceries to families in need. The organization helped roughly 10,000 families in 2022.

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Alleviating food insecurity

Mary Lou Masters

November 16, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Georgia

New Path 1010 provides weekend food bags to families in need at 10 schools in Barrow County. The organization distributes roughly 300 bags of food each weekend, and nearly 93 percent of students surveyed said the food bags helped their families.

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How a St. Louis Spice Drive Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

Kristi Eaton

November 11, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

The International Institute of St. Louis works with immigrants and refugees and partnered with a local grocer, Global Foods Market, to host an annual spice drive for those facing food insecurity. Spices aren’t normally thought of when people donate to food banks, but they can provide both flavor and a cultural connection to home. Last year’s drive collected nearly 30 pounds of spices and with matching donations, a total of 600 jars of spices were given to people facing food insecurity.

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This is how Mondays in Lanesborough became 'salad day' for some lucky seniors

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

November 01, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Lanesborough, Massachusetts

The Community Produce Program is a weekly produce delivery that serves local seniors in need of fresh produce. Not only does the program helps with issues of food security, but it also fosters community between the volunteers and the local elders and helps reduce waste.

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Kids' health is impacted most by life outside a doctor's office, so Children's Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too

Jennifer Brown

October 31, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Resource Connect program began in 2019 and works to connect families with children in need with necessary resources like food, diapers, and school supplies. The point is to address the factors outside the doctor’s office that affect children’s health. In the three years since it opened, Resource Connect has helped 4,235 patients get social services.

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