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Nonprofits work to fill in gap to provide food to migrants

Noorulain Khawaja

August 18, 2023 |

Spectrum News 1 New York |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Poughkeepsie, New York

Community food organization Fareground is providing free meal donations to migrant men staying in nearby hotels. The group is providing fresh produce and hot meals to those in need as the local government works to push the Biden administration to expedite work authorization for migrants.

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Episcopal mobile ministry distributes necessities to people displaced by Maui wildfires

Shireen Korkzan

August 15, 2023 |

Episcopal News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Maui, Hawaii

A Cup of Cold Water is a volunteer collaboration between four local Episcopal churches that has been providing assistance to residents who lost their homes in the recent wildfires through the group’s community outreach program. Since a day after the wildfires started on August 8, volunteers have driven a van around the island to distribute supplies like toiletries, food, clothing, bottled water and other necessities.

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Meals on Wheels Delivers Food and Climate Resilience for Seniors

Daniella Renwick

May 16, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Local Meals on Wheels programs are known for delivering food to low-income seniors, but during climate disasters, they are in the position to check in on the most vulnerable. The programs’ volunteers and staff do just that, whether that means giving fans to clients during a heatwave, tarping roofs after a hurricane, or making check-up calls.

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The Puerto Ricans Illegally Occupying Land to Resist Displacement

Laura M. Quintero Bianca Graulau

May 12, 2023 |

Economic Hardship Reporting Project |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Puerto Rico

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, several locals are joining together to occupy land and avoid further displacement. Community members have worked together to address food insecurity by creating community gardens and have also cleaned and repaired abandoned buildings in the community to turn them into food banks, housing options and resource centers for those in need.

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The Matriarchs Who Helped Seattle's Urban Native Population

Frank Hopper

May 11, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Seattle Indian Center, originally started by the matriarchs of the American Indian Women’s Service League, provides Native people in need with resources like food, clothing, financial and employment assistance, community outreach services and a sense of community where their heritage and culture are recognized.

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Westside Food Bank Helps Angelenos

Catherine Lima

May 05, 2023 |

DÍG en Español |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Westside Food Bank has been distributing food to community members in need across the city since 1981. Today, they provide nutritious food and fresh produce to 153,000 people facing food insecurity.

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Neveras comunitarias contra el desperdicio de alimentos

Esther Barrio

April 28, 2023 |

Revista Haz |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Spain

La Red de Neveras Solidarias lucha contra el desperdicio alimentario con depósitos ‘seguros’ de excedente de comida de hogares y comercios de proximidad para que otros puedan aprovecharlos de manera gratuita. Cuenta con 25 instalaciones en España, en su mayoría en el País Vasco y Cataluña.

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This organization helps feed Tucson's south side one free emergency food box at a time

Elvia Verdugo

April 13, 2023 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

A community-aid program in South Tuscon curates free emergency food boxes tailored to an individual’s dietary restrictions and dropped off at their door. Recipients only need to fill out an online form to receive a box full of fresh and shelf-stable foods.

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Mutually Assured Survival: New Orleans groups are rethinking disaster aid from the grassroots up

Jake Clapp

March 12, 2023 |

Gambit |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Groups like the Mutual Aid – New Orleans Facebook group take a community-focused approach to disaster response and gather volunteers to deliver supplies to those in need in the aftermath of disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Frustrated by slow and oftentimes nonexistent government aid, these communities are taking matters into their own hands to effectively provide relief to fellow residents when disaster strikes.

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Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu

Annakai Hayakawa Geshlider

March 04, 2023 |

Rafu Shimpo |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

To combat food insecurity, the nonprofit Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services delivers free, nutritious meals to Japanese seniors in local residential communities, Boyle Heights, and East Los Angeles.

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