Food Insecurity

The Trump administration has eliminated funding for SNAP-Ed, a nutrition education program meant to help low-income families in Connecticut eat healthier and prevent obesity.

One of Long Island’s biggest food banks is reporting a record-breaking year for food distributions. WSHU’s Desiree D’Iorio spoke with Island Harvest president and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner about what that means for food-insecure families going forward.

Connecticut has launched a new specialty license plate to celebrate its designation as “Pizza Capital of the United States." Proceeds from its purchase will benefit Connecticut Foodshare, the state’s largest food bank.

Summer can be hard for kids who rely on school meals, but officials in the New Haven area are promoting SUN Meals, a federal program offering free food at libraries, parks and community centers.

Two nonprofit food pantries in New Haven are partnering to keep serving the community amid federal funding cuts. IRIS and Community Soup Kitchen will share a 5,000-square-foot warehouse and food pantry on Hamilton Street.

U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are calling out federal funding cuts that would impact local farms and food programs.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, wants Congress to spend more than $1.8 billion on food for elderly Americans this winter.

Every Thanksgiving, thousands of families across Connecticut enjoy their holiday meals courtesy of community organizations like churches and charities. A Bridgeport pastor organizes one such meal drive on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

The Fairfield County nonprofit Person to Person debuted their second mobile food pantry this week. They say it will alleviate food insecurity in the Stamford area.

This Memorial Day, some Connecticut veterans continue to serve their country by operating a mobile food pantry that’s run by veterans for veterans — that is now helping the wider community.