New York Times: Pandemic Leaves More Military Families Seeking Food Assistance. “Fort Bragg, the largest military base in the United States, has all the trappings of a small American city: shopping centers, a barber shop and social clubs. In a sign of the times, it also has a food bank. This spring, the Y.M.C.A. on […]
ProPublica: Wedding Planner, Caterer, “Brand Builder”: Trump’s Food Aid Program Is Paying $100+ Million to Unlicensed Dealers. “The contractors on Friday began delivering boxes containing fresh produce to food banks and other nonprofits. Forty-nine out of the 159 contractors picked by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to deliver boxes containing produce don’t have a requisite […]
Bloomberg: Frantic Food Banks Use Driverless Cars and Jobless Workers to Survive. “The coronavirus pandemic is forcing food banks across the country to find new ways to feed people — from slaughtering animals to enlisting car dealerships and unemployed restaurant workers to serve homebound clients. With more than 36 million Americans thrown out of work […]
KUSI: San Diego teen creates a web app to help find food banks during COVID-19 pandemic. “A San Diego teen recently created a web app where individuals financially struggling from the coronavirus pandemic can find food banks near them. Sebastian Carbonero said he created this app because he personally knew people who are financially struggling […]
Politico: USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared. “Tens of millions of pounds of American-grown produce is rotting in fields as food banks across the country scramble to meet a massive surge in demand, a two-pronged disaster that has deprived farmers of billions of dollars in revenue while millions of […]
People: Little Free Libraries Converted to Food Banks During Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘Take What You Need’. “‘Take what you need, share what you can,’ reads one sign taped to a local Little Free Library, now converted into a mini food bank. This is the sentiment driving people across the country to fill their mini libraries with […]