Tag: food banks
Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over end to local food program
Gov. Josh Shapiro has sued USDA over canceled $13M program aiding PA farms and food banks, calling the termination a broken promise to families in need.
Farmers, food banks reel as federal funding disappears
Farmers and food banks brace for the end of a key USDA program that linked local agriculture with hunger relief across the country.
New collaborative project helps Pennsylvania veteran farmers, food banks
Military Community Support Project, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the PA Veteran Farming Network are collaborating on a venture to provide meat purchased from veteran farmers at multiple mobile food bank distribution sites.
Ohio food banks looking for protein sources from farmers
The state committed $15 million from Ohio’s American Rescue Plan Act funds to procure meat, dairy and eggs from Ohio farmers.
Global conflict, pandemic impacts, cause jump in food costs
Russia’s attack on Ukraine has affected global food prices. But even before it began, the U.S. food system was dealing with increased costs and supply chain challenges from the pandemic and other factors. All of those factors are driving up food prices, and leading to challenges with the food supply in some cases.
Millions set to go to food banks could boost local farm...
The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program is pumping $400 million to the states to use to buy food from local farmers and producers for emergency food assistance programs.
How to donate fresh produce to a food pantry
Follow the recommended guidelines for produce donation and learn how to find a pantry near you that accepts fresh fruits and vegetables.
Troubled USDA food box program canceled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box program launched last spring at the height of the pandemic with the best of intentions, but things went awry almost as soon as the program began. The program will end in May, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week.
USDA food boxes fall short in southern Ohio
The Farmers to Families Food Box program was supposed to fill gaps in the food supply chain. Instead, in some areas, it's created more headaches.
Farmers to Families Food Box distribution brings Perdue to Pennsylvania
USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue visited western Pennsylvania to lend a hand with the Farmers to Families Food Box distribution.
