Some food pantries report demand is up 50 percent or more as people lose jobs and paychecks, yet limited supplies and a shrinking volunteer base are hampering logistics.
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Maine Voices: We’ve had to stop volunteering at Preble Street – please take our place
People at lower risk of COVID-19 are urged to consider donating their time to organizations that can’t close their doors without abandoning the most vulnerable.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Virus outbreak disrupts at-risk Mainers’ access to food
We must rally now to keep our vulnerable neighbors healthy, and work to make nutrition insecurity a thing of the past.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Work requirement no way to fight hunger
Maine’s experience fighting hunger shows that employment alone is not enough.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hannaford pledges to give $1 million, launch program to combat child hunger
The supermarket chain plans to establish food pantries in 90 schools around the Northeast.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We are having the wrong debate over school meals eligibility
We should be talking about how to expand school meals, not arguing over whether students deserve them.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t lose sight of food stamp cuts
While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says
The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
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Maine Voices: Washington shouldn’t leave needy, hungry students behind
Speak out against a proposal that will slash access to free school meals and affect children’s ability to learn.