Caitlyn Young, 18, receives Girls Scouts Gold Award for a raised-bed vegetable garden project she developed that will not only be used to help feed the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter guests, but also to teach them how to grow their own food.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Waterville’s Sacred Heart Soup Kitchen closes permanently
The soup kitchen, which operated at Sacred Heart Church for 40 years, closed temporarily when the coronavirus pandemic hit in March.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Open restaurants, closed polling places and meeting deep needs
A roundup of editorial topics in the 12th week of the coronavirus crisis in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Hugo’s will stay closed until fall, Tao Yuan owner launches a summer pop-up
Also, Chez Rosa opens for outdoor dining, and Little Woodfords is on the move.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Feeding the hungry during a pandemic
Rita LaCroix, owner of Rita’s House of Pizza in Winslow and Rita’s Catering in Waterville, has been feeding those in need the last two months.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children
Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Good Shepherd president: Scarcity caused by COVID crisis is daily reality for food-insecure Mainers
We must allow this experience to give us the empathy needed to inspire change.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As crisis deepens, Maine food banks scramble to keep up
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
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.
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.