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PublishedJanuary 10, 2021
Maine food pantries scramble to keep up as need reaches new heights
'There is a desperate need out there,' says the executive director of the Biddeford Food Pantry, which has seen a 25% increase in clients since this time last year.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Commentary: How restaurants became one of America’s most selfless institutions
Community outreach during the pandemic has become both a branding opportunity and a moral imperative that will change the industry’s future.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
With increasing food insecurity, new phase of national program a relief to Winslow, other providers
The USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box Program delivered much needed relief, but now food pantries are left wondering how much this new phase will bring.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center
The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Encouraged by generosity during the pandemic, central Maine food banks optimistic for 2021
After some early supply chain issues in 2020, local food banks in Gardiner, Monmouth, Augusta and Hallowell are stocked for what may come in the new year.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks for 1st time
As a year marked by coronavirus nears an end, millions of Americans are depending on food banks to stave off hunger.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2020
Our View: Millions of Americans going hungry this winter
Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2020
The Good Samaritans at Good Shepherd
Auburn's Good Shepherd Food Bank provides millions of meals, with the help of thousands of volunteers. After a massive donor outpouring, it navigated 2020 and is braced for 2021.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Alfond Center in Waterville hands out 850 hot Thanksgiving meals
The Alfond Youth & Community Center staff cooked and handed out Thanksgiving meals Saturday to drive-up recipients from its North Street facility.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Waterville Area Soup Kitchen to give out free lunches at four locations
The meals "to-go" program will start Nov. 16 at the North End Playground, Head of Falls, Veterans Park and Green Street Park and continue every Monday and Wednesday during the winter months.
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