Access to food /tags/access-to-food Access to food en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:21:52 GMT Missouri joins federal program offering summer food benefits for kids /government-politics-issues/2024-01-02/missouri-joins-federal-program-offering-summer-food-benefits-for-kids The program would provide $40 in food benefits for each month an eligible child is on summer break, loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase groceries. Missouri's decision is nonbinding, and the state now has until Feb. 15 to submit a detailed plan to the federal government. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 22:21:52 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-02/missouri-joins-federal-program-offering-summer-food-benefits-for-kids Clara Bates More than 170,000 Missouri kids are still waiting for last summer’s food aid /education/2023-08-24/more-than-170-000-missouri-kids-waiting-for-last-summers-food-aid As some states wrap up this year’s summer food aid program, Missouri is still distributing last year’s benefits. Officials say they must complete dispersal by the end of this year Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /education/2023-08-24/more-than-170-000-missouri-kids-waiting-for-last-summers-food-aid Clara Bates St. Louis Garden That Offers Free Produce Will Grow Bigger This Year /health-science-environment/2019-03-04/st-louis-garden-that-offers-free-produce-will-grow-bigger-this-year Ro Kicker realized a few years ago that keeping up with a large backyard was very time-consuming.Last spring, Kicker all but parked the lawnmower, and… Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:33:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-04/st-louis-garden-that-offers-free-produce-will-grow-bigger-this-year Nancy Fowler SLU opens first food pantry to help feed hungry students /health-science-environment/2018-09-05/slu-opens-first-food-pantry-to-help-feed-hungry-students Saint Louis University has announced it’s opening a food pantry to serve its students who lack access to healthy food.At lunch on a given weekday,… Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:25:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-09-05/slu-opens-first-food-pantry-to-help-feed-hungry-students Sarah Fentem ‘It’s more than just gardening’: Urban farming creates opportunity for job growth, food access /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-04-25/its-more-than-just-gardening-urban-farming-creates-opportunity-for-job-growth-food-access On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked about urban agriculture and food justice in the St. Louis region for our monthly Sound Bites… Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:48:29 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-04-25/its-more-than-just-gardening-urban-farming-creates-opportunity-for-job-growth-food-access Lara Hamdan