/tags/food-deserts Food Deserts en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:12:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-08-12/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois Cairo, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers. But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:12:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-08-12/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois Molly Parker /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-12/how-a-commissary-kitchen-puts-compassion-and-love-first-to-make-a-healthier-st-louis Propel Kitchens, located in Pagedale, gives people a second chance by combining career training with care that goes above and beyond a traditional food industry job. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:57:45 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-12/how-a-commissary-kitchen-puts-compassion-and-love-first-to-make-a-healthier-st-louis Miya Norfleet /government-politics-issues/2024-01-05/missouri-legislators-hope-to-fully-lift-felony-drug-ban-from-food-assistance-program The state’s requirements comprise ‘one of the nation’s most stringent bans for receiving SNAP benefits,’ according to one report. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-05/missouri-legislators-hope-to-fully-lift-felony-drug-ban-from-food-assistance-program Clara Bates /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 /government-politics-issues/2023-11-03/broken-system-call-center-backlogs-impede-missouri-families-seeking-food-assistance Over a year after a lawsuit alleged the state’s ‘dysfunctional’ SNAP call center violates federal law, low-income Missourians still face automatic disconnections and wait times of around an hour. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-03/broken-system-call-center-backlogs-impede-missouri-families-seeking-food-assistance Clara Bates /economy-business/2023-04-26/east-st-louis-grocery-owner-says-his-store-is-closing-and-hes-retiring Another Save A Lot store, at 2600 State St., remains open. It is not owned by the same person. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:22:46 GMT /economy-business/2023-04-26/east-st-louis-grocery-owner-says-his-store-is-closing-and-hes-retiring Carolyn P. Smith /education/2023-04-24/a-garden-classroom-in-ferguson-florissant-will-be-part-of-a-national-bee-research-project The project is a collaboration among multiple local organizations and will include research that is connected to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /education/2023-04-24/a-garden-classroom-in-ferguson-florissant-will-be-part-of-a-national-bee-research-project Kate Grumke /economy-business/2023-04-20/much-of-cahokia-heights-is-marked-as-a-food-desert-now-walmart-is-leaving While there is a Schnucks and Aldi on the same road, Walmart’s closure in the lower-income community will limit options for residents, experts say. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:31:22 GMT /economy-business/2023-04-20/much-of-cahokia-heights-is-marked-as-a-food-desert-now-walmart-is-leaving Will Bauer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-21/beyond-housing-welcomes-fields-foods-in-after-grocer-left-a-gap-in-pagedale Fields Foods will open in Pagedale on March 7. The north St. Louis County municipality has been without a local grocery store since October 2021. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:52:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-21/beyond-housing-welcomes-fields-foods-in-after-grocer-left-a-gap-in-pagedale Miya Norfleet /government-politics-issues/2023-02-17/metro-east-lawmakers-praise-initiative-to-open-independent-grocers-in-food-deserts As part of his $49.6 billion budget proposal, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker earmarked $20 million toward helping independent grocers open in food deserts across the state. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:42:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-02-17/metro-east-lawmakers-praise-initiative-to-open-independent-grocers-in-food-deserts Will Bauer