/tags/food-insecurity Food Insecurity en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-07/international-institute-food-pantry Families in the St. Louis region needing nutritious meals can now choose from a variety of food items at the International Institute’s first food pantry. The partnership with Operation Food Search will help feed 40 families weekly. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-07/international-institute-food-pantry Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-19/how-food-city-is-decreasing-food-insecurity-in-the-st-louis-region Food City aims to create a more inclusive, sustainable food ecosystem in St. Louis. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-11-19/how-food-city-is-decreasing-food-insecurity-in-the-st-louis-region Jada Jones /health-science-environment/2024-09-23/metro-east-garden-club-award-most-produce-donated-food-pantry This is the second year in a row the O’Fallon Garden Club earned the national honor for largest amount donated per capita. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-23/metro-east-garden-club-award-most-produce-donated-food-pantry Will Bauer /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 /government-politics-issues/2024-07-12/missouri-food-pantry-tax-credit-penalties For the third year in a row, taxpayers claiming Missouri’s food pantry tax credit found they didn’t get the full value when the state Department of Revenue reviewed their returns. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:10:11 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-07-12/missouri-food-pantry-tax-credit-penalties Rudi Keller /2024-07-08/sun-bucks-summer-food-assistance-program-13-states-declined In Missouri, families may not get the summer payments until fall, because funding for the program wasn’t approved until May. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-07-08/sun-bucks-summer-food-assistance-program-13-states-declined Anna Pope /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-snap-benefits-farm-bill The overdue farm bill is finally making its way through Congress, after the House agriculture committee recently advanced a proposal. Food assistance is likely to be one of the biggest sticking points as the draft moves forward. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:11:11 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-11/missouri-snap-benefits-farm-bill Elizabeth Rembert /government-politics-issues/2024-06-04/missouri-kansas-families-summer-food-benefits-ebt The new summer EBT program will give an extra $120 to eligible school-age kids. But, families in Missouri and Kansas probably won’t get the money until late summer or fall. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-06-04/missouri-kansas-families-summer-food-benefits-ebt Suzanne King /law-order/2024-05-10/missouri-residents-illegally-denied-food-aid-by-state-federal-court The Missouri Department of Social Services’ call center issues ultimately denied eligible Missourians meaningful access to benefits, a judge found. Fri, 10 May 2024 19:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-05-10/missouri-residents-illegally-denied-food-aid-by-state-federal-court Clara Bates /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