/tags/food-pantries Food Pantries en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:47:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-13/food-insecurity-leaves-some-college-students-to-rely-on-campus-food-pantries-in-st-louis St. Louis college students turn to campus food pantries amid end of SNAP benefits and rising costs. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 22:47:49 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-13/food-insecurity-leaves-some-college-students-to-rely-on-campus-food-pantries-in-st-louis Ulaa Kuziez /economy-business/2022-11-23/st-louis-regional-food-banks-spend-more-on-food-this-year-to-keep-up-with-demand Food pantries in the St. Louis region are responding to a growing need. Many people are visiting pantries for the first time because of higher food costs. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:15:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-11-23/st-louis-regional-food-banks-spend-more-on-food-this-year-to-keep-up-with-demand Andrea Y. Henderson /economy-business/2022-10-03/snap-ed-pays-workers-so-little-that-some-qualify-for-food-benefits-themselves The Supplemental Nutrition Education Program (SNAP-Ed) is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and helps SNAP recipients learn how to eat healthy food on a budget. Its employees complain of wages so low that they themselves qualify for SNAP. Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2022-10-03/snap-ed-pays-workers-so-little-that-some-qualify-for-food-benefits-themselves Dana Cronin /economy-business/2021-11-21/st-louis-community-gardens-and-food-pantries-head-off-covid-spurred-food-crisis Last year, COVID-19 pushed the persistent problem of healthy food access toward crisis levels. The number of meals provided by The St. Louis Area Foodbank, which serves 14 Missouri counties and 12 in Illinois, increased by 53% to nearly 53 million between June 2019 and June 2021, data from the nonprofit show. Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:11:07 GMT /economy-business/2021-11-21/st-louis-community-gardens-and-food-pantries-head-off-covid-spurred-food-crisis Karen Robinson-Jacobs /economy-business/2021-05-03/give-stl-day-is-more-essential-than-ever-for-nonprofits-surviving-pandemic An annual online crowdfunding campaign gives St. Louis nonprofits a boost. During the pandemic, fundraising is even more critical. Mon, 03 May 2021 10:17:27 GMT /economy-business/2021-05-03/give-stl-day-is-more-essential-than-ever-for-nonprofits-surviving-pandemic Megan Cattel /economy-business/2018-06-03/food-delivery-service-and-fitness-center-lands-permanent-spot-in-north-st-louis-county The Fit and Food Connection now has a permanent location in north St. Louis County to offer food and exercise options for low-income individuals and… Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:20:47 GMT /economy-business/2018-06-03/food-delivery-service-and-fitness-center-lands-permanent-spot-in-north-st-louis-county Chad Davis /government-politics-issues/2014-12-22/missouris-prison-garden-program-donates-record-haul-of-fresh-produce-to-the-needy A record donation of produce to more than 80 food pantries and other sites around the state is coming from an unlikely source: the Missouri Department of… Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:39:21 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-12-22/missouris-prison-garden-program-donates-record-haul-of-fresh-produce-to-the-needy /government-politics-issues/2013-10-09/area-food-pantries-eye-proposed-federal-cuts-while-struggling-to-meet-current-needs This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 9, 2013 - Canned veggies, soups, tuna and fruit.Nonperishables like peanut butter, crackers and… Thu, 10 Oct 2013 02:41:32 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-10-09/area-food-pantries-eye-proposed-federal-cuts-while-struggling-to-meet-current-needs Mary Delach Leonard /government-politics-issues/2013-10-09/area-food-pantries-eye-proposed-federal-cuts-while-struggling-to-meet-current-needs This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Canned veggies, soups, tuna and fruit.Nonperishables like peanut butter, crackers and cereals.There’s… Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:21:25 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-10-09/area-food-pantries-eye-proposed-federal-cuts-while-struggling-to-meet-current-needs Mary Delach Leonard /health-science-environment/2013-07-02/institute-for-family-medicine-opens-health-clinic-in-local-food-pantry This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 2, 2013 - “I’ve got a problem with my eye. It feels like it’s going to fall out,” a male patient… Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:26:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2013-07-02/institute-for-family-medicine-opens-health-clinic-in-local-food-pantry Caroline Ludeman