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Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in multiple languages — to let recipients know that their extra food stamps end after February's payments.
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More than a third of Floridians earning $50,000 to $100,000 reported experiencing food insecurity over the past year, according to a survey published by No Kid Hungry.
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The funds will expand the capabilities of the hospital's employee assistance program, which also provides contract services to 19 other major employers in North Florida.
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The effort is aimed at expanding the number and type of healthy foods available to families who get assistance from the Agriculture Department's program known as WIC, officials said.
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The charity Oxfam has issued a new report on hunger and climate change. In countries most severely affected, the number of people experiencing acute hunger has doubled in just 6 years.
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The Elder Index, developed by researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, shows that nearly 5 million older women living alone, 2 million older men living alone, and more than 2 million older couples have incomes that make them economically insecure.
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Social determinants of health are a major reason why people born in one part of Collier County are expected to live 15 years longer than those in other parts of the county, according to federal data.
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On this episode of Florida Matters, Thomas Mantz of Feeding Tampa Bay says he expects the economic effects of the coronavirus on food security to last for years.
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The federal funds are earmarked for low-income children who receive free and reduced lunch, to help offset the cost of feeding them at home this summer.
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The statewide chapter of No Kid Hungry, a national organization tackling childhood food insecurity, has seen more requests for grants to support transporting food directly to students and families.