MORGANTOWN – Waste not, want not. As many as 1 in 5 children across West Virginia go to bed with growling bellies every night. That number comes from Feeding America, […]
Tag: food insecurity
Mon Schools to offer food distribution for students next week: Giveaway will be at South Middle School
Counting your blessings – one canned good at a time. That’s how Brian Kiehl saw it when he learned of the Commodity Supplemental Food Service Program, which is a component […]
Mountaineer Food Bank director: Community the antidote to volatility
MORGANTOWN — Statewide, 600 households with senior citizens — including 300 in the Mountaineer Food Bank coverage area — are no longer eligible for the state’s Senior Food Box Program. […]
Bloom: The food crisis is here
MORGANTOWN — MORGANTOWN — The need and the funding for food programs are heading in opposite directions according to one local official. “This is really not a political issue,” Tom […]
Food for Preston adapts to 15% demand increase, anticipates an even greater need this academic year
According to WVU’s Science and Technology Note, West Virginia experiences the highest rates of food insecurity in the country. Food assistance programs are proven to combat food scarcity, and Food […]
Helping the food insecure
Representatives from more than a dozen local nonprofit organizations that serve people in need of food gathered Thursday morning for a discussion on how they can work together to better […]
Pantry Plus More: Hearts combating hunger every day
Growling bellies don’t care about intellectual growth or academic progress. In other words, if you’re a kid in Monongalia County, and you went to bed hungry last night (and plenty […]
Guest essay: CTC can help end child hunger
by Josephine Reece According to Hunger Free WV, one in nine West Virginians go hungry every day, and one in seven children in our state are dealing with food insecurity. […]
W.Va. Senate right to advance campus food insecurity bill
House of Delegates must follow suit “My first year in college, I lost 20 pounds,” said Sen. Mike Azinger as he voted against a “hunger-free” campus bill. “I didn’t eat. […]
WVU campus food pantry adds new location, combats student food insecurity
West Virginia University’s student food pantry, The Rack, has sought to provide accessible resources to students facing food insecurity since 2010. Last month marked the opening of its third location […]
