Volunteers and UNE students joined together to pack 100,000 meal kits last week.
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Portland food pantry urgently seeks temporary location
Project FEED at Woodfords Corner must find a new location by the end of September or pause their operations for at least a year.
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Midcoast nonprofit surpasses 100,000 pounds of produce
Growing to Give reached a milestone this August, donating over 100,000 pounds of produce, an estimated 83,333 meals, to address the critical need.
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Summer meals programs gets food to thousands of Maine kids, but barriers remain
Each summer, thousands of free meals are handed out to children across Maine, but hunger prevention advocates say more flexibility would allow more families to access the food they need.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Brunswick anti-hunger agency to share $7.4 million federal grant with local groups
The money will be invested in 7 projects aimed at getting more local ingredients in Maine’s school lunches and improving food system practices.
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St. John’s students form ‘giving chain’ to donate food in Brunswick
Students from pre-K through eighth grade lined up from St. John’s Catholic School on Pleasant Street to Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program on Tenney Way. MCHPP welcomed the large donation amid increasing food assistance needs in the region.
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More than half of food-insecure Mainers can’t get food stamps
More Maine households are relying on the state’s network of food pantries and meal programs to bring home enough groceries to feed their families, according to Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Maine needs to get serious about addressing food waste
It’s hard to accept we’re wasting so much food when so many people are struggling with hunger. A proven solution beckons.
Posted inTimes Record
Annual Freeze Out to raise money for food programs
Freeport Community Services is hosting the fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at locations in Freeport and Pownal.
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Maine may join rest of New England in banning food scraps from landfills
Supporters want lawmakers to do something about rotting food waste, which produces dangerous levels of methane gas. But critics of the proposal say a ban would be too costly for the state and businesses.