Over 45% of students in the Bath area are food challenged, and in some schools, it’s as high as 65%. Though all students receive free breakfast and lunch at school, those meals may be the only meals of the day for some. The Bath Area BackPack Program is pushing to raise $60,000 to help sustain […]
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Giving Voice: Sharing tables and the summer season
During the summertime, a common sight throughout various Midcoast towns is a simple table heaped with boxes and piles of produce, often stationed outside the public library or some other community hub. Often bearing the banner of the Merrymeeting Gleaners, these Sharing Tables offer free fruits and vegetables, available for anyone to take anonymously. The […]
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Gaza aid flotilla plans to challenge Israeli blockade, organizers say
A coalition of charitable organizations is embarking on the dangerous trip to highlight the lack of aid reaching Palestinians.
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U.S. scrambles to finalize Gaza pier plans as famine looms
Another variable is Israel’s recent attack on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian convoy, which killed seven aid workers. While Israel has accepted blame for the strike and said the workers should not have been targeted.
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First UN food supplies arrive in Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
Conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world’s worst hunger crises.
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USDA estimates 21 million kids, including in Maine, will get summer food benefits
Maine is among the states where children will receive food benefits this summer through a newly permanent federal program.
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Richmond teen aims to donate 3,000 pounds of food to local pantry by end of year – and he’s close
Koleman Kroesser, 17, has donated food and his time to the Richmond Food Pantry since he was in 8th grade and as he nears the end of the year, he wants to donate 3,000 lbs. of food.
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Bath Area BackPack Program seeks support to fight hunger for area students
Bath Area BackPack Program is seeking help from the community in its goal to provide meals for food-challenged children in Bath, Phippsburg and Woolwich. The not-for-profit program’s current fundraising goal is $60,000; $300 provides food during weekends and school vacations for one child for the entire school year. Over 45% of students in the Bath […]
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Commentary: Let’s end hunger in Maine, especially among children
The Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger is fighting for the nearly 37,000 people under 18 who are facing food insecurity in our state.
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Hot Lunch Summer returns to the Midcoast, providing free and nutritious meals for kids
A summer lunch program hosted by Maine Hunger Prevention Program and Maine Department of Education lessens the burden for families who participate in free school lunch programs during the year.