Food Insecurity

Volunteers from St. Louis have harvested thousands of pounds of vegetables from Indiana farms this summer, distributing it to local food pantries and soup kitchens.

There are hundreds of thousands of Missouri families that don’t know where their next meal is coming from. Despite progress, the state is still higher…

Nearly one-quarter of St. Louis city residents have trouble putting food on the table — and for some, it’s a source of secret shame. Embarrassment and…

For the past five years, Champale Anderson has distributed free snack bags to kids in her neighborhood who would otherwise go hungry.“Sometimes that snack…

For many area students, the start of summer vacation means an increase in free time and a chance to spend more time with friends. It also means a loss of…

Food insecurity is affecting a significant number of seniors, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. A recently released…

Roughly 850,000 people are facing food insecurity in the state of Missouri alone – and that includes about 220,000 kids.“We estimate roughly one in five…

Ro Kicker realized a few years ago that keeping up with a large backyard was very time-consuming.Last spring, Kicker all but parked the lawnmower, and…

A local food bank has teamed up with a north St. Louis hospital to offer a “fresh-food prescription” service for low-income, pregnant mothers.Not having…

As many families prepare for the annual Thanksgiving feast, not everyone has the opportunity to sit down to a traditional meal on Thursday, or any other…