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How Food Shelves Empower Communities to Maximize Resources and Nourish Families in Need

How Food Shelves Empower Communities to Maximize Resources and Nourish Families in Need

NEW ULM — The New Ulm Area Emergency Food Shelf has been a lifeline for many families facing rising food ... Read more

How All 50 States Are Competing for a Slice of the  Billion Rural Health Funding Program

How All 50 States Are Competing for a Slice of the $50 Billion Rural Health Funding Program

All 50 states have jumped at the chance to apply for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. This initiative ... Read more

Join Albany Internal Medicine’s Holiday Food Drive: Nourishing Health and Hope for Our Community!

Join Albany Internal Medicine’s Holiday Food Drive: Nourishing Health and Hope for Our Community!

Albany Internal Medicine (AIM) is making a positive impact in Southwest Georgia with its new Office-Wide Food Drive. This initiative ... Read more

Belmont County’s Mental Health Levy Approved: What It Means for Community Support and Wellbeing

Belmont County’s Mental Health Levy Approved: What It Means for Community Support and Wellbeing

WHEELING — In the recent general election, a key levy supporting the Belmont County Mental Health and Recovery Board gained ... Read more

How Metro Atlanta Food Banks Are Supporting Families Amid SNAP Benefits Crisis from Government Shutdown

How Metro Atlanta Food Banks Are Supporting Families Amid SNAP Benefits Crisis from Government Shutdown

ATLANTA, Ga. — Recently, there has been some confusion about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the government ... Read more

Discovering and Safely Removing a Yellow-Legged Hornet Nest in Bluffton: What Residents Need to Know

Discovering and Safely Removing a Yellow-Legged Hornet Nest in Bluffton: What Residents Need to Know

The yellow-legged hornet has recently made its presence known in Bluffton, sparking concern among local residents and officials. This invasive ... Read more

Free Rides to Food Pantries: How Tri-County Transit Agencies Are Helping During the Federal Government Shutdown

Free Rides to Food Pantries: How Tri-County Transit Agencies Are Helping During the Federal Government Shutdown

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Three transit agencies are stepping up to help residents in the tri-county area. Starting Saturday, CATA, ... Read more

Unlocking Regional Growth: The Promising Future of Our Food Hub Pilot Program

Unlocking Regional Growth: The Promising Future of Our Food Hub Pilot Program

Rural communities face challenges in keeping grocery stores open, but a new idea could change that. The North Central Grocery ... Read more

West Virginia Boosts Food Bank Funding to .6 Million Amid SNAP Shutdown

West Virginia Boosts Food Bank Funding to $8.6 Million Amid SNAP Shutdown

By Steven Allen Adams CHARLESTON – The federal government shutdown is now in its second month, and the Supplemental Nutrition ... Read more

Urgent Appeal: House Democrats Urge Morrisey to Boost Food Bank Funding Amid SNAP Benefits Cutoff

Urgent Appeal: House Democrats Urge Morrisey to Boost Food Bank Funding Amid SNAP Benefits Cutoff

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is facing a critical situation. The governor recently announced state funding to support the largest food ... Read more