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In the last year, many food pantries across the state reported increased visits from families who had never previously needed to use the food pantry.
Before the pandemic, 12.3 percent of Mainers were food-insecure. At the height of the pandemic, that number jumped to 14.7 percent. Thanks to the resilient food pantries and other agencies in our state, along with the generosity of thousands of Mainers, we anticipate that Maine’s hunger rate will level off at 13.5 percent in 2021.
Together we can Feed Maine.
NEWS CENTER Maine launched Feed Maine in September 2017 with a goal to raise enough money to supply one million meals to the people of Maine when and where they need it, ultimately to end food insecurity in our state. We are happy to report we reached that goal, but Mainers are still food insecure, and we need your help.
Maine Honda Dealers Support Local Lunch Programs
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PORTLAND, Maine, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Maine Honda Dealers Association (MHDA) is supporting six local schools with donations intended to improve lunch programs. This mission was built upon American Honda s campaign to assist communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With COVID-19 causing the suspension of in-person learning, food resources remain a concern for many families with schoolchildren. According to nokidhungry.org, one in four children could face hunger due to the pandemic. In Maine, 173,080 people are struggling with hunger, and 47,460 of them are children. The MHDA is committed to giving back to school lunch programs that are in deficit as a result of COVID-19. The six dealerships within the association have each chosen a local school to donate $1,000 to its lunch program.
$3,500 Donation Made to Food Cupboard by Pittsfield Elks
One of our biggest missions here at Townsquare Media is making sure people in our surrounding communities always have enough to eat. That s why we partner with so many organizations that seek to do the same thing. We even host our annual Camp Out Hunger in the Sam s Club parking lot in Augusta to fight insecutiry.
Today we want to recognize a local group, one we did not partner with, but one that has gone above and beyond to help those that live and work in their community. That local group is the Sebasticook Valley Elks Lodge in Pittsfield, Maine.