This year s Food to Power Harvest Festival marks 10 years since Colorado Springs residents launched a food rescue project to get fruits and vegetables to areas of the city without accessible grocery stores. Patience Kabwasa, executive director of Food to Power, said the fun and fundraising event set for Sept. 23 will help fuel a new decade of capacity building for services still very much in demand. .
Anti-hunger advocates are pressing Congress to fully fund WIC, the food benefit program for expectant mothers and children younger than 5. Conservatives in the House of Representatives have proposed a budget for WIC of $5.5 billion. The Senate proposal is $6.3. .
Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pekel said during the first week of school this year, the number of lunches served to students was up 15%.
With back-to-school season here, Minnesota is implementing no-cost meals for all students, regardless of family income. As districts prepare, some reminders are being floated to parents. The state Legislature approved "universal meals" for schools this past session. .