ROCKPORT — As part of its ongoing commitment to increasing access to healthy food, Pen Bay Medical Center is set to host a meeting of the Knox County Food Council.
ROCKPORT As part of its ongoing commitment to increasing access to healthy food, Pen Bay Medical Center is set to host a meeting of the Knox County Food Council. The meeting, which is open to the public, is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, at 5 p.m.
Lorain Francis. (Photo courtesy Lorain Francis)
Join “Zoom with Vose Wednesdays at 6pm,” Wednesday, May 12, as Lorain Francis shares ways that the community and surrounding neighbors can advocate to help eliminate food insecurity in Knox County.
Lorain is a Union resident who is Chair of the town of Union’s Age in Place Committee. She is on the Thompson Community Center Committee, the Board of Directors for Come Spring Food Pantry, and works for the Penquis Community Action Program.
Her list of community contributions and involvement include Program Director for AmeriCorps Sr. Program; Sr. Volunteers in Food Pantries and Knox County Gleaners, and she is a member of the Steering Committee for the Knox County Food Council.
Sat, 12/12/2020 - 4:45pm
Hunger in Maine is increasing, not least in Knox County. According to national statistics provided by Maine’s Good Shepherd Food Bank, a full 17% of the local population will experience food insecurity this year, according to a news release from the Knox County Food Council.
Perhaps more alarming, 28% of children will be in the same predicament. And Knox County is one of four Maine counties where the problem is expected to grow the greatest this year.
In an attempt to help solve the problem, the Knox County Food Council, kcfoodcouncil.com, a group of community organizations and individuals, came together in March 2019. The goal of the Council? Advocating for a healthy food system for our entire community, promoting a collaborative network of organizations and outreach, and providing a network to support, first and foremost, health and wellness for everyone through access to good food.