Indiana food banks are in dire need of meat for families who simply cannot afford to buy it at the grocery store and local hunters are doing their part to
New surveys find food insecurity has risen in Virginia and across the U.S. No Kid Hungry s survey finds more than half of families in Virginia said it s harder to afford food for their kids. Most of them cited rising food prices. .
Indiana food banks are in dire need of meat for families who simply cannot afford to buy it at the grocery store and local hunters are doing their part to help hungry neighbors. An Indiana Department of Natural Resources program, known as "Indiana Hunt for Hunger," is underway. It makes it easy for hunters to donate harvested deer to participating meat processors at no charge. .
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has called a special legislative session after voters rejected plans to provide property tax relief. Polis says he also wants lawmakers to help the state meet a federal deadline for a new food assistance program that could launch next summer. .
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. .