Demand has doubled at a Washington, DC, food bank over the past few weeks, while another in Texas has been forced to dip into emergency hurricane reserve funds to meet demand. Meanwhile, a Florida ...

BOSTON — November is peak season for food banks and pantries — in a normal year. But this year, since SNAP food assistance has lapsed for 42 million Americans, the pressure on pantries is next-level. ...

Weeks after the government shutdown came to an end, millions of Americans may be on the verge of losing access to public food benefits for the second time. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

With the government shutdown threatening to disrupt federal food assistance programs, food banks across the country are scrambling to help people in need. Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank that ...

At a Des Moines food bank, clients who used to come occasionally are now regulars. The number of visitors has steadily risen in the past two years, as COVID-19 pandemic relief programs ended, said ...

A volunteer stocks produce at the Independence Food Basket, a food pantry operated by the Community Access Center in Independence, Kan. Like other food pantries across the country, the organization ...

Food banks and pantries were already struggling after federal program cuts this year, but now they’re bracing for a tsunami of hungry people if a pause in federal food aid to low-income people kicks ...

Food banks across the country are seeing rising demand and resource shortages as a prolonged government shutdown and funding uncertainty surrounding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

"Neighbors need food NOW," the homepage of Second Harvest Food Bank of South Louisiana reads. Amid uncertainty around SNAP funding, food banks across the U.S. are scrambling to pick up the slack for ...

As the federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, food banks across Texas are ramping up emergency response efforts to support families facing missed paychecks and delayed nutrition benefits.

Next time you’re headed to the grocery store, bulk up your shopping list with a few of these nonperishable items from Feeding America‘s wish list. They’re the items food pantries—and your neighbors in ...

God's Outreach Food Pantry volunteers say a prayer for themselves and food recipients before starting drive-through donations on Nov. 3, 2025, in Richmond, Ky. Tasha Poullard ...