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Ahead of the Jan. 19 federal spending deadline, a program that provides food benefits to women, infants and children in Florida and other states is facing a budget shortfall of around $1 billion.
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The White House is touting many of its pandemic programs and benefits as a way to reduce hunger. But a partisan Congress is among the biggest hurdles.
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The national "Empty Bowls" event to raise funds in the fight against hunger comes to Palm Beach Gardens for the first time.
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A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June with no extension.
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Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.
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Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.
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LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.
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The statewide chapter of No Kid Hungry, a national organization tackling childhood food insecurity, has seen more requests for grants to support transporting food directly to students and families.
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Getting teachers vaccinated and getting food to students. Plus, the story of a group of Black golfers who stood up against segregation, the city and its white elites.
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Broward County Public Schools has paused its weekly meal distributions, taking a weeks-long break from handing out free breakfasts and lunches to families…
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School is out for two weeks around the holidays in South Florida. That's a welcome break for some kids — but it also means some aren't getting meals they…
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For people who don't have consistent access to food, the effects of Hurricane Dorian could linger for weeks.Floridians who were scheduled to receive…