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  • Westside Food Bank Helps Angelenos

    May 05, 2023 |

    DÍG en Español |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Westside Food Bank has been distributing food to community members in need across the city since 1981. Today, they provide nutritious food and fresh produce to 153,000 people facing food insecurity.

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  • Neveras comunitarias contra el desperdicio de alimentos

    April 28, 2023 |

    Revista Haz |

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    Response Location: Spain

    La Red de Neveras Solidarias lucha contra el desperdicio alimentario con depósitos ‘seguros’ de excedente de comida de hogares y comercios de proximidad para que otros puedan aprovecharlos de manera gratuita. Cuenta con 25 instalaciones en España, en su mayoría en el País Vasco y Cataluña.

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  • This organization helps feed Tucson's south side one free emergency food box at a time

    April 13, 2023 |

    Arizona Daily Star |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    A community-aid program in South Tuscon curates free emergency food boxes tailored to an individual’s dietary restrictions and dropped off at their door. Recipients only need to fill out an online form to receive a box full of fresh and shelf-stable foods.

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  • FarmRx Provides Free Produce for Low-Income Families in Athens

    March 22, 2023 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    FarmRx, or the Food as Medicine Prescription Program, provides free fruits and vegetables to low-income families in the area. Provided through the Athens Farmers Market, FarmRx is a 6 month program that not only improves food access but also provides cooking and nutrition education to participants, along with free health checkups. In 2021, the program reported an 85% completion rate.

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  • Mutually Assured Survival: New Orleans groups are rethinking disaster aid from the grassroots up

    March 12, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Groups like the Mutual Aid – New Orleans Facebook group take a community-focused approach to disaster response and gather volunteers to deliver supplies to those in need in the aftermath of disasters like hurricanes and flooding. Frustrated by slow and oftentimes nonexistent government aid, these communities are taking matters into their own hands to effectively provide relief to fellow residents when disaster strikes.

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  • Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu

    March 04, 2023 |

    Rafu Shimpo |

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    Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

    To combat food insecurity, the nonprofit Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services delivers free, nutritious meals to Japanese seniors in local residential communities, Boyle Heights, and East Los Angeles.

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  • This Free Grocery Store is Trying to Address Atlanta's Food Access Problems

    March 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Grove Park, Georgia

    The Grocery Spot is a free grocery store where residents can access redistributed food from local pantries and for-profit grocery stores that have more than they can sell. The Grocery Spot addresses food waste and access, providing more than 140,000 pounds of free food to more than 600 families each week.

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  • Why Asian Americans Are Moving to NYC's East Harlem

    February 03, 2023 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, East Harlem, New York

    To help and serve the large and growing Asian population in East Harlem, several organizations are emerging. One such is Asian Americans For Equality, which partnered with Union Settlement to start offering Asian food aid. The groups run a monthly food pantry that provides Asian produce and other groceries to those in need, ensuring the population is receiving culturally-relevant foods.

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  • Sauce Milwaukee delivers meals the hard way, to anyone who needs them

    January 16, 2023 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Sauce Milwaukee is a bicycle-based meal delivery service aimed at combating food scarcity. The organization feeds between 30 and 80 people a week and specializes in plant-based meals prepared with food donated by grocery stores, restaurants, and food banks.

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  • Hunger and malnutrition are increasing, but a group is turning the tide

    January 11, 2023 |

    BONews |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ayobo, Lagos

    The Lagos Food Bank Initiative works to address hunger and malnutrition among those in need and reduce food waste. It offers several programs including temporary food assistance, nutritious meal interventions, and family farming among others. Since it was founded in 2016, the organization has expanded its efforts and now has 17,000 volunteers across the country and has helped more than two million people.

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