Organizers of donation drives say they’ve seen more requests than usual for food and basic supplies this holiday season.
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Posted inFood, Maine
These Maine chefs are taking on a cooking challenge: Feeding a community in need
For chefs like Eric Bufo at Wayside Food Programs, using donated and rescued ingredients to provide restaurant-quality, seasonally driven meals is an everyday test.
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Posted inMaine, News
Where to find free Thanksgiving meals and food boxes in Maine
Community meals and food distributions are planned in communities across the state ahead of the holiday.
Posted inMaine, News
The Harrison Food Bank feeds 1,100 Maine families a week. Here’s how they do it.
Demand at the food bank is higher than ever, thanks to changes to SNAP and higher grocery prices, but hundreds of volunteers are determined to feed everyone who needs help.
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine, News, Politics
If society collapses, Maine isn’t a bad place to be | Column
Our resourceful, community-minded and highly skilled residents step up in times of need, whether there are zombies or not.
Posted inMaine, News
Food pantries in Lewiston, Auburn gear up amid uncertainy over SNAP benefits
Already burdened food pantries could see an uptick in need if food stamp benefits are not issued in November.
Posted inFood, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
As federal aid shrinks, Bethel builds on its own safety net
Three Bethel area initiatives are underway to aid families worried about losing federal food assistance benefits and others who are no longer eligible.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
How Mainers are stepping up to help neighbors, food pantries ahead of SNAP funding lapse
Local organizations are trying to bridge the gap for the nearly 170,000 Maine residents who won’t get food stamps in November — and they’re already seeing a swell in much-needed donations and volunteers.
Posted inMaine, News
Gleaning the farm field leftovers that food pantries depend on
Volunteers harvest thousands of pounds of produce that would otherwise be left to rot.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Kaydenz Kitchen brings food to community
LEWISTON — Kaydenz Kitchen began with a giving couple and their 9-year-old daughter who wanted to help families in the community. Kayden Boilard, with the help of her parents, Kevin and Kristie, started a food pantry for local families in need and in over an month they’ve delivered 25 packages. When the Boilards asked her […]