AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate has given initial approval to a proposal designed to improve administration of federal rules so hungry children and seniors in the state can get access to nutritious food. The Senate approved the bill by a count of 29-6 on Thursday. Supporters say the bill would improve administration of the federal […]
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Bethel Family Health Center to host first food drive from Aug. 11 to 22
BETHEL — The Bethel Family Health Center is celebrating National Health Center Week by hosting a food drive Aug. 11 to 22 for the Bethel Food Pantry, front office coordinator Kathryn Perry-Abbott said Thursday. Perry-Abbott said this is the first year the center has hosted a food drive for the local food pantry, and they […]
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Maine food strategy set to share survey results, seeks input
LEWISTON — A statewide effort to develop a comprehensive strategy around local food needs, production, distribution and even exporting efforts will share the results of its 2013 consumer survey. The Maine Food Strategy project will hold a public meeting at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center in Lewiston, starting at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The center is at 208 Bates […]
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Food assessment details hunger, food access in downtown Lewiston
LEWISTON — A kilometer’s distance between a person and their food supply is a pretty good signal that they’re doing all right, according to Kirsten Walter, director of St. Mary’s Nutrition Center. “But when you think about it, a kilometer is very different if you are able-bodied or have a vehicle,” Walter said Friday. “If […]
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Seniors brave cold for food
RUMFORD — It was a sight like that of one back in the days of the depression Monday morning in the Abbott Farm Plaza parking lot where the Good Shepherd Food Mobile and River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition distributed 7,000 pounds of food to seniors throughout the area. Senior citizens were lined up in the […]