Common Pantry in NYC doubled down on hygiene services with a renovation that adds more showers, laundry services and haircuts ...

The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ signed into law on July 4, is landing with a thud among food bank leaders who fear aggressive cuts to SNAP and Medicaid will put more pressure on the hunger relief ...

Food banks are not the only types of hunger relief agencies to pair free food alongside other social services (see article here). Some food pantries are also adding non-food social services like ...

As the head of Vermont’s only food bank, John Sayles was used to getting the occasional call from a big donor. But when he learned that the billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott wanted to hand ...

A framework for hunger relief pioneered in Canada is slowly making its way into the United States. Gather, a Portsmouth, N.H.-based nonprofit founded in 1816 to support the families of fishermen, has ...

GUEST OPINION BY DR. MARK BROWN, CEO OF WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES – As of March 4, the U.S. has imposed a 25% tariff on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% ...

GUEST POST BY STACEY CRNICH OF GOODROOTS NORTHWEST – When GoodRoots Northwest, formerly the Bonney Lake Food Bank, quietly closed the doors of its client-choice pantry, it wasn’t a sign of failure. It ...

Welcome to Food Bank News’ 2023 list of America’s largest 300 food banks by revenue. The headline news of our Top 300 Food Banks ranking is that revenue for food banks is down overall, in line with ...

It’s fair to say that the biggest expenditure in a food bank’s budget is food, especially now, as ongoing demand continues to outstrip the amount of food coming in via donations and federal aid. But ...

Hunger relief advocates are starting to move beyond their dismay that the USDA will no longer be publishing its annual survey tracking food insecurity, and are starting to consider the various tools ...

The standard answer to the question of how many food banks there are is 200, but actually there are many more. Food Bank News counts at least 371. [For our latest information on the full scope of the ...

Plentiful was created by food access leaders who wanted efficient, human-centered solutions for Providers and the communities they serve. It began as a simple way to digitize attendance and ...