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Pantry hopes West Catholic’s success on field carries over to food drive
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michelle Hatfield is the social concerns director at St. Alphonsus Catholic Parish. She’s also a Grand Rapids Catholic Central graduate, the crosstown rival of the school that will help stock the shelves at her food and clothing center, West Catholic. “I’m gonna be a Falcon this week,” Hatfield said. “I…
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Justice launches food bank food, promotes state for retireees
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Gov. Jim Justice announced the launch of an emergency food fund Thursday that he said he will benefit food pantries in all 55 counties. Justice spoke about the Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund during his virtual administration briefing. He…
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Food stamps aren’t for lottery jackpot winners
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! News broke last week that someone in California bought the winning ticket for a $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot. Yet while the winner isn’t known, taxpayers may soon be the losers. Tens of thousands of substantial lottery winners are receiving food stamps, through a combination of state negligence and federally…
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Smithfield Food’s Hunger Relief Day raked in thousands of pounds of donated food at NC State Fair
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Thousands of fairgoers were at the North Carolina State Fair on Thursday, and thousands of pounds of food were donated as part of Smithfield Food’s Hunger Relief Day. Fairgoers get free admission into the fair in exchange for six items of donated food, all benefitting the Food Bank of Central &…
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Norovirus tops expert ranking of foodborne viruses
Experts have named norovirus the leading cause of viral foodborne illness, followed by Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E. Hepatitis A and E viruses were ranked equally but higher compared to norovirus in terms of clinical severity by scientists at a recent meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture…
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Matt’s Smackin Mac is taking orders: Comfort food in a bowl, extra cheese, please!
This Newport News building has been around for decades, but now it’s a Mac and Cheese spot with a menu for any craving. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — In Newport News, there’s a building on Warwick Boulevard with a lot of history. From hosting different restaurants to an ice cream shop, it’s been graced by business…
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New food truck permit could price some vendors out of business
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A new permit for food trucks in the City of Memphis could be too costly for some owners to stay in the industry. In some parts of town, you can hardly drive a block without seeing a food truck. That’s for good reason. They are much cheaper and have a whole lot…
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2023 Hunger Survey reveals rise in food insecurity – The Brown Daily Herald
On Oct. 11, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released its 2023 Rhode Island Hunger Survey. Commissioned every four years, the survey found that the majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients in Rhode Island cannot make their monthly benefits last longer than two weeks, and that demand for food banks has jumped sharply since…
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Waffles and lasagne: The complicated politics of food
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. We now have an answer to the biggest food question Belgium has ever faced (and no, the question is not ‘What’s the deal with chicory?’). The real question is which are better, Liège waffles or Brussels waffles? It’s the former. Not my words, the words of the most…
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Minnesota AG seeks dissolution of nonprofits allegedly connected to child food program fraud
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking to dissolve 23 nonprofits his office says were created or revived to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program. In 23 separate civil lawsuits filed Wednesday, Ellison’s office alleges the entities collected reimbursements from the program for meals they never provided. Most of the “sham nonprofits” named in the…