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Hurricane response to Debby

Hurricane Debby response from food banks and Feeding America

What’s Happening?On Monday, August 5, Hurricane Debby made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida as a Category 1 storm. It has since weakened to a Tropical Storm, but it...
By Paul Morello on
August 6, 2024
Disaster Response
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Hurricane Idalia strikes Florida coast: How food banks and Feeding America are responding

By Paul Morello on
August 29, 2023
What’s Happening?Hurricane Idalia made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Wednesday, August 30 as a category 3 storm, with winds forecast to reach 125 mph. The National...
Disaster Response
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How does Feeding America respond to disasters?

By Paul Morello on
August 28, 2023
Whether it’s a wildfire like the recent tragedy in Maui, a hurricane, a tornado or any other disaster – the Feeding America network of food banks are there before, during...
Disaster Response
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Food Banks and Feeding America Respond to Wildfires in Maui

August 11, 2023
Updated 8/16/23What’s happening in Maui? Our hearts are with the people of Hawai’i as catastrophic wildfires broke out in Maui on August 8. More than 100 people have lost their lives...
Disaster Response
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Updated: Food banks and Feeding America responding to Hurricane Ian

By Paul Morello on
September 29, 2022
Updated 10/7/22What’s Happening?On Wednesday, September 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Fort Myers, Florida as a Category 4 storm with winds up to 150 miles per hour. In addition to...
Disaster Response
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Food banks and Feeding America respond to tornado outbreaks

By Ash Slupski on
December 16, 2021
What's Happening?The South and the Midwest are reeling from multiple, devastating tornadoes over the weekend. The tornadoes caused widespread destruction and injury in Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois....
Disaster Response
Volunteers unpacking food from a box.

Food banks, Feeding America respond in wake of Hurricane Ida

By Paul Morello on
September 2, 2021
Updated 9/8/21What’s Happening?On Sunday, August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall about 60 miles south of New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. With sustained winds of up to...
Disaster Response

Feeding America and food banks respond to frigid winter storm

By Paul Morello on
February 22, 2021
As harsh winter weather blankets much of the United States in ice, snow and cold temperatures, Feeding America and food banks across the country are responding to ensure our neighbors...
Disaster Response

Responding to hurricanes on the Gulf Coast and in the Southeast

By Paul Morello on
October 29, 2020
What’s Happening?In just over two months, the Gulf Coast and the Southeast have been devastated by four powerful hurricanes.The most recent storm, Hurricane Zeta, moved across the Southeast on Thursday, October...
Disaster Response
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Helping communities affected by the western wildfires

By Paul Morello on
September 16, 2020
What’s happening?Wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington State have devastated more than 7,000 square miles, forcing the evacuations of hundreds of thousands of residents and killing at least 35 people...
Disaster Response

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