The Hunger Blog

When people volunteer at their local food bank, they’re probably hoping to find some satisfaction from helping their neighbors.For Kim and Dave, they found something unexpected: love.The two met while...

Evetta Mahlum simply doesn’t stop moving. She starts practically every day with a walk – sometimes up to six miles in a single morning. And she keeps rolling after that.“It’s...

Did you take up gardening as a hobby during the past couple years? Whether you’ve got a seasoned green thumb or are just digging in, you’ve probably found yourself with...

Over the past few years, we’ve all had to get creative about how we buy our groceries. For some, that has meant shopping at different times than we normally would...

Updated 10/10/2024Feeding America is the largest and most established food rescue organization in the country, rescuing 4 billion pounds of food annually in the U.S. We recently launched the Food...

Food waste is a major issue in our country. In the U.S., 38% of all food goes unsold or uneaten. Food waste is responsible for 8% of all global carbon...

“When I first came to the St. James Food Pantry, I really did not want to live.” On one of her darkest days, Cathy Moore thought her only solution was to...

Hunger affects all of our neighbors, but in Black communities, the rate of food insecurity is more than three times that of white individuals. In 2020, 1 in 4 of...

“14500 Eight Mile Road. Remember that address,” intones Kirk Mayes. “It’ll be important later.”Kirk is the chief executive officer of Forgotten Harvest, a food rescue organization serving the Detroit area....